NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - The Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia to make an important announcement in the context of Canada's response to the opioid overdose crisis in British Columbia

VANCOUVER, BC, May 30, 2022 /CNW/ - The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, and the Honourable Sheila Malcolmson, British Columbia Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, will make a joint announcement.

There will be a virtual media availability immediately following the announcement.

The event will also be preceded by a technical briefing, held under embargo.

Date
May 31, 2022

Time

Technical briefing: 9:00 AM PDT
Ministerial event: 11:00 AM PDT

Location

The ministerial event will be for cameras only.

Vancouver Cabinet Office
999 Canada Place, Suite 740
Vancouver, BC

Journalists wishing to join will have the option of attending via Zoom. Please contact [email protected] for registration and to obtain further information.

The technical briefing will be held virtually via Zoom.

Participation in the question and answer portion of the technical briefing event is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery and wish to attend may contact [email protected] for temporary access.

A teleconference line is also available for listening to the technical briefing:

Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US):
1-866-805--7923

Local dial-in number:
613-960-7518

Participant passcode: 9782242

**The content of the technical briefing will be under embargo until the ministerial event begins.**

NOTE: To help ensure optimal simultaneous interpretation sound quality, journalists are encouraged to use a microphone (headphones/headset) or, when possible, a landline, and to avoid using speaker mode if queuing up for questions.

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SOURCE Health Canada

Media Inquiries: Maja Staka, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, [email protected]; Media Relations, Health Canada, 613-957-2983, [email protected]; Leah Holoiday, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions Communications, 250 880-2378 (media line), [email protected]