Mother's Day Brunch

Once again, the Joggins Fossil Cliffs encourages you to celebrate Mother's Day with us. We will be having a wonderful brunch served between 10am and noon. This will be a relaxing and elegant day as our way to thank all of the moms in the community who have given so much and have asked so little.

So please, bring Mom down to the Joggins Fossil Centre on May 8th. Sit down to enjoy a cup of tea with the best view in the house and enjoy good times and good food with your mother. We'll do the cooking. Prices are $15.00 per person but only $7.50 for mothers and children.

You can find out more about the by checking out our posters hung at vendors all around the Twin Cities (Joggins and River Hebert) or click here.

Joggins Fossil Cliffs at Saltscapes Expo

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, why not stop by the Saltscapes Expo at Exhibition Park in Halifax? The Joggins Fossil Cliffs will be there along with Fundy Geological Museum and Cape Chignecto Provincial Park. Visit our booth and receive a gift from the Joggins Fossil Centre! See you there!

Opening Day Celebrations at the Joggins Fossil Centre

We had a great turnout on Saturday for the opening to the 2011 season and the unveiling of the Hylonomus lyelli exhibit. The presentation began with speeches from Larry Latta (Vice-Chair for the Joggins Fossil Institute's Board of Directors) and Jenna Boon (Director of the Joggins Fossil Institute) about how exciting it is to have Hylonomus home again in Joggins after 152 years. Next, world-renowned vertebrate palaeontologist Dr. Jenny Clack from Cambridge University gave a very interesting presentation about the significance of the Hylonomus fossil and how it, the earliest known reptile, fits into the evolutionary tree. Dr. Clack also touched on other important Joggins discoveries including more tetrapod remains belonging to amphibians which were mostly found in fossilized trees, as was Hylonomus.

Thanks to all who attended.

Hylonomus lyelli will be on display for the remainder of the 2011 season (until October 31st) at the Joggins Fossil Centre.

Larry Latta
Jenna Boon
Dr. Jenny Clack

Joggins Fossil Centre Opening and Hylonomus lyelli Unveiling

Don't forget that the Joggins Fossil Centre opens for the 2011 season this Friday! Also, the unveiling of Hylonomus lyelli, Nova Scotia's Provincial Fossil, is on Saturday which includes a presentation at 2 by Dr. Jenny Clack, vertebrate palaeontologist from the UK. Join us as we celebrate the return of Hylonomus to Nova Scotia and Joggins after 152 years! See you there!

Nomination Grand Pré Hosts Symposium

Join Nomination Grand Pré as they host a symposium on the heritage of water and International Day for Monuments and Sites: an event recognized by UNESCO. The event takes place on Saturday, April 16th from 8:30-4:30 at the KC Irving Environmental Science Centre, Acadia University. Following the symposium, a reception will be held from 4:30-6:30. A day of community events will also take place on April 17, 1- 4 pm, at Grand Pré National Historic Site.

International Day for Monuments and Sites recognizes the diversity of cultural heritage that is shared by humanity. The day raises awareness about the efforts required to protect and conserve world heritage. Each year, International Day for Monuments and Sites celebrates a different aspect of our collective heritage and the theme this year is the heritage of water.

The symposium on Saturday, April 16 is hosted by Acadia University and is revolves around three themes: water as landscapes, water as a way of life, and water as transportation. Speakers include Peter Labor (Heritage River Program), Dr. Graham Daborn (Acadia University), Jenna Boon (Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site), Laurence Mawhinney, (Old Town Lunenburg World Heritage Site), Roy Bishop, (Acadia University (ret’d)), David Scott (Dalhousie University), Albert Marshall (Mi’kmaq community of Eskasoni), John Shaw (Bedford Institute of Oceanography) and Pam Buell (Parks Canada, Rideau Canal World Heritage Site).

For a complete listing of event details, please visit http://www.nominationgrandpre.ca.