The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation and Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology; will join Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and Northern Affairs, and MP for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, to make a funding announcement regarding broadband tomorrow (Thursday, March 24).

The event will take place at Hotel North Two, Conference Room, Second Floor, 382 Hamilton River Road, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (AST).

Minister Dempster and MP Jones will be joined by Chief John Nui, Mushuau Innu First Nation and Tony Andersen, Minister of Finance, Human Resources, and Information Technology, Government of Nunatsiavut.

Media outlets wishing to take part in the availability are asked to RSVP ISED Media Relations (media@ised-isde.gc.ca) to confirm their attendance.

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Media contact
Allan Bock
Labrador Affairs Secretariat
Office of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
709-896-7935, 899-6446
allanbock@gov.nl.ca