The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources will be available to the media today (Monday, June 8) at 11:00 a.m.

At the availability, Minister Coady will announce initiatives to assist the mining, mineral exploration and quarry industries as they navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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. Media planning to participate must join the teleconference at 10:45 a.m. (NDT) to be included on the call. For sound quality purposes, media calling in are asked to use a land line if at all possible.

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Media contact
Lisa Lawlor
Natural Resources
709-729-5777, 631-8155
lisalawlor@gov.nl.ca