Cherry Brook Zoo is making the rounds asking municipal councils in Greater Saint John for funding as it seeks to be accredited.
The zoo's Director Linda Collrin says Cherry Brook needs stable year to year funding for that to happen and claims 150 thousand dollars in total municipal funding would be enough. She made her pitch to Quispamsis town council which referred the request to its finance committee. The town gave the zoo 5 thousand dollars this year. The city gave the largest amount ........60 thousand dollars.
Collrin points out the zoo raised over 300 thousand dollars so it's not depending solely on the public purse. The zoo is holding a Scary Brook Zoo fundraiser this weekend for young people prior to Halloween.
