St. John’s, NL – Game four of SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life? will be played at the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre, at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2008.  The competing teams are Corner Brook Regional High and Elwood High of Deer Lake.  

SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life? is a fast-paced and energized trivia game designed to educate high school students about workplace health and safety.  During the 2008/2009 academic year, students from around Newfoundland and Labrador will compete for over $20,000 in scholarships and prizes.  

The game show was developed by the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (the Commission), in partnership with the Department of Education and Futures in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Youth (FINALY!).  It was officially launched at the Grand Falls-Windsor Arts and Culture Centre on Friday, October 3, 2008.

SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life? semi-finals will be played in Corner Brook and Grand Falls-Windsor in February 2009.   

Participating teams for the semi-finals will be Lewisporte Collegiate against Menihek High School of Labrador City and Carbonear Collegiate against the winner of the Corner Brook/Deer Lake game.  

The winners of the two semi-finals will square off in the game show finale scheduled for May 2009 in St. John’s. 

Media agencies are encouraged to send representatives.  

* Note – If a media feed is required, please arrive at the Arts and Culture Centre 30 minutes prior to show time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Kathy Dicks-Peyton, ABC
Manager of Communications and Event Planning
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission
Telephone: 709-778-1566 or 1-800-563-9000 

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