New Exhibit Space at the Fundy Geological Museum

Karen Dickinson, Chair of the Cumberland Gelogical Society welcoming guests to the Museum

Yesterday was a big day for the Fundy Geological Museum. On December 15th, the Government of Canada, as part of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Innovative Communities Fund and the Province of Nova Scotia, through the Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage and the Department of Community Economic Development, announced that they will contribute a total of $1,000,000 to aid in the ongoing refurbishment of the museum. MP Scott Armstrong, on the behalf of Minister Peter MacKay announced an investment of $400,000 while MLA Lenore Zann, on the behalf of the Honourable Percy Paris announced the provincial contribution of $550,000. Work on the museum will be ongoing throughout the winter months with an opening of new exhibits planned for the 2010 tourism season. All the members of the Cumberland County Heritage Network wish to congratulate the good folks of the Fundy Geological Museums and wish them all the best in the work ahead.

(from right to left) MP Scott Armstrong (Cumberland – Colchester – Musquodoboit Valley), CGS Chair, Karen Dickinson, MLA Lenore Zann (Truro - Bible Hill), Museum Curator, Ken Adams, MLA Murray Scott (Cumberland South).

Schedule of 2009 Curatorial Walks at the Fundy Geological Museum

Each summer the Fundy Geological Museum sponsors a series of Curatorial Walks. While the primary focus of the walks is geological they are also intended to help visitors and residents discover the area's rich natural and natural heritage.

2009 Schedule:

• June 13 Wasson Bluff Special Place
• July 3 Clark Head
• July 4 Five Islands Provincial Park
• July 10 Red Rocks-McGahey Brook
• July 11 Wards Falls
• July 17 Ram’s Head-West Bay
• July 18 Wards Beach-Brookville Rock
• July 24 Clark Head
• July 25 Partridge Island-East Bay
• July 31 Spicers Cove, CCPP
• August 1 Five Islands Provincial Park
• August 7 Wasson Bluff Special Place
• August 8 Red Rocks-McGahey Brook
• August 21 Economy Falls, Thomas Cove
• August 22 Partridge Island-East Bay
• August 28 Ram’s Head-West Bay
• August 29 Spicers Cove

For more information go to: http://museum.gov.ns.ca/fgm/en/home/default.aspx

or download the Fundy Geological Newsletter at: http://www.cumberlandcountyheritagenetwork.org/Fundy%20Geological%20Museum%20Newsletter1.pdf