The Honourable John Hogan, KC, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will provide an update on the integration of the provincial ambulance system tomorrow (September 9).

Premier Hogan will be joined by the Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Health and Community Services and MHA for St. Barbe – L’Anse aux Meadows and the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs.

The announcement will be held at the Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony, at 1:30 p.m. Minister Howell will participate in a virtual media availability with media to discuss the contract beginning at 4:00 p.m.

A technical briefing for media will take place in the Media Centre, East Block, Confederation Building at 12:00 p.m.

Media representatives planning to participate in the technical briefing and virtual media availability are asked to RSVP to Jennifer Konieczny (JenniferKonieczny@gov.nl.ca).

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