MMIWG: Media Advisory – Accreditation and Scheduling of Community Hearings in Yellowknife, NT
Press Release
January 15, 2018
Vancouver BC- The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Women and Girls will hold Community Hearings at the Chateau Nova Hotel in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories from January 23-25, 2018.
Commissioners Qajaq Robinson, Michèle Audette and Brian Eyolfson will hear from about 30 family members and survivors through public and private hearings, sharing circle testimonies and artistic expression panels. There will also be statement gatherers on-site that can accommodate up to another 30 walk-ins who may wish to register. Scheduling runs from 9 am through 5 pm MT daily.
Media are invited to the public hearings. All media that want to participate must RSVP through our email account: media@mmiwg-ffada.ca. You can download the accreditation form on our website: http://mmiwg-ffada.ca/en/media-room/media-accreditation/.
A mandatory technical briefing will take place on Monday, January 22 @ 3:00 PM for media that would like to report on-site in Yellowknife. If you can meet us in the lobby of the Chateau Nova Hotel, we can show you around the sites.
Location: Chateau Nova Hotel, 4571 48 St, Yellowknife, NT X1A 0E2
There WILL NOT be a press conference during the week. However, there will be opportunity, during the first 2 days, for journalists to speak with Commissioners, including:
- in the morning before hearings start
- during lunch break
- or after the close of each day
You will need to provide detail requests in advance with our Communications team onsite: Shaylen Smith and Nadine Gros-Louis. If the questions are more technical and process focused, we may direct your requests to staff that are designated as subject matter experts.
A reminder for those who can’t attend, the Yellowknife Community Hearings will be live streamed on our website and Facebook page:
Website: http://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MMIWG/
The entire process will be guided by the people of the territory. All Ceremonies are open to the public but out of respect for local protocols no photos or video will be tolerated.
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Released by:
National Inquiry Communications
250- 351- 4336
Email: media@mmiwg-ffada.ca
s.smith@mmiwg-ffada.ca
n.gros-louis@mmiwg-ffada.ca
t.wilson@mmiwg-ffada.ca
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