Michael Paterson, Gail Asper and Family to Make Funding Announcement about IISD Experimental Lakes Area in Kenora

Michael Paterson, Gail Asper and family will make an announcement regarding funding to IISD Experimental Lakes Area in Kenora on Thursday September 6, 2018.

There will be also be words from the Honourable Greg Rickford, MPP for Kenora-Rainy River and Minister of Energy, Mines, Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs; the Honourable Bob Nault, MP for Kenora; and Dave Canfield, Mayor of Kenora.

There will be opportunities for media to interview and photograph all of those present.

Details of Announcement

Date: Thursday September 6, 2018

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Location: Whitecap Pavilion, Bernier Drive, Kenora

IISD Experimental Lakes Area is the world’s freshwater laboratory. It is an exceptional natural laboratory comprised of 58 small lakes and their watersheds in a remote part of northwestern Ontario set aside for scientific research. IISD-ELA is the only place on earth where researchers can experiment on real lakes to discover the impact of human activities over the long-term. For the last 50 years those lakes have taught us what causes algal blooms, what acid rain, mercury, dams and oil spills do to fresh water, and much more.

Michael Paterson, Gail Asper and family have donated $1,000,000 to date, to support IISD Experimental Lakes Area.

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For more information, or to arrange interviews, contact:

Sumeep Bath, Communications Manager, IISD Experimental Lakes Area

sbath@iisd.ca or (204) 958 7700 ex 740

ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank that delivers the knowledge to act. Our mission is to promote human development and environmental sustainability. Our big-picture view allows us to address the root causes of some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today – ecological destruction, social exclusion, unfair laws and economic and social rules, a changing climate. With offices in Winnipeg, Geneva, Ottawa, Toronto and New York, our work impacts lives in nearly 100 countries.

For more information, please contact: media@iisd.org or +1 (204) 958 7700 ext. 706

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