The Honourable Shawn Skinner, Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, will speak at the Walk for Kids Help Phone on Sunday, May 2, at 12:45 p.m. at the Bungalow in Bowring Park, St. John's.

Kids Help Phone is Canada's only toll-free, bilingual, confidential and anonymous phone and web counselling, referral and information service for children and youth across Canada, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For more information on Kids Help Phone, please visit www.walkforkidshelpphone.ca.

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Media contact:

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