The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, Graham Letto, Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources, and Randy Edmunds, Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Affairs will participate in the 46th Annual General Meeting of the Combined Councils of Labrador on February 9-10. On Friday, February 9 Minister Haggie will speak during the luncheon at 12:30 p.m., Minister Dempster will address the AGM at 3:00 p.m. and Parliamentary Secretary Letto will provide the keynote address at the annual banquet at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, February 10, Parliamentary Secretary Edmunds will speak at 9:15 a.m. The meeting is being held at Hotel North Two, 382 Hamilton River Road, Happy Valley – Goose Bay. The Combined Councils of Labrador represents the interests of each municipality in the region. More information about the Combined Councils and its AGM can be found at www.combinedcouncils.ca .

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Media contacts Krista Dalton Children, Seniors and Social Development 709-729-3768, 685-6492 kristadalton@gov.nl.ca Emily Timmins Health and Community Services 709-729-6986, 693-1292 emilytimmins@gov.nl.ca Nancy Hollett Natural Resources 709-729-5777, 685-3372 NancyHollett@gov.nl.ca