Canada and Australia partner in New7Wonders Campaign

Amherst Daily News

PARSBORRO - Bay of Fundy Tourism was excited to announce Wednesday, Canada and Australia joining forces in the global New7Wonders of Nature Campaign.
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy is Canada’s sole representative in the campaign, and Bay of Fundy Tourism is teaming up with Tourism Australia, who has two cometing finalists in the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru (Ayers Rock), to rally votes for both countries.
The final seven will be chosen by popular vote on November 11, 2011.
“The Government of Canada is proud to see the Bay of Fundy as one of 28 finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign,” said the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway. “Our partnership with Tourism Australia in the New7Wonders of Nature Campaign to rally votes for both countries will encourage the profile of our natural wonders and showcase Canada as an exciting, international tourism destination.”
The announcement was made the same day as the Australian national holiday “Australia Day.”
“We are delighted to team up with our Canadian friends to announce this partnership with the Bay of Fundy today, said Tourism Australia’s Managing Director Andrew McEvoy.
“If we Canadians and Australians work together we’ll be a world-beating team, and generate enough votes to get all three of our nominated sites onto the New7Wonders of Nature list.”
There are many similarities observed between Canada’s and Australia’s finalists. The Great Barrier Reef is world’s longest coral reef and Bay of Fundy is home to the world's largest mussel reefs.  Similar to coral reefs, mussel reefs play an important ecological role by providing a unique and productive habitat that sustains high biodiversity. Both Great Barrier Reef and Bay of Fundy are home to an astounding variety of marine life and provide a critical habitat for many of the world’s whales, including the endangered North Atlantic Right whale in Bay of Fundy and the South Atlantic Right whale in Australia.
Through their websites and social media activities, Canada and Australia will continue to encourage votes for each other until the campaign’s conclusion on November 11, 2011.