Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced nearly $6 million in funding to support nine corridor projects to enhance ecological connectivity in priority areas across Canada. Funded by Parks Canada’s National Program for Ecological Corridors, these projects align with the program’s objective to catalyse corridor initiatives by partners to maintain and restore … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced the designation of Dr. Dominique François Gaspard as a person of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. The full release is available online. Call 873-455-3714.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) announced a funding contribution of $949,940 for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to collaborate with Parks Canada and Indigenous partners to undertake restoration work in Rouge National Urban Park. Anandasangaree also announced that Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has approved a motion to transfer 119 hectares of … Read more
Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced the 2025 summer season camping availability and recreational opportunities in Jasper National Park in Alberta. The full release is available online. Call 819-962-0686. Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) commemorated the national historic significance of Joseph … Read more
The management plan for Kluane National Park and Reserve was tabled in Parliament recently. Reviewed every ten years, management plans are a requirement of the Canada National Parks Act and guide the management of national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas. Kluane National Park and Reserve are cooperatively managed by Parks Canada, Kluane First … Read more
The management plan for Tuktut Nogait National Park was tabled in Parliament recently. Reviewed every ten years, management plans are a requirement of the Canada National Parks Act and guide the management of national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas. The full release is available online. Call 867-686-2070.
Parks Canada commemorated the national historic significance of Teyoninhokarawen (John Norton) at a special plaque unveiling ceremony at Queenston Heights Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. The commemoration ceremony was held by Parks Canada in collaboration with Niagara Parks Commission during the annual Valour and Victory: Honouring Indigenous Veterans event at Queenston Heights Park. The full release is … Read more
Ministerial Lead for Jasper Recovery and Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) released updates to local land use policy in the town of Jasper, Alta. The Government of Canada, through Parks Canada, with the Municipality of Jasper, have been working closely together through the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre. Together, … Read more
Liberal MP Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) unveiled a plaque highlighting the Construction of the Prince Edward Island Railway as a National Historic Event at Founders’ Hall in Charlottetown, PEI. The full release is available online. Call 873-455-3714.
The Governments of Canada and Quebec announce that joint public consultations on the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park expansion project will be held this fall. Members of the public are invited to participate in these consultations, which are scheduled to take place from Oct. 21 to Dec. 13, 2024. The full release is available online. Contact pc.media@pc.gc.ca. Environment and … Read more
