Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Jaime Battiste (Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, N.S.) announced close to $130 million in federal funding for investments in critical infrastructure and heritage asset improvements in Parks Canada administered places, including Cape Breton Highlands National Park and Alexander Graham Bell, Fortress of Louisbourg, Canso Islands, and St. Peters Canal National … Read more
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in-person component of the reactive monitoring mission to Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site concluded on Aug. 23. The past week provided an opportunity for delegates to visit key locations within the World Heritage Site and engage with Indigenous Nations and … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin (Toronto–Danforth, Ont.) announced the acquisition of 19 hectares of the former Windsor Raceway lands to support the proposed national urban park in the Windsor area, bringing the total area under consideration to 443.6 hectares. The acquisition was made possible in part through an $11.2 million contribution from Parks … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin (Toronto–Danforth, Ont.) and Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced the signing of an agreement that secures land in Elk Island National Park for a permanent home for the Manitou Stone under Indigenous stewardship. … Read more
Parks Canada and Indigenous partners marked the opening of a new $10.7-million field station in Wood Buffalo National Park to support research and community-based monitoring in the Peace-Athabasca Delta. The facility, developed with the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Fort Chipewyan Métis Nation and Mikisew Cree First Nation, will support land-based programs that combine Indigenous Knowledge … Read more
The Obadjiwan–Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site’s management plan was tabled in Parliament on June 18. The full release is available online. Contact keean.nembhard@ec.gc.ca.
A renewed collaboration between the Association of Persons Expropriated from Forillon and their Descendants (the Association), the Musée de la Gaspésie and Parks Canada mark an important step in documenting, understanding and promoting the historical collection of Forillon National Park in Gaspé, Que. Over fifty years after the expropriation of 225 families for the creation of … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin (Toronto–Danforth, Ont.) announced a $7.1 million infrastructure project for essential infrastructure upgrades along Highway 431 at Barter’s Hill in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland and Labrador. This infrastructure investment will improve safety, while supporting both local communities and visitors to the national park. The full release is available … Read more
The Sante’ Mawio’mi and the Government of Canada commemorated the 300th anniversary of the signing of the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1726 with a day of cultural programming and a special plaque unveiling ceremony at Fort Anne National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, N.S. The full release is available online. Contact Keean.nembhard@ec.gc.ca.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin (Toronto–Danforth, Ont.) announced a $16 million infrastructure project for essential upgrades along Highway 93 South in the southern portion of Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. The full release is available online. Contact keean.nembhard@ec.gc.ca.
