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FRIENDS OF MCNABS ISLAND SOCIETY 5837 MACLEOD DRIVE HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, B3H 1C6 =20 MEDIA RELEASE CONTACT: Catherine McCarthy Board Member, Friends of McNabs Island Society e-mail address: cathymc@accesscable.net Phone: 434-2254 FRIENDS OF MCNABS ISLAND SOCIETY=20 ENVIRONMENT WEEK=20 BEACH SWEEP OF MCNABS and LAWLOR ISLANDS JUNE 4, 2000 (Dartmouth, May 12, 2000) The Friends of McNabs Island Society, a = non-profit community group committed to the preservation of McNabs and Lawlor = Islands for use as nature park land, will conduct the 18th Beach Sweep of McNabs and = Lawlor Islands on Sunday June 4 (rain date June 11th). Since 1991 the Friends of McNabs = have collected approximately 6000 bags of trash from McNabs and Lawlor Islands. =20 Beach Sweep volunteers will be departing from Murphy's on the Water = at Cable Wharf in Halifax at 10:00 a.m. and return from McNabs Island at 4:30 = p.m. The boat trip to McNabs Island is Free for all Beach Sweep volunteers. Boat capacity = is limited to 190 people and is available on a First Come, First Served basis. This event = is Co-sponsored by Parks Canada, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Clean Nova = Scotia Foundation and Murphy's on the Water. Volunteers are encouraged to dress for the weather, bring along = garden or work gloves, ample drinking water and a lunch. For more information about the Beach Sweep or other island = activities please call Catherine McCarthy at 434-2254 or Victor Dingle at 463-4761 or visit our = website =20 www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/FOMIS -30- -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Friends of McNabs Island Society Preserve our Harbour Islands Spring Beach Sweep=20 of=20 McNabs and Lawlor Islands Sunday, June 4, 2000 (rain date June 11) 10 a.m. =FE depart for McNabs Island from Murphy's on the Water,=20 Cable Wharf in Halifax Return from the island at 4:30 p.m. =FE transportation to McNabs is FREE for all beach sweep volunteers Capacity on the boat is limited to 190 people, First Come First = Served =20 =FE Bring work gloves, lunch and drinking water We will supply the garbage bags =FE For information call:=20 Catherine McCarthy (434-2254) or Victor Dingle (463-4761) E-mail: cathymc@accesscable.net Website:http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/FOMIS/=09 This is the 18th Beach Sweep of McNabs Island organized by the = Friends of McNabs. Approximately 6000 bags of trash have been collected from = McNabs and Lawlor Islands since 1991. This community event is co-sponsored by = Clean Nova Scotia Foundation, Parks Canada, Nova Scotia Dept. of Natural = Resources, and Murphy's on the Water. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list (sust-mar). http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/lists/sust-mar -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Sponsors: Chebucto Community Net http://www.chebucto.ns.ca Sierra Club - Chebucto Group http://www.sierraclub.ca Volunteer moderator: Paul Falvo mailto:sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
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