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
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