The management plan for Trent–Severn Waterway and Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Sites was tabled in Parliament on Dec. 14. The full release is available online. Call 1-855-862-1812. The management plan for Rideau Canal and Merrickville Blockhouse National Historic Sites was tabled in Parliament on Dec. 14. The full release is available online. Call 1-855-862-1812.
The management plan for Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites was tabled in Parliament. The full release is available online. Call 819-639-5737.
The management plan for Georgian Bay Islands National Park, including Beausoleil Island National Historic Site, was tabled in Parliament on Dec. 14. The full release is available online. Contact bruce.macmillan@pc.gc.ca.
The management plan for Forillon National Park was tabled in Parliament on Dec. 14. The full release is available online. Call 418-355-4398.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.); Jeff Wharton, Manitoba Minister of Environment, Climate and Parks; and Stephanie Thorassie, executive director of the Seal River Watershed Alliance, announced a commitment to work together on a feasibility assessment for an Indigenous protected area in the Seal River Watershed. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557.
Parks Canada and Inuit in Gjoa Haven resumed research on the wreck of HMS Erebus. The field work continues to provide insights into the conditions of the wreck and its surrounding environment, and further advances our understanding of the evolving story of the 1845 Franklin Expedition. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport Adam van Koeverden (Milton, Ont.) announced the designation of Breaking Racial Barriers in the National Hockey League as an event of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. The designation honours the achievements of five hockey players – … Read more
Parks Canada shared the final report from the Expert Advisory Panel on Moving People Sustainably in the Banff Bow Valley in Alberta. For the next 60 days, from Dec. 5, 2022, to Feb. 2, 2023, interested Indigenous communities and individuals, stakeholders, and other members of the public are invited to review the final report and provide their feedback … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the upcoming 2023 Minister’s Roundtable on Parks Canada. For 2023, the Minister’s Round Table on Parks Canada will focus on five main themes: strengthening accessibility; Indigenous stewardship of protected heritage places; ecological corridors; Parks Canada and tourism recovery; and greening Parks Canada operations. Throughout January and … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of Seacow Head Lighthouse in Prince Edward Island as a heritage lighthouse under Canada’s Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. The full release is available online. Call 819-230-1557.
