The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education will make an announcement related to technology and innovation for high school students tomorrow (Tuesday, December 15) at 12:45 p.m.

Premier Furey and Minister Osborne will be joined by Goronwy Price, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Newfoundland and Labrador English School District; Elizabeth Kidd, CEO and President, College of North Atlantic; and Paul Preston, CEO, TechNL.

The event will be live-streamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Facebook account and on YouTube.

As a safety precaution, all media covering the announcement will join by teleconference only. Media must register by contacting Jillian Hood (jillianhood@gov.nl.ca) who will provide the necessary details.

For sound quality purposes, media calling in are asked to use a landline if possible.

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Media contacts
Meghan McCabe
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960
meghanmccabe@gov.nl.ca

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