MEDIA ADVISORY

For Immediate Release:

Monday, March 24, 2014

Eastern Health Paramedics to Hold Demonstration at Confederation Building Tomorrow

ST. JOHN’S, NL – Paramedics and with Eastern Health, who are members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE), will be holding a demonstration tomorrow calling on the Minister of Health and the CEO of Eastern Health to take action to address the critical shortage of on-duty ambulances and paramedic staff at the Health Sciences Centre (HSC).

Date:                    Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Time:                   12:00 p.m.

Location:            Confederation Building (East Block)

NAPE represents over 25,000 public and private sector workers across Newfoundland and Labrador.

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For further information please contact:

Keith Dunne, NAPE Campaigns and Communications Coordinator

(phone) 709.570.2501        (cell) 709.631.9737             (e-mail) kdunne@nape.nf.ca