The Mystery of Motions

Today's Telegraph carried another article on past City Council motions and the question of follow through - as well as public knowledge of these things. The Zoo has direct concern on the topic; specifically two motions: July 5, 2004 (concerning Zoo land issue) and December 15, 2009 (concerning placement of Zoo under the Regional Facilities Commission.)

We are patient but ...

Hopefully follow through on the most recent motion will not take as long as the first!

A time for sniffles and lights out

Well, with Spring came flu and several of your Zoo staff and volunteers are very under the weather ...we share! Earth hour is approaching quickly and it's nice to see the efforts of various community groups to promote it. You can sign up on the city website . Just received a very informative email from the Greater Saint John Community Foundation that also included lots of conservation tips. You can find that on their website . On this site you can register if you actually did turn out your lights on Saturday as well.

Perhaps next year if all groups get together we can plan to make this a real community happening - maybe several events. We don't have any major event at this time of the year so this could be something to get people involved and active - from neighborhood block parties to concerts.

Okay - time now more NeoCitran, chicken soup and sleep.

Spring ...YEA!

Spring has finally arrived (and hopefully stays). The river ice is getting thinner and the potholes are getting wider. The huge white mountains that have reduced the size of the Zoo parking lot are beginning to shrink and pathways will soon shed their skating-rink character. As the weather warms, more and more animals will emerge from their shelters on a regular basis - though the tigers and snow leopard have been entertaining visitors in spite of snow and cold.

Plans are well underway for the visit of the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 11th and some details are posted in the events section.

Earth Hour Fast Approaching

Cherry Brook Zoo wants to encourage all businesses, organizations and residents in the Greater Saint John area to participate in Earth Hour being celebrated around the world on Saturday, March 28th from 8:30 to 9:30. Learn more about the event, register and find ideas on how you can mark the event at www.earthhour.org. Be sure to view the fantastic promo on Utube ...go to our website to find it quickly (bottom of home page). We'll be posting information on what saint John and area is doing to mark the event.

City Defines Potholes

Just in case we didn't know, today the City issued an email advisory to the residents of Saint John to tell them what a pothole was. No honest - to see the deifition go to
http://www.saintjohn.ca/article-details.cfm?ArticleID=D2E58F17-944D-1B0A-59FA7260A3BE343A

There are timely tips for pothole season such as "slow down". Good grief!! But at least there is a number where you can call to report the potholes.