1997 Provincial News Releases

Ducks Unlimited Canada Celebrates 60 Years with Art Presentation to Premier
October 27, 1997 – Manitoba

Ducks Unlimited Canada presented Manitoba premier Gary Filmon with a life-sized sculpture of a snowy owl today to celebrate 60 years of national conservation that began with a habitat project in Manitoba.

Manitoba Corporation Adopts Classrooms
September 18, 1997 – Manitoba

Nearly 200 students from Manitoba's Lord Selkirk School Division will visit the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre On Monday, Sept. 22 as part of a new education program.

Ducks Unlimited Canada Fights Flood
May 1, 1997 – Manitoba

Staff from Ducks Unlimited Canada's headquarters at Oak Hammock Marsh will join sandbagging crews in Selkirk, Man. tomorrow to fight the raging Red River.

Hodgson Signs Historic Agreement with Ducks Unlimited Canada
April 23, 1997 – Ontario

Natural Resources Minister Chris Hodgson today signed the first-ever perpetual agreement between Ducks Unlimited Canada and a province.

Ducks Unlimited Canada Announces Major Sponsorship with SaskPower
January 17, 1997 – Saskatchewan

Ducks Unlimited Canada announced today that SaskPower has established a $1 million trust fund and has entered into a 30-year partnership with DUC to assist with their conservation initiatives in the province.

 
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