An update on the fires in the Churchill Falls area will now take place in the Media Centre, East Block, Confederation Building.

The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be available to the media at 1:00 p.m. today (Thursday, June 20) to provide an update on the fires in the Churchill Falls area.

Premier Furey will be joined by the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture; Jennifer Williams, President and CEO of NL Hydro; and a forestry official from the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture.

The availability will be streamed live on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Facebook page.

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