SASKATCHEWAN'S 2003 STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT

Saskatchewan is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and a clean and healthy environment. Our current and long-term prosperity depends on the proper protection, development and management of our environment and natural resources. This is the message contained in Saskatchewan's 2003 State of the Environment Report - A Provincial Perspective, tabled today in the legislature.

The 2003 report outlines ongoing challenges to the province's environment and the relationship between human activities and the condition of the environment. It is the seventh in a series of State of the Environment reports providing Saskatchewan people with information on the condition of the province's natural environment and resources. It provides key information about environmental stresses, condition and management response on Saskatchewan's air, land and soils, water and biodiversity. Readers will learn about the province's ecologically distinct areas and the social and economic benefits derived from the environment.

The report will be distributed to Saskatchewan high schools, post-secondary institutions and libraries in conjunction with International Earth Day on April 22.

Copies of the report are available from Environment's Inquiry Centre, Room 238, 3211 Albert Street, Regina SK S4S 5W6 or phone 1-800-567-4224.

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For More Information, Contact:

Lynda Langford Environment Regina Phone: (306)787-6868