The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, will be available to media today at 11:30 a.m. to provide details on the Provincial Government’s COVID-19 Essential Worker Support Program.

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

As a safety precaution, all media covering the availability will join by teleconference only. To participate, please RSVP to Jillian Hood (jillianhood@gov.nl.ca) who will provide the dial-in details. All media must join the call at 11:15 a.m. NDT. For sound quality purposes, media calling in are asked to use a land line if at all possible.

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

Chrysta Collins
Finance
709-730-1568
chrystacollins@gov.nl.ca