The Honourable John Hogan, KC, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be available to the media today (Friday, August 8) for an update on the status of the wildfires in the province.

Premier Hogan will be joined by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, and departmental officials.

The availability will take place in the Media Centre in the Confederation Building at 12:00 p.m. It will be livestreamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s YouTube channel.

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