The following is being distributed at the request of School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador:

Annual General Meeting to be Held This Weekend in St. John's

School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador will hold its Annual General Meeting in St. John's this coming Friday and Saturday (June 4-5). Delegates from all 11 regions in the province will be involved. These delegates represent over 130 schools throughout the province. The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, the Honourable Terry French, will address the delegation Friday morning. Other presentations relating to Canadian Sport for Life and Nutrition and Sport will be of interest and benefit to those in attendance.

In addition, there are many resolutions brought forth for discussion, which could result in changes to sport rules, tournament regulations and format for the coming years. The athletic calendar for the 2010-2011 school year will be set and the provincial tournament hosts assigned at this time. SSNL President, Dennis Lush states "this is the most important meeting of the year for those involved in school sport. Our future directions which affect all our local sport programs, will be set." The AGM delegates will elect two new vice-presidents before the meeting concludes on Saturday.

The SSNL Annual Awards Banquet will be held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting. The top student-athletes, coaches and administrators of School Sport will be honoued at the banquet Friday evening,

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Media contact:
Karen Richard
Executive Director
709-729-2795