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ECONOMIC RENEWAL--AMHERST INFORMATION CENTRE TO BE RENOVATED ------------------------------------------------------------ The provincial government will renovate the existing Visitor Information Centre at Amherst, Economic Renewal Minister Robbie Harrison announced today. He said the building will be renovated to incorporate the highest possible quality in travel counselling, public amenities and interpretative displays on provincial and local points-of-interest. "We are moving to re-establish the Amherst gateway as the pre-eminent provincial entry point in Canada. At our major entry points, we need to impress upon visitors a sense of arrival in our special part of the world," said Mr. Harrison. Amherst is the major entry point for Nova Scotia with over 555,000 visitors crossing the border at that location. He said consultations conducted in the summer of 1995 for the Nova Scotia Tourist Strategy confirmed widespread support for the redevelopment of the Nova Scotia Visitor Information Centre at the Amherst entry point. The site plan will provide for the possible future establishment of a tourist attraction, should such a development be pursued by the community. Mr. Harrison said a ramp and a bridge from New Brunswick will not be pursued at this time because of its high cost and jurisdictional issues with the province of New Brunswick. A project advisory committee has been established to provide input to government on the project. The committee is made up of representatives from the province, the Cumberland area and the provincial tourism industry. Construction plans will begin immediately and the centre will be completed in 1996. -30- Contact: Linda Laffin 902-424-6810 trp Nov. 24, 1995