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 [...]
Written on August 19, 2008 | Posted in
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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 [...]
Written on July 5, 2008 | Posted in
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