The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be available to the media today (Sunday, July 14) at 2:00 p.m. (NDT) to provide an update on the fire in Labrador West. The availability will take place in the Media Centre, East Block, Confederation Building.

Premier Furey will be joined by the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture, Perry Trimper, MHA for Lake Melville, as well as Jamie Chippett, Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture, and Blair Adams, Assistant Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture.

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

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