Environment and Conservation
July 8, 2009

Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Funding for City of St. John�s Cycling Master Plan

The Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister of Environment and Conservation, will announce funding for the City of St. John�s Cycling Master Plan, tomorrow (Thursday, July 9) at 2:00 p.m. at the parking lot of the Bowring Park Lodge (near the duck pond), Waterford Bridge Road, St. John�s.

Minister Johnson will be joined by Dennis O'Keefe, Mayor of St. John�s, and Shannie Duff, Councillor and Chair of the Parks and Recreation Standing Committee for the City of St. John's.

The Cycling Master Plan outlines a long-term strategy to attain the city�s vision of a sustainable, multi-modal transportation system that will provide residents with healthier choices, cleaner air, and an overall better quality of life.

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Media contact:

Tina Coffey
Public Relations Specialist
Department of Environment and Conservation
709-729-5783, 728-8650
tcoffey@gov.nl.ca 

2009 07 08                                                   11:00 a.m.


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