News Release - Highlights of the Meewasin Board Meeting June 6, 2008

1. Meewasin approved
   
   
   
   
   
   1. The application to construct an Education Centre at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo;
   2. The application to construct an addition to the Crop Science Lab – Grains Innovation Lab at the University of Saskatchewan;
   3. The application for a two year extension to the temporary boat launch facility at Kiwanis Memorial Park;
   4. Advertising for a public hearing to consider amendments to the Meewasin Development Plan at noon on June 24, 2008 The recommendations deal with South Downtown office space, building height and parking access.
      
   
   

   1. Meewasin’s 22nd Plant-A-Tree Commemoration
      Meewasin’s 22st annual Plant-A-Tree Commemoration will be held Saturday, June 7th beginning at 1:00 p.m., in the bowl area at Innovation Place (15 Innovation Blvd). If weather conditions necessitate, it will move indoors to the Atrium (111 Research Drive). The Atrium building is located immediately to the north of the Galleria building and bowl area.

      
      
      

      The North Park Wilson Handbell Choir will perform. Guest speakers include The Honourable Dr. Gordon Barnhart, Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan; Bill and Carol Shank representing donors, Wayne Dyck representing recipients; Jay Cowsill representing Multi-Faith Saskatoon and Richard Nieman Meewasin Chair.

      
      
      

      The Plant-A-Tree, Memorial Forest, Buy-A-Bench, and Buy-A-Brick programs are four of several successful fundraising activities at Meewasin. Donations are made for a number of reasons: weddings, graduations, births, anniversaries, birthdays, and in memory of those who have touched our lives.

      
      
      

      Since 1988 Meewasin has planted 3375 trees and shrubs in the valley that have been sponsored by individual donors and groups. Since 2000 there have been 133 donations to the Memorial Forest in Gabriel Dumont Park. This year’s Plant-A-Tree program includes sponsorship recognition of 125 trees and shrubs, eight Meewasin Trail benches, and fifteen bricks at the Rotary International Peace Plaza.

   
   

   For more information please contact Susan Lamb or Doug Porteous at Meewasin (665-6887)
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