NOTE TO EDITORS:
Kevin Aylward, Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods, would like to
advise the media that he will be attending the official opening of the Salmonier Nature
Park for the 1999 season on Friday, June 4. The opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m.
Salmonier Nature Park serves as the delivery centre for an environmental
education program, Project WILD. The park has also become a major tourist attraction over
the years as a place where visitors to the province can see many of our native wildlife up
close.
Salmonier Nature Park focuses on wildlife rehabilitation and research in
environmental monitoring. Its primary mandate however, remains environmental education
with the main target audience the Newfoundland and Labrador public, primarily family
groups and children. School groups in the spring and fall make up a large component of
visitors to the park.
Media contact: Cynthia Layden-Barron, Communications, (709) 729-6183, Fax
(709) 729-2076.
1999 06 02 11:15 a.m.