CREDA Report

 

September 24, 2008

The Fundy Shore Tourism Destination Area Committee invites tourism operators along Cumberland County’s Fundy Shore to attend an information session on Tuesday, September 30th at 11:30. The working lunch and information session will be held at the new Joggins Fossil Centre.

Participants will have the opportunity to explore the new centre, as well as get an update on the completed and on-going actions of the Strategic Plan developed by this committee. This is an opportunity for tourism operators to provide input and assistance in achieving the overall development and sustainability of the Fundy Shore as a Tourism Destination Area.

For further information and to RSVP your attendance please contact Krista Vey at 667-3638. The Fundy Shore Tourism Destination Area Committee is a sub-committee of CREDA.

 

September 10, 2008

Heavy weekend rains have forced the temporary closure of a number of back country hiking trails and wilderness campsites at Cape Chignecto Provincial Park in Advocate Harbour.

The entire back country trail from the end of Cape Chignecto to Seal Cove is closed until further notice due to flooding and washouts. The closure includes wilderness campsites at Little Bald Rock, Big Bald Rock, Key Hole Brook and Seal Cove.

The closure does not include front country trails and campsites at Mill Brook, Refugee Cove, Christie’s Field and New Yarmouth. The cabin at Arch Gulch and bunkhouse at Eatonville are also open.

It is estimated that it will be sometime next week before the Park is fully operational. In the meantime, visitors are advised to contact Cape Chignecto Provincial Park at (902) 392-2085 or visit their website www.capechignecto.net for further information and updates.

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is community managed and operated by CREDA and a volunteer management board.

 

September 3, 2008

The Bay of Fundy has been officially nominated as a participant in a worldwide contest to choose the New Seven Wonders of Nature. The Bay of Fundy Tourism Partnership will coordinate the Fundy voting effort.

The Bay of Fundy has been compared in marine biodiversity to the Amazon Rainforest. In addition to having the highest tides in the world, the Bay of Fundy achieved nominee status in the contest for globally significant features including: outstanding geology; UNESCO designation for the Joggins Fossil Cliffs as a World Heritage Site and the upper Bay of Fundy as a Biosphere Reserve; summer feeding area for over a dozen species of whales; critical feeding ground for 90% of the world’s population of semi-palmated sandpipers; and the best site in the world for tidal power potential.

Voting for the new seven natural wonders of the world commences immediately with the first milestone in the contest occurring on December 31, 2008, when nominees will be shortlisted to the final 21. Over 1 billion votes are expected by the conclusion of the contest. Voting can take place through www.bayoffundytourism.com website where a Facebook fan page for the Bay of Fundy as a New 7 Wonder has also been set up.

The mission of Bay of Fundy Tourism is to raise the profile of the Bay of Fundy as a Canadian nature tourism icon. This non-profit association is supported by the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Departments of Tourism, Fundy-based Regional Development Associations including CREDA, Regional Tourism Associations, municipalities and tourism businesses.

 

If you have any questions or want further information regarding CREDA call 667-3638. CREDA is Quality System registered to ISO 9001:2000.