OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Nov 05 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister
responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that Parks Canada has
partnered with the Canadian Museum of Nature to create a traveling
exhibit highlighting Canada's aquatic ecosystems.
"The Government of Canada is pleased to see two of its leading
organizations partner to showcase Canada's aquatic ecosystems," said
Minister Prentice. "Canada is truly a maritime nation, with a rich
maritime heritage. I am delighted about this great opportunity for
Canadians to discover the rich and diverse aquatic ecosystems and marine
heritage that we protect on behalf of the Canadian population and for the
benefit of future generations."
The exhibit will feature Parks Canada stories and highlight various parks
across Canada. For example, visitors will discover the life of the
whooping crane at Wood Buffalo National Park, the role of
Saguenay-Saint-Laurent in protecting whales, how Parks Canada is helping
salamanders cross the road at Waterton Lakes National Park and much more.
The Government of Canada has contributed $500 000 to this 150 square
metre modular, interactive, travelling exhibit that features five
ecosystems: estuaries, inland rivers, lakes, oceans and wetlands.
Visitors can explore each ecosystem through images, text, audio, video,
hands-on interactive displays, specimens, models, artefacts and
mini-dioramas. The exhibit will travel to venues across Canada for a
period of at least three years.
Through a network of 42 national parks, 167 national historic sites, and
three national marine conservation areas, Parks Canada sets the stage and
invites Canadians, as well as people from around the world, to engage in
personal moments of inspiring discovery of our treasured natural and
historic places.
(Also available on the Internet at www.pc.gc.ca under Media Room.)
Contacts:
Office of the Minister of the Environment
Frederic Baril
Press Secretary
819-997-1441
Parks Canada
National Corporate Communications Branch
Media Relations
819-994-3023
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