Governor General to open the Merivale Baseline Gateway Shelterbelt Forest

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September 7, 2005
OTTAWA – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and His Excellency John
Ralston Saul will unveil a plaque at the official opening of the new Merivale Baseline Gateway Shelterbelt and Pathway at
the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. They will also launch a new donor program for the shelterbelt. The ceremony will
take place on the corner of Baseline and Merivale roads on Friday, September 9, 2005, at 3:00 p.m.
The project, run entirely by volunteers, is a joint initiative of the Friends of the Central Experimental Farm and Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada. The forest belt will beautify the surroundings and mark the edge of the heritage landscape of the
Farm. A new recreational path will weave through the beds of trees and shrubs and offer a beautiful walking tour of the
Farm.
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France Langlois
Rideau Hall Press Office
(613) 993-8157
www.gg.ca
Media Relations
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(613) 759-7972
agriculture.canada.ca
Douglas Shouldice
Public Relations Officer
Friends of the Farm
(613) 230-3276
www.friendsofthefarm.ca

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