The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, will release a plan for growth in the Newfoundland and Labrador mining industry tomorrow (Friday, November 2). The event will take place at the Delta Hotels St. John’s Conference Centre, 120 New Gower Street at 12:15 p.m. in the Harbourview Room. The plan is a key initiative of The Way Forward.

Premier Ball and Minister Coady will be joined by Graham Letto, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, and Heather Bruce-Veitch, Chair, Board of Directors, Mining Industry NL.

A technical briefing will be held for media at 11:00 a.m. at the Delta Hotels St. John’s Conference Centre in the Bonavista Bay Room.

Members of the media who will be attending the briefing are asked to register by contacting Nancy Hollett at 709-729-5777 or nancyhollett@gov.nl.ca by 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 2.

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Media contact
Michelle Cannizzaro
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960
michellecannizzaro@gov.nl.ca