The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will provide a technical briefing regarding the scoring on submissions to the Request for Proposals for the new adult mental health and addictions facility.

The technical briefing will take place today (Tuesday, January 5), beginning at 1:00 p.m.

The Honourable Derrick Bragg, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, will be available to media beginning at 2:00 p.m.

As a safety precaution, all media participating in the technical briefing will join by teleconference only. Please register with Jillian Hood (jillianhood@gov.nl.ca) who will provide the required information.

Media planning to participate in the technical briefing must join the teleconference no later than 12:45 p.m. to be included on the call.

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

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Media contact
Emily Jane Gillingham
Transportation and Infrastructure
709-729-1758, 730-4607
emilygillingham@gov.nl.ca