Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park, Ont.) announced the awarding of a $9.47 million contract to improve Rouge Beach and Marsh in Rouge National Urban Park in Scarborough, Ont. This investment will help restore habitats, improve visitor facilities and enhance accessibility in one of the park’s most popular and ecologically significant areas, marking a … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin (Toronto–Danforth, Ont.) and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between Parks Canada and Mexico’s National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP). This renewed MOU supports the Environment and Sustainability pillar of the Canada-Mexico Action Plan 2025-2028, launched by Prime … Read more
The Government of Canada is investing $5.1 million in greening operations at Sable Island National Park Reserve in Nova Scotia. The funding will support projects that reduce electrical energy consumption in key buildings and upgrade the island’s power generation system to a sustainable micro-grid. These changes will decrease the use of fossil fuels on the island … Read more
Chief Sidney Peters, Glooscap First Nation and Chief Leroy Denny, Eskasoni First Nation, co-chairs of Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq – The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs, Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin (Toronto–Danforth, Ont.) and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty (Northwest Territories) announced the signing of a co-management arrangement between the Mi’kmaq of Nova … Read more
Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, and Official Languages Steven Guilbeault (Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que.) concluded his participation in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, reaffirming Canada’s pledge to protect biodiversity, support Indigenous leadership, and advance commitments under the Kunming–Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework. Throughout COP30, Guilbeault emphasized that nature is central to Canada’s identity, a … Read more
Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy (Carleton, Ont.) announced $36.2 million for infrastructure investments in the conservation and renewal of heritage infrastructure at three locations along the Rideau Canal National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stretching between Ottawa and Kingston in Ontario. This federal funding will support Parks Canada’s muti-year conservation projects, including masonry repairs to Lock … Read more
Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, and Official Languages Steven Guilbeault (Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of Kameshtashtan in Newfoundland and Labrador as a place 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. Contact hermine.landry@pch.gc.ca.
Last week, Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc, survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, and Parks Canada recognized the national historic significance of the Kamloops Indian Residential school in British Columbia. Two plaques were unveiled at a ceremony in Kamloops, B.C. The full release is available online. Contact hali.moreland@pc.gc.ca.
Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, and Official Languages Steven Guilbeault (Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced 11 designations of persons, places and events of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. The full release is available online. Contact hermine.landry@pch.gc.ca.
Muskowekwan First Nation, along with Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated the national historic significance of the Former Muscowequan Indian Residential School with a special ceremony to unveil two plaques close to Lestock, Sask. The full release is available online. Contact pc.media@pc.gc.ca.
