Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced plans to move forward on a new caribou conservation breeding program to support southern mountain caribou recovery in Jasper National Park, Alta. The program’s goal is to rebuild dwindling caribou populations in Jasper National Park that are too small to recover on their own. The full … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of the Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia 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.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of Thomas Peters as a person of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557.
To kick-off the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver, B.C., Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced a new policy to guide the establishment and management of national marine conservation areas (NMCAs), helping to advance the Government of Canada’s goal to create 10 new NMCAs. Public consultation on the scope and content … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of Marie Rose (Delorme) Smith as a person of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration, on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced over $8 million to protect and enhance three critical natural spaces in Ontario. These include: More than $3.5 million for the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System; More than $1.05 million to better connect The Meadoway to Rouge National Urban Park with new and improved multi-use trails; $3.5 … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate) Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Ont.) announced approximately $12 million over three years for projects related to critical infrastructure improvements at Fort Henry, Fort Wellington, Laurier House, and Sir John Johnson House national historic sites in Kingston, Ont. The full … Read more
Minister for Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced approximately $25 million over three years for projects related to critical infrastructure roadway improvements in Gros Morne National Park and L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site to ensure a safe travelling experience. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557. Environment and Climate Change Minister … Read more
The management plan for Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site was tabled in Parliament recently. The full release is available online. Call 902-478-5146.
Dr. Richard Wishart, Manitoba Member of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, commemorated the national historic significance of Margaret Laurence with a special ceremony to unveil a plaque at the Margaret Laurence House in Neepawa, Man. The full release is available online. Call 204-848-7248.
