Executive Council
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
November 13, 2009
Media
Advisory: Capital Region Welcomes Torch Relay
The Honourable Danny
Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will
welcome the Olympic Flame to the capital city region
today (Friday, November 13) during a media photo
opportunity outside the Confederation Building in St.
John�s, beginning at 1:10 p.m. Premier Williams will be
greeting the Olympic Torch Relay caravan and a number of
torchbearers.
Later in the day, the
Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Tourism, Culture
and Recreation, on behalf of Premier Williams, will
address the regional Olympic Torch Relay Community
Celebration event to be held in Bowring Park. The event
begins at 5:00 p.m. For more information on this event,
please visit the City of St. John�s website:
Olympic
Torch Relay - Community Celebration Details.
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Media contacts:
Elizabeth Matthews
Director of Communications
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960
elizabethmatthews@gov.nl.ca |
Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
|
Andrea Nolan
Press Secretary
Office of the Premier
709-729-4304, 727-0991
andreanolan@gov.nl.ca |
Elizabeth Lawrence
Director of Economic Development, Tourism and
Culture, City of St. John�s
709-576-8394
elawrence@st.johns.ca |
2009 11 13
10:05 a.m.
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