In August of 1994, Khutzeymateen was designated Canada’s only grizzly bear sanctuary under the joint management of the province of British Columbia and the Tsimshian Nation. Located 40 kilometres northeast of Prince Rupert on BC’s northern coast, Khutzeymateen, a Tsimshian word meaning a confined space of salmon and bears, provides about 45 000 hectares of [...]
Fathom Five, Canada’s first national marine park, consists of 20 islands to the north and east of the Bruce Peninsula, 130 square kilometres of surface water, the ecosystem reaching 200 metres below, and the park’s tiny landbase at Tobermory Harbour. Composed of green islands, lake bottoms and clear cold water, it is representative of the Georgian Bay [...]
With the price of basic necessities like food and gas skyrocketing out of control, many budget-conscious families are re-thinking their usual vacation plans. While keeping an eye on your expenses is an absolute must in times like these, there are some fantastic locally-based alternatives to going without a family vacation this year.
Rather than plan a [...]
Point Pelee, a 10-kilometre sandspit with its southern point equal in latitude to the northern border of California, contains one of Canada’s smallest but most unusual national parks.
A thin triangle jutting into Lake Erie at the southernmost point of Canada, the 20 square kilometer landscape boasts a unique blend of vegetation in the marshes, jungle-like Carolinian forest, Savannah grasslands and [...]
Yoho, named for a Cree word expressing awe, is a park of rock walls, waterfalls and glacial lakes. It’s a park with snow-topped mountain peaks, roaring rivers and silent forests. It’s a park whose history is bound up with a railroad: spiral tunnels inside mountains and stories of runaway trains.
Established in 1886, the park currently [...]
Officially, Frontenac Provincial Park has approximately 160 km of trails. The staff arrived at this figure by counting the total distance of every loop and adding how far the trail-heads are from the Trail Centre. This number is not the same as saying how many distinct kilometres of trails there are Frontenac Park because some [...]
Parks Canada will begin arming national park wardens by spring 2009, the federal government says.
Environment Minister John Baird announced late Friday that Ottawa is authorizing the government agency to create up to 100 armed enforcement officer positions.
“Parks Canada’s enforcement officers have the important responsibility of protecting visitors and staff in Canada’s national parks, and they [...]
Canada will create a giant new national park covering some 1.9 million acres along one of the country’s most spectacular northern rivers, Environment Minister John Baird said on Monday.
The Naats’ihch’oh National Park Reserve will cover the watershed of the South Nahanni river in the Northwest Territories.
It will be adjacent to the larger Nahanni National Park [...]
