A meeting of the Premier’s Youth Council will take place in St. John’s tomorrow (Friday, January 11). The meeting is being held in Conference Room A in the basement of West Block, Confederation Building.

At 9:00 a.m., media will be able to film the beginning of the meeting including the opening remarks from the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Randy Edmunds, Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier, and Raylene Mackey and Mark Murdoch, the council’s co-chairs.

After the meeting at 2:30 p.m., Premier Ball, Ms. Mackey and Mr. Murdoch will be available to the media.

Media planning to attend are asked to register by contacting Jillian Hood (709-729-4266, jillianhood@gov.nl.ca). Media covering the event should arrive via West Block no later than 8:45 a.m. in order to allow time for set up.

The Premier’s Youth Council was formed in April 2017. The council consists of young Newfoundlanders and Labradorians between the ages of 16 and 24 with a mandate to provide advice to the Premier on select topics of importance through a youth perspective.

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Media contact
Jason Card
Office of the Premier
709-729-3558
jasoncard@gov.nl.ca