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News Release: GeoTourism and the “Crown of the Continent”

…. “A stretch of the Rocky Mountains runs virtually unbroken for 250 miles from central Montana into southern Canada with a skyline that exalts all the land within eyeshot. Many call this the Crown of the Continent.”

Douglas H. Chadwick, in the Sept. 2007 issue of National Geographic Magazine.

The Waterton National Park Chamber of Commerce announces the unveiling of National Geographic’s newest cross-border GeoTourism initiative.

Waterton, Alberta. April 9th, 2008.

Roof of the world. Crown of the Continent. World Heritage Site(s).
‘Unique cross-boundary celebration of preservation.’

What’s the big, hairy, deal?

National Geographic, in partnership with a diverse range oforganizations in B.C., Alberta, and Montana, have created an amazingMapGuide and web resource covering the “Crown of the Continent.”

Centered on Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, and featuringthe Rocky Mountain and foothill areas of two provinces and one state, this initiative is all about promoting Geotourism in a unique andspecial place.

This is the biggest environmental thing to happen in SouthwestAlberta since the dinosaurs died! And we’re going to tell you about itjust in time for Earth Day! Join us for the media launch on April 17th .

THIS is the Crown of the Continent.

And it’s finally ‘on the map.’
All thanks to National Geographic’s Center for Sustainable Destinations.
And about a thousand other people.

Now it’s your turn…

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Student Initiatives

Students have bag-ban plan

A group of seventh-graders has done what staff at city hall were unable to do earlier this week — come up with a plan to eliminate plastic shopping bags.

The students from Cecil Rhodes School have produced a three-minute video promoting the banning of plastic bags and are challenging community leaders and all Winnipeggers to find alternatives.

“If Leaf Rapids can do it and San Francisco can do it, Winnipeg can do it,” said Jayel Masangkay, part of the Grade 7 video club at the Weston-area school. “Stop using plastic bags.”

The eight students have produced the video It’s In The Bag using a comic touch, live action and animation to get their message across. The video features Mr. Polymer in a session with a psychiatrist, complaining that he’s feeling unwanted after having been a vital part of people’s lives for 30 years.

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