For Immediate Release
November 30, 2006

SCOTT APPLAUDS COMMUNITY FIGHT FOR FROST CENTRE
Pleased to See Efforts Create Positive Step to Re-Open Centre

(County of Haliburton, ON) Laurie Scott, MPP for Haliburton-Victoria-Brock, today expressed her appreciation to all those involved in pressuring the McGuinty Liberals to re-open the Leslie M. Frost Centre in Haliburton County.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal indicated in a news release today that it has chosen the FCI Group as the preferred proponent to operate the Frost Centre.

“I want to thank the Frost Centre Working Committee who put together an extensive proposal of guidelines, under which the Frost Centre should re-open,” said Scott. “The Perma-Frost group was also instrumental and helped to draw much public attention and obtained more than 10,000 signed petitions, which I presented to the Legislature. They, along with myself and MPP Norm Miller, have worked tirelessly in order to pressure the government to re-open the Centre.”

“Our combined efforts have made the government realize how important the Frost Centre is to this community and the thousands of people who visited it every year before it was closed in July of 2004.”

The Ministry has established a re-opening target for the Frost Centre for June of 2007 and Scott says she will be the first person they hear from should that date not be met.

“I am pleased the Ministry has indicated that the Frost Centre is on track to re-open early next summer,” said Scott. “I will continue to hold the government accountable on this matter as I’m confident this will ultimately carry on the Frost Centre’s tradition of environmental and outdoor education.”

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For Further Information Contact:
Laurie Scott, MPP
705-324-6654
1-800-424-2490