Executive Council
Finance
March 24, 2014
Media Advisory: Budget 2014 Media Lock-In
A lock-in for Budget 2014 will be held for media representatives on Thursday, March 27, in the Conference Centre, West Block, Confederation Building.
During the lock-in, media representatives will be provided with advance copies of the budget documents. A news conference with the Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, will also take place.
The agenda for the lock-in is as follows:
9:00 a.m. Lock-in area opens
9:30 a.m. Distribution of Budget 2014 documents
11:00 a.m. News conference with Minister Charlene Johnson
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:55 p.m. Media representatives move to the House of Assembly
Members of the media may enter the lock-in at any time after 9:00 a.m. Upon entering, however, a person must remain in the lock-in until 2:00 p.m. Media representatives are reminded that wireless communications devices, such as mobile phones and BlackBerrys, are not allowed in the lock-in area. Those in the lock-in will be required to disable built-in wireless devices on other portable devices.
Accreditation forms must be completed and signed prior to entering the lock-in. Forms are available from Doris Walsh, Communication Branch, Executive Council, 729-3812.
Media representatives are requested to complete these forms and return them by 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 26.
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Media contacts:
| Doris Walsh Communications Branch Executive Council 709-729-3812, 691-7478 |doriswalsh@gov.nl.ca |
Tansy Mundon Director of Communications Department of Finance 709-729-6830, 693-1865 tansymundon@gov.nl.ca |
2014 03 24 4:30 p.m.