Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) announced the launch of a NEW Parks Canada mobile app, which provides visitors with the information and resources they need to plan their visit and discover breathtaking locations, including hidden gems, and other unique and memorable experiences at national parks, historic sites and marine conservation areas. The full … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) and Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced a significant step towards the completion of Rouge National Urban Park with the transfer of 21 km2 of Transport Canada lands to Parks Canada. With this transfer, Parks Canada now owns and manages more than half of the 79.1 km2 of lands … Read more
Parks Canada’s Honourary Guide for Families, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) shared their passion for the outdoors with school children as they led a Learn-to Camp event with the help of MPs and university students. Together, they taught the young participants how to set-up a tent and … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, Nfld.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing more than $22 million in Gros Morne National Park. The investment will be used to upgrade some of Gros Morne National Park’s iconic trails, including the Gros Morne Mountain Trail (James Callaghan … Read more
Parks Canada’s Underwater Archaeology Team and a Government of Nunavut Archaeologist have begun the archeological investigation of HMS Terror – the second ship of Sir John Franklin’s tragic 1845 expedition – in the waters of Nunavut. Archeologists will use remotely operated underwater vehicles to collect photos, videos and scans of the wreck. The information gathered from this important … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) commemorated Helena Gutteridge (1879-1960) as a national historic person and unveiled a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque at Vancouver City Hall. The full release is available online. Call 250-654-4086.
The University of New Brunswick’s Department of Anthropology, in partnership with Parks Canada, will offer a bioarchaeology field program at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site during the summer of 2017. This unique collaboration will document, protect, and preserve 18th century burial grounds at Rochefort Point that are currently threatened by coastal erosion. The … Read more
The recreational salmon fishery on the Northwest River in Terra Nova National Park is scheduled to start on June 1, 2017. For the 2017 season, a fish counting fence will be installed on the river and the quantity of salmon recorded will be used to determine a floating quota throughout the season. The initial quota … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) announced that the grade 8 class of Lethbridge Christian School won the Canada’s Coolest School Trip. A total of 69 classes participated in the video competition and student from this grade 8 class are the winners of the trip of a lifetime to visit Parks Canada’s treasured … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations) Andrew Leslie (Ottawa-Orleans, Ont.) recognized the importance of the creation of Canada’s national flag and the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949, as events of national significance, and also recognized Lester Bowles Pearson as a person of national historic significance. The full release is available online. Call 613-246-1950.
