Delta BC, March 14th 2013 – The annual Pilgrimage to Burns Bog takes place on Sunday April 21st, on Earth Day Weekend. The community will gather to hear from the following speakers on endangered species and ecosystems, with a special emphasis on current threats to Burns Bog.
Anne Murray, noted naturalist and author, is the keynote speaker. She will be joined by environmental campaigners Ben West and Joe Foy, speaking on the theme of environmental stewardship and respect. Guy Gentner, retiring MLA for Delta North, and former Vancouver city councillor Fred Bass will share some of the long history of conservation in our communities.
The Burns Bog Conservation Society President Eliza Olson, and the founder of the Aboriginal Red Door Society Aline LaFlamme, will also speak. The event will include musical performances by the Singers of the Sacred Web, Nick Epperson, Jane Slemon and Bob Ennenberg.
As always, this inclusive, cross-cultural event is free to the public, and a safe space for people of all ages. The Pilgrimage Festival begins at 1pm, the Welcoming Ceremony at 2pm, and the Pilgrimage Walk is 2:15 to 4pm.
Free parking is available thanks to Planet Ice, with the festival a short walk from their location at 10388 Nordel Court, Delta, BC.
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Nicholas Ellan
604-572-0373
communications@burnsbog.org
http://burnsbogconservationsociety.cmail1.com/t/r-l-oxkkul-wbjdtie-r/