Bay of Fundy

Forwarded by Tom



Diane,chair of the Digby-Annapolis Tourist
Assoc. (DATA) is enlisting our support

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:52 PM
Subject: Fw: Bay of Fundy BACK in 7Wonders


The Bay of Fundy is very important to the Digby
area.
Please take time to vote.
Because of Dinosaur Park's pull out we have been
given a second chance.
This may bring more people to our region
this year.
Please vote.
Thanks,
Dianne
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:41 AM
Subject: Bay of Fundy BACK in 7Wonders


YAHOO!!
Bay of Fundy has just been invited back in the New7Wonders of Nature
contest as Canada's sole nominee....apparently Dinosaur Park has been
disqualified and, since Bay of Fundy was within a few votes in the last phase,
we have been reinstated!!


We only have three weeks left in this next phase of voting (ends July 7,
2009) when the top 77 sites will be declared so looking for all the help we can
get to boost the word out there. See press release below if you are able to
forward it to any of your email lists or facebook groups.... do let me know
if you have any questions...


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 16,
2009

The Bay of Fundy is back on the
international stage in the New7Wonders of Nature contest. In an
unprecedented turn of events the Bay of Fundy, which placed
2nd in the first phase of the contest that concluded January 7,
2009 is now representing Canada!


The New7Wonders of Nature organization, based in
Brussels, reinstated the Bay of Fundy this week. "We can
confirm that Dinosaur Provincial Park did not meet the Phase II participation
requirements" said Tia Viering of the New7Wonders. "Therefore, it is with great
pleasure that we announce that the Bay of Fundy is now officially Canada's
national representative.”


“As 2008 came to a close, we knew we
were in an extremely close race to represent Canada in this phase of the
contest,” said Terri McCulloch, Manager Bay of Fundy Tourism. “We were honored
by the incredible number of votes the Bay of Fundy received in the first round
of the contest. We are very passionate about the Bay of Fundy and believe
it is truly a beautiful wonder of nature. We are privileged to represent
Canada and we hope everyone will be as enthusiastic again and vote for the Bay
of Fundy. We only have until July 7th to get as many votes as we
can for this next stage of the contest.”


The Bay of Fundy is best known for
the highest tides in the world and has been compared, in
marine biodiversity, to the Amazon Rainforest. The Bay is the summer feeding
area for half the world's population of endangered North Atlantic
Right whales and 12 other whale species. It is home
to the world's most complete fossil record of the "Coal
Age” (300 million years ago) as well as the world’s oldest reptiles
and Canada’s oldest dinosaurs. UNESCO recently recognized the
upper Bay of Fundy as a Biosphere Reserve and Joggins Fossil Cliffs as a World
Heritage Site.


Canadians from
coast to coast are encouraged to go online
to votemyfundy.com to place their vote before July 7, 2009,
when the top 77 international sites will be short listed. Between July 7
and 21, an independent committee will
select the top 21 to continue into the fourth and final stage of the
campaign. These top 21 sites will also be part of a 2010 New7Wonders world tour
bringing tremendous international attention to the selected sites. Phase four is
the last voting component of the New7Wonders of Nature campaign until the final
announcement is made on who has been selected the New7Wonders of Nature.
“We only have a few weeks left in this phase of
the contest so every vote is important and interested voters can go
to Votemyfundy.com. We are really excited to be back in the running
and we hope we can succeed in getting Canada’s Bay of Fundy into the next
international phase of the campaign,” said Terri McCulloch.


Terri McCulloch



Manager, Bay of Fundy Tourism Partnership


E: terri@bayoffundytourism.com
C: 902-254-4041