Health and Community Services
Education and Early Childhood Development
February 23, 2017

Media Advisory: Ministers Haggie and Kirby to Discuss Community Addictions Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Grants

The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will join students and staff at Lakewood Academy in Glenwood tomorrow (Friday, February 24) to discuss their plans for Empowerment Week. This week of activities is being planned with the aid of funding through the Community Addictions Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Grants program from the Department of Health and Community Services.

Minister Haggie will be joined by the Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, as well as school district officials. A media availability will take place after the Empowerment Week discussion, at approximately 11:45 a.m. at the school.

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Media contacts:

Emily Timmins
Media Relations Manager
Department of Health and Community Services
709-729-6986, 709-693-1292
emilytimmins@gov.nl.ca
Rod Drover
Media Relations Manager
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
709-729-1906, 730-4607
rodneycdrover@gov.nl.ca

2017 02 23                              4:10 p.m.