The Honourable John Hickey, Minister of Labrador Affairs, and the Honourable Patty Pottle, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, will be in Nain tomorrow, (Friday, May 28) to hold an information session on the Northern Strategic Plan (NSP). The session is scheduled to take place at the Atsanik Lodge at 12:00 noon.

The NSP is a five-year plan to improve the health and well-being of all Labradorians through expanding infrastructure, improving the delivery of programs and services and encouraging economic prosperity. With an investment of more than $158 million, Budget 2010 supports the plan's vision of a Labrador where government and people work together so that all residents share in an improved quality of life.

At its inception, the NSP had an initial investment of $250 million with 145 commitments. It is now expected the plan will see $587.3 million invested in Labrador, with some 210 commitments.

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Media contact:

John Tompkins
Director of Communications
Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
709-729-1674, 728-7762
jtompkins@gov.nl.ca