Executive Council
Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
August 7, 2009
Media Advisory: Premier to Take Part in Unveiling of
Hebron Memorial
The Honourable Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland
and Labrador, will travel to Hebron Monday, August 10, to participate in
the unveiling of a memorial erected for residents who were relocated
from the northern Labrador Inuit community in 1959. The ceremony is
scheduled to take place at 2:00 p.m.
Premier Williams will be accompanied by the Honourable
Patty Pottle, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs; the Honourable John
Hickey, Minister of Labrador Affairs; and the Honourable Clyde Jackman,
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. Also taking part in the
ceremony are Nunatsiavut Government President Jim Lyall, Minister of
Culture, Recreation and Tourism Ben Ponniuk, and former Hebron
residents.
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