Health and Community Services
July 28, 2015

Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Pink Tour Event

The Honourable Steve Kent, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Community Services, will participate in a celebration of the arrival of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Tour in Newfoundland and Labrador tomorrow (Wednesday, July 29). The event will take place at Shopper’s Drug Mart, 390 Topsail Road, St. John's at 10:30 a.m.

The Pink Tour is a public education campaign designed to promote the importance of breast screening and teach Atlantic Canadians about how small lifestyle changes can reduce the risk of breast cancer. The Pink Tour branded minivan, pop-up display and three tour reps will make 30 stops in 21 communities across the province. For more information on the Pink Tour visit //www.thepinktour.ca/#!about/cn90 opens new window.

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Media contact:

Tina Williams
Director of Communications
Department of Health and Community Services
709-729-1377, 728-2837
tinawilliams@gov.nl.ca

2015 07 28                              3:00 p.m.