Media Advisory: Minister to Attend
Corrections Exemplary Service Medals Ceremony

The Honourable Felix Collins, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General, will attend the Corrections Exemplary Service Medals Ceremony today (Wednesday, October 19) at 2:00 p.m. at The Rooms, Bonaventure Avenue, St. John’s. Minister Collins will join His Honour the Honourable John C. Crosbie, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, at the awards ceremony.

The ceremony recognizes the dedication and continued service of correctional officers throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Fifteen exemplary service medals will be presented, along with five certificates of commissions and 10 30-year bars of service.

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Media contact:
Vanessa Colman-Sadd
Director of Communications
Department of Justice
709-729-6985, 682-6593
vanessacolmansadd@gov.nl.ca 

2011 10 19             9:20 a.m.