Rob Merrifield spoke about Jasper Dark Sky Festival in the House
Posted by GAER on September 30, 2011
Mr. Speaker, in the beautiful riding of Yellowhead, something exceptional is
going to happen in the month of October. This exceptional thing is the first
annual dark sky festival.
In March, Jasper National Park became the world's largest dark sky preserve.
One might ask: what is a dark sky preserve? A dark sky preserve is an area
established by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada to promote the
visibility of night skies.
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