Friday, May 24, 2013

Holder Says Boys & Girls Club Will Have A Chance To Renew Next Year

The Boys & Girls Club of Grand Manan saved the season this time -- but what about the next one?

A one-year agreement being finalized with the Club to operate the Anchorage Provincial Park, after the province decided it would not open it's doors as a way to save money.

Tourism Minister Trevor Holder tells Tide News the Boys & Girls Club will have the opportunity to renew after this year. "After that, we often look at multi-year agreements, but that will be finalized come the next fiscal year. The Boys & Girls Club will have the usage of this park from now until the end of this fiscal year at the end of March."

With the camping season already upon us, Holder says they are hoping to have the park open for campers by early June. "That will welcome visitors to Grand Manan Island and give them a place to put their trailer and enjoy everything that Grand Manan and the Bay of Fundy has to offer."