Media Advisory: Premier Ball Available to Media to Discuss COVID-19 Matters Including an Update on Education System

  • Executive Council
  • Education and Early Childhood Development
  • Health and Community Services

March 16, 2020

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will hold a media availability today (Monday, March 16) to discuss COVID-19. One area of focus will be the education system in the province.

The availability will take place in the Media Centre, Ground Floor, East Block, Confederation Building at 2:00 p.m. Media attending can enter via the front entrance of East Block.

Premier Ball will be joined by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, the Honourable Brian Warr, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health.

The availability will be live-streamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Facebook and Twitter accounts – @GovNL.

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Media contacts
Jeremy Reynolds
Office of the Premier
709-729-3558
jeremyreynolds@gov.nl.ca

Tina Newhook
Health and Community Services
709-729-1377, 728-2837
tinanewhook@gov.nl.ca

Tina Coffey
Education and Early Childhood Development
709-729-1906, 687-9903
tcoffey@gov.nl.ca

2020 03 16 1:14 pm