A Memorandum of Understanding was signed to launch a feasibility assessment to establish South Coast Fjords as a new national marine conservation area in Newfoundland and Labrador. The signing of the MOU underlines the shared interest of Parks Canada, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Miawpukek First Nation, Qalipu First Nation, and the Town of Burgeo in protecting … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of the Black Migrations to Sierra Leone as an event of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) commemorated the national historic significance of George Dixon with a plaque unveiling ceremony at the Africville Museum in Halifax, N.S. The full release is available online. Call 855-862-1812.
Parks Canada celebrated the reopening of Fort Lennox National Historic Site in Saint-Paul-de-l’Île-aux-Noix, Que. Over the past five years, Parks Canada has worked to restore and enhance the site, especially the soldiers’ barracks, which is the iconic building at the heart of the fortification, and to renew the visitor experience. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557. … Read more
Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) and Glacier National Park (Montana, USA) announced that pedestrian and watercraft cross-border travel between the parks will reopen for the 2023 season. Travel across the United States-Canada border requires planning ahead and adherence to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) regulations. Visitors wanting to … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of the Exclusion of Chinese Immigrants as an event of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557.
During an event organized by the Innu First Nation of Ekuanitshit held Ekuanitshit, Que., Jean-Charles Piétacho, Chief of the Nation, along with Hugues Michaud, executive director, Quebec and Nunavut at Parks Canada, announced an Indigenous guardians initiative developed over the past year by the Nitassinan Guardians Project Team of the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit, in … Read more
Liberal MP Lena Metlege Diab (Halifax West, N.S.) announced the achievement of three key milestones through the National Urban Parks Program toward the designation of a potential national urban park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes in Halifax, N.S. Parks Canada has now completed a pre-feasibility report showing that the candidate site has met Parks Canada’s initial requirements of … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced a contribution of $2 million to support the Nature Conservancy of Canada in maintaining and improving the Forillon Ecological Corridor; a functional and adapted corridor that contributes to the needs of the region’s current and future flora and fauna in the context of climate change. This contribution, … Read more
Bar U Ranch National Historic Site is open for the 2023 visitor season! You’re invited to the Alberta foothills for an immersive experience at the only national historic site commemorating ranching in Canada. The site will be open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily until Sept. 30. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557. Starting on … Read more
