Published: April 22, 2023 @ 8:30 a.m.
Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Mayor Brittany Merrifield has signed the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge to increase action and awareness to help the monarch butterflies.
Through the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, more than 300 communities have committed to create monarch habitat and engage their residents in educational and conservation projects.
“The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield remains committed to its strategic priority of infrastructure and climate adaptation. Grand Bay-Westfield is proud to join municipalities across North America, by supporting and expanding monarch conservation efforts, across our own community.”
To view the action items that the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield commits to implement, visit HERE.
About the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge
Twenty years ago, more than one billion monarch butterflies migrated from eastern Canada and the U.S. to spend their winters in alpine forests in central Mexico. By 2014, there were only 35 million monarchs left – a drop of more than 90 percent – and their future remains in peril.
The good news: community leaders from all three countries have begun taking action to help bring monarchs back from the brink through the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge.
Created by the U.S. National Wildlife Federation, the program has expanded to become a tri-national program, promoted in Canada by the David Suzuki Foundation.
The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield encourages residents to learn more about how they can take action by visiting HERE.
Town Contact Information
Phone: (506) 738-6400 (Option 3 for after-hours urgent matters)
Email: administration@towngbw.ca
In-person: 609 River Valley Drive, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays), 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield encourages residents to register for the emergency alert system (CodeRED by OnSolve). This is to ensure that the Town can notify residents in the event of emergency situations or critical community alerts. To register, visit HERE.
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