The Cree Nation Government and Parks Canada announced the successful completion of the Feasibility Assessment and signed an agreement to formally work toward establishing a proposed Indigenous Protected Area and national marine conservation area in the offshore waters of the Eeyou Marine Region in Quebec. This is a major step toward achieving official protection for this … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) participated in a ceremony at Thousand Islands National Park to honour and enact the Indigenous Stewardship Policy with members of the Mohawks of Akwesasne and members of the Parks Canada Indigenous Stewardship Circle. The policy recognizes and supports Indigenous stewardship in all places Parks Canada plays a … Read more
Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced fall and winter backcountry camping availability, an update on winter activities expected in Jasper, Alta., and the reopening of Maligne Road on Oct. 11, 2024. The Parks Canada Reservation System will have select backcountry sites available to book on Oct. 10, 2024 at … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes as an event of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. The full release is available online. Call 819-962-0686.
Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated the national historic significance of Penman Textile Mill at a special plaque unveiling ceremony at Penman Manor in Paris, Ont.. Penman Textile Mill was once the cornerstone of the Penman Manufacturing Company, Canada’s largest producer of woollen knit goods at the end of the … Read more
The management plan for Nan Thok Natr’iniin’aii (Vuntut National Park) was recently tabled in Parliament. Reviewed every ten years, management plans are a requirement of the Canada National Parks Act and guide the management of national historic sites, national parks, and national marine conservation areas. The full release is available online. Contact pc.media@pc.gc.ca.
Chief Darlene Bernard, Lennox Island First Nation, Chief Junior Gould, Abegweit First Nation, co-chairs of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) announced the signing of a co-management agreement between the Mi’kmaq Epekwitnewaq Kapmntemuow and the Government of Canada. The … Read more
Parks Canada, the survivors of the Amos residential school, and the Abitibiwinni First Nation Council, recognized the national historic significance of the Amos residential school. Two plaques were unveiled at a ceremony in Saint-Marc-de-Figuery, Que. The full release is available online. Call 819-962-0686.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the appointments of Dr. Michael Carroll as representative for Alberta and Karen Aird as representative for British Columbia to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. The full release is available online. Call 819-962-0686.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of Won Alexander Cumyow as a person of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. The full release is available online. Call 819-962-0686.
