May 16, 2013
The following is being distributed at the request of the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board:
Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Curbside Composting Pilot Extension
The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Environment and Conservation and Minister Responsible for the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB), along with Mike Samson, Chief Executive Officer of MMSB, will announce the expansion of the Burin Peninsula Curbside Composting pilot program tomorrow (Friday, May 17).
Minister Hedderson will be joined by the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education and MHA for Burin-Placentia West.
The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the town hall in Grand Bank. A tour of the composting site at the Fortune-Grand Bank landfill will take place at 12:00 p.m.
Personal protective equipment is required for the site tour including CSA approved safety boots and a reflective vest.
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Media contacts:
| Deborah Thomas Director of Communications Department of Environment and Conservation 709-729-2575, 728-8092 deborahthomas@gov.nl.ca |
Janice Brushett Constituency Assistant to the Honourable Clyde Jackman MHA for Burin-Placentia West 709-891-5607 janicebrushett@gov.nl.ca |
| Ashley Russell Marketing and Communications Specialist MMSB 709-757-3640 arussell@mmsb.nl.ca |
2013 05 15 3:15 p.m.