NLIS 12
September 22, 2005
(Innovation, Trade and Rural Development)
 

Workshop promotes use of local stone products and teaches home landscaping projects

People in central Newfoundland interested in landscaping will have the opportunity to participate in a workshop this weekend that will teach them practical ways to beautify their property but will also give them the opportunity to learn about local stone products.

Carew Services of Portugal Cove will deliver a two-day workshop, on September 24 and 25, on how to build a dry-laid (no mortar) stone patio. The patio will be built at the Salmon Ladder in Grand Falls-Windsor, a high profile tourist destination operated by the Environment Resource Management Association, a not-for-profit organization involved in Atlantic salmon enhancement.

�These workshops go a long way in promoting the use of local stone and the development of an under-utilized resource in our province,� said Kathy Dunderdale, Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, whose department is sponsoring and organizing the workshop. �The workshops will provide local people with the skills needed to work with stone, promote the use of local stone products and give local people an opportunity to network with stone craftsmen. Additionally, as the recipient of the final product, the Environment Resource Management Association, will get to benefit from this exercise.�

There is a growing market for landscaping stone particularly in the Northeast Avalon and Humber Valley areas. Local stone producers are currently providing stone for these markets, however, outside of these areas there is little market for stone products because either the stone is not available or consumers are not aware of the range, beauty and versatility of locally-produced stone products. Nursery operators and landscapers believed stone workshops were a possible way to address this issue.

Anyone wishing to participate in the workshop should contact Dave Evans at (709) 292-4073.
The registration fee is $10.

Media contact: Lynn Evans, Communications, (709) 729-4570, 690-6290

2005 09 22                                      4:50 p.m.


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