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     ' Prime Minister Joe Clark and the Minister of 
     
    
   
   
    
     EWS AND NOTES 
     
    
   
   
    
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     GNP ELECTS NEW EXECUTIVE. At its annual meeting and conference in Montreal in 
     
     May, the Canadian Nature Federation adopted a new slate of officers: President 
     
     is Diane Griffin of Edmonton and formerly of New Haven, P. E. I. Vice- 
     
     Presidents are Eric Tull, Sheila Anderson, Dorothy Beckel and Hal Mills. 
     
     Treasurer is Doug McIntyre and Secretary is David Wake. Also serving on the 
     
     executive committee are six members at large: Martin Edwards, S. D. MacDonald, 
     
     John Banks, John Willms, Lois Bateman and George Montgomery. The Natural 
     
     History Society of P. E. I. has recently appointed Winifred Cairns to act as 
     
     its representative director to the Federation. 
     
    
   
   
    
     GRASSLANDS NATIONAL PARK. Supporters of the 
     
     proposed Grasslands National Park in southern 
     
     Saskatchewan have asked for our help in getting 
     
     the new park off the ground. The creation 
     
    

    
     of a park would protect a representative 
     
    

    
     area of natural prairie together with 
     
    

    
     its indigenous animal wildlife. Some time 
     
    
   
   
    
     ago the Federal and Provincial Governments 
     
     signed an agreement to investigate establish- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ing the park and the Board of Inquiry ‘ 
     
     recommended park establishment. Negotiations } 
     
     between Saskatchewan and Canada are believed j 
     
    
   
   
    
     to be essentially complete, but the Federal 
     
     Cabinet must now approve this agreement 
     
     before it can be finalized and signed. 
     
     Naturalists in Saskatchewan fear the new 
     
     Federal administration may not go ahead with 
     
     perk creation unless strong public support 
     
     can be demonstrated. Individual naturalists 
     
     across the country are being asked to write 
     
     letters expressing support for this park 
     
     and the hope that it will be established in 
     
     the near future. The people to write to are 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     the Environment, John Fraser, who is 
     
     responsible for Parks Canada. A letter or 
     
     phone call to your M.P. might also help. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     GNP SEEKS NEW MEMBERS. The Canadian Nature Federation now has 75 members on 
     
     Prince Edward Island and is hoping to broaden its base in this province. The 
     
     organization represents individual naturalists as well as local federations 
     
     and societies (including the P. E. I. Natural History Society) from across 
     
    

    
     the counxy. By making use of scientific research, CNF is able to formulate 
     
     the background to sound policies in the conservation field. It also works to 
     
     educate Canadians to better understand and appreciate the wild creatures and 
     
     habitats that form so rich a part of our national heritage. Members receive 
     
     the colourful quarterly.magazine "Nature Canada" which features articles about 
     
     natural history and keeps them informed on current environmental concerns. 
     
     Mbre information about CNF and how to join is available from the representative 
     
     directcr on P. E. I., Winifred Cairns.