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Press Release
(For immediate release)
NEW COMMUNITY FLAG POLE AIMS TO SUPPORT AWARENESS OF GROUPS, CAUSES IN CLARE
Little Brook, NS – September 17, 2019: The Municipality of Clare has put up a community flag pole on the grounds of the municipal office. This special purpose flag pole will be made available to community organizations wishing to fly a flag in honour of an event or a special cause.
“The Municipality intends for the community flag pole to be used as a tool for bringing attention to issues that are important to our community groups and to our residents,” said Stéphane Cyr, Chief Administrative Officer for the Municipality of Clare.
Requests to use the community flag pole will be reviewed and approved by Council for the Municipality of Clare. The Municipality will not approve applications from organizations in support of political parties, commercial organizations, religious groups, or groups that support social or racial intolerance, violence or hatred.
The Municipality will collaborate with any community group making use of the flag pole to advise the public of the significance of the flag being flown. On days when there is no community organization’s flag on the flag pole, the municipal flag will be flown.
Community groups and organizations interested in having a flag flown are invited to consult the Municipality of Clare’s Flag Flying Policy, which can be found at the municipal office or under the By-laws and Policies section of the municipal web site.
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Settled in 1768 and incorporated in 1879, the Municipality of Clare is located at the southwestern tip of Nova Scotia with approximately 8,000 residents. The Municipality of Clare is the only municipality in the province that conducts business and offers services in both official languages, French and English.
Media Contact / Interviews:
Stéphane Cyr
Chief Administrative Officer
Municipality of Clare
902-769-2031
Amy Paradis
Communications Officer
Municipality of Clare
902-769-2031
Clare EMO Centre
Are you a Clare resident in need of assistance due to Hurricane Dorian and subsequent power outage or do you know of someone who may need help? Please contact Mark Doucet of the Clare EMO Centre at 902-778-0723.
New Site Improvements at Cape Saint Mary Lighthouse Park Enhance it as Tourist Attraction
Press Release
(For immediate release)
NEW SITE IMPROVEMENTS AT CAPE SAINT MARY LIGHTHOUSE PARK ENHANCE IT AS TOURIST ATTRACTION
Little Brook, NS – August 19, 2019: Site improvements have taken place this spring and summer at Cape Saint Mary Lighthouse Park to improve accessibility and to encourage longer stays.
A two-unit restroom facility including one accessible toilet opened at the park in late July 2019. The Municipality of Clare hired JD Composites Inc. to build the shelter housing the toilets using PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) core foam green technology. The equivalent of 26,000 recycled standard plastic bottles PET were used for the project. This long-lasting material lends itself well to outdoor applications due to its resistance to rot, mildew, insects and wind.
Additional site improvements include:
• a wheelchair-accessible cement walkway from parking lot to picnic shelter;
• general landscaping of the grounds;
• a recycling station modelled after the provincial park systems;
• wood cladding and crushed gravel around the base of Lost to the Sea memorial;
• a concrete bench.
Site improvements were funded by the Municipality of Clare and a provincial beautification program from the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. The concrete bench was donated by Laura and Louis Maillet in memory of their son Daniel Paul Maillet, who was lost at sea in 2006.
The park was officially opened on July 5, 2018, with an unveiling of a monument dedicated to those who lost their lives at sea. The park includes a picnic shelter, interpretive panels and a viewing scope.
For more information, visit the Cape Saint Mary Lighthouse Park Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/capesaintmarylighthousepark/ and website https://capsaintemarie.ca/en/
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Settled in 1768 and incorporated in 1879, the Municipality of Clare is located at the southwestern tip of Nova Scotia with approximately 8,000 residents. The Municipality of Clare is the only municipality in the province that conducts business and offers services in both official languages, French and English.
Media Contact / Interviews:
Larry Peach
Tourism Manager
Municipality of Clare
902-769-2031 or 902-769-8555
