The following is being distributed at the request of Her Honour the Honourable Joan Marie Aylward, ONL, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador:

Her Honour the Honourable Joan Marie Aylward, ONL, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador and Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be joined by the Honourable Tony Wakeham, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, at the investiture ceremony for recipients of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The ceremony will now take place on Tuesday, January 27, at 10:00 a.m. at Government House in St. John’s.

The ceremony will be streamed live on YouTube.

Media are asked to be in place by 9:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m.      Media representatives are in place in the Cochrane Room to cover investiture and will enter through west side entrance of Government House

9:30 a.m.-     Recipients and guests arrive at Government House
9:45 a.m.

10:00 a.m.       Investiture Ceremony

Media wishing to attend the event are asked to please RSVP to Jillian Hood at 709-729-4266 or jillianhood@gov.nl.ca.

The eight recipients this year are Elaine Kirkland Huxter, Dr. John Mannion, Maura Mannion, Philip Pratt, Major (Retired) Michael James Pretty, CD, Mary M. Reid, Margaret Tibbo and Mary Winters.

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