Media Advisory: Minister to Announce
Funding for Memorial University’s Labrador Institute

The Honourable Nick McGrath, Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Hutchings, Minister of Innovation, Business and Rural Development, will announce an investment in Memorial University’s Labrador Institute on Tuesday, June 26, at 10:00 a.m. AST.

The event will take place at the Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre, 15-21 Voisey Drive in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

Minister McGrath will be joined by the Honourable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, and Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, in making the announcement.

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Media contact:
Scott Barfoot
Director of Communications
Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development
709-729-4570, 690-6290
scottbarfoot@gov.nl.ca 

2012 06 22             2:30 p.m.