The following is being distributed at the request of the Office of the Citizens� Representative:

Intake seminars for Great Northern Peninsula

Fraser March, Citizens� Representative for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced that intake seminars for the Great Northern Peninsula will wrap up in Roddickton at the end of July.

These seminars will be conducted by the Office�s Investigator / Researcher Specialist.

Intake seminars provide citizens or groups who wish to discuss specific or systemic problems with the provincial government with an opportunity to do so in confidence.

The seminars are also designed to provide a forum of discussion on the role and mandate of the Office for citizens who don�t have a complaint.

All seminars will be held at the Mayflower Motel in Roddickton and will be held from 12:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday July 30 and 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Thursday July 31.

Citizens are encouraged to call the Office of the Citizens� Representative toll free at 1-800-559-0079 and make an appointment.

Media contact: Kim Terrio, Secretary/Office Manager, (709) 729-7647.

2003 07 16                                       2:25 p.m.