A SPECIAL commemorative stamp pack showcasing five of Canada’s most notable Public Gardens will be issued May 22, Environment: Canada will take part in the stamp issue by being an official sponsor of the Public Gardens stamp. Environment Canada hopes the sponsorship will raise awareness of Environment Weck, June 2-8, which has been expanded under the Green Plan. The Green Plan is a conmiprehensive strategy designed to ensure that Canada will be able fo meet the environmental challenges of the 1990s and beyond. Environment Week will feature celebrations and activities across the country to encourage Canadians to become more in- volved in building a better en- vironment. The Public Gardens stamps are only the second commemorative Stamps to be sold exclusively in booklet form. The first was the 1983 Canadian forts issue. The 40-cent stamps will be available only in stamp packs, packages of 10 stamps for 34. A limited quantity of special souve- nir edition stamp booklets will also be available for $6.95. The special edition includes a strip of five stamps, an Official First Day Cover, and five postcards featur- ing the gardens. Sets of postcards alone will be available for $1.25 at selected outlets and through mail order. The gardens featured on the Slamps are some of the most ae prominent in Canada, together at- vee tracting millions of people annual- 16 - Friday, May 3, 1991 - North Shore News Victoria’s Butchart Gardens ly. They include: the Butchart Gardens, near Victoria: the Halifax Public Gardens: the In- ternational Peace Garden near Boissevain, Manitoba; the Mon- treal Botanical Garden; and the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario. The stamps will be introduced on May 22 during the Annual Members Spring Celebration at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton. The occasion marks the 50th anniversary of the Gardens. _ The stamps, by Toronto artists Gerard Gauci (illustration) and David Wyman (design), cach show a landscape view of the gardens. A profusion of flowers charac- teristic of cach garden is pictured in the foreground. The Butchart Gardens, privately owned by the Butchart family, is located at Tod Inlet, north of Vic- OUR PRODUCTS COME FROM OAK TREES. OUR QUALITY GROWS ON OUR CUSTOMERS: ; . * BOOKCASES Po * LIVING ROOM ¢ WALL UNITS eos * DINING ROOM « TV. CENTRES 7 ¢ COFFEE "TABLES * CUSTOM BUILDING ' . Heritage WAREHOUSE DIRECT SAVINGS " «CHOICE OF STAINS * OFFICE FURN ° DESKS * FILE CABINETS * STEREO UNITS * CHAIRS ALSO AVAILABLE * ak &P 993 West Ist St., 9984-3255 Eee lean ra 985-8081 HOME & GARDEN New stamp issue highlights public gardens toria. Created in E904 in a spent quarry. it is renowned for its sunken varden. The flower shown in the foreground is the blue Vibetan poppy. The Halifax Public Gardens is Canada’s oldest: survising public garden, initiated in 1836 by the Nova Scotia Horticultural Society. A bouquet of red rhododendrons graces the foreground of the stamp. A bandshell constructed in 1887 in honor of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee appears in the background. The International Peace Garden was the brainchild of Dr. Henry Moore, a Canadian horticultur- alist who envisioned an interna- tional garden to symbolize the peaceful relations between Canada and the United States. The result, a garden bordering on Boissevain, Manitoba and Dunseith, North Dakota, was opened in 1932. A group of yellow marigolds lies in the foreground of the stamp. The Montreal Botanical Garden D& “CANADA — Montreal’s Botanical Gardens was founded by Brother Marie- Victorin, who first presented the idea at a meeting of the Societe d‘Histoire Naturelle in| Montreal in 1929, Today, the city-owned garden has an international repu- tation as a highly respected horti- fl Contracting Ltd. A subsidiary of Canadian Gun-Crete and Grouting Ltd. 23 years experience in concrete restoration. ae Romotal And Senger Thon Concrete. *« POOL DECKS e PATIOS « DRIVEWAYS © WALKWAYS FOR A FREE ESTIMATE AND MORE INFORMATION poonse 980-2714 VANCOUVER ‘4148 Horner St, * Tel: 682-1483: ‘RICHMOND | 18-4411 No.3 Rd.. -- FAX 980-4218 cultural centre. The Montreal rose, developed at the garden, is shown in the foreground of the stamp. Created in 1930, the Royal Botanical Gardens at Hamilton, Ontario today consists of more than 2,700 acres of gardens, in- cluding the largest collection of Hlacs in the world. Areas of special interest include the Laking Garden, Memorial Garden, a marshland sanctuary, and = the Lilac Dell, whose purple flowers are featured on the stamp. Official First Day Covers will bear a Hamilton, Ontario canceHation and a cachet featuring a bow of lilac flowers. WE DO IT ALL FOR YOU! od * Reface or replace your existing cabinets Redo the counters * Kitchen & bathroom remodelling our specialty CO-ORDINATED KITCHENS ':7""" 225 East First, 985-9128 North Van 5 Oper iday.{6 Saturday