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Kejimkujik Gets Green Energy And Infrastructure Investments

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By NPT Staff - March 22nd, 2021
MP Bernadette Jordan visits one of Kejimkujik's new universal access, gender-neutral washrooms.

MP Bernadette Jordan visits one of Kejimkujik's new universal access, gender-neutral washrooms/Parks Canada

Nova Scotia’s Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site is getting almost $600,000 ($480,000 USD) to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts and investment in clean technology.

Bernadette Jordan, minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Member of Parliament for South Shore-St. Margarets, said in a news release that investments “with green infrastructure will help ensure that this park continues to offer a sustainable, safe, and breath-taking experience to Nova Scotians and visitors from all around the globe for decades to come.”

The Canadian government is working towards net-zero emissions by 2050, and the Greening Government Fund is an important part of its climate plan and 2030 Paris Agreement target. The fund promotes and shares innovative approaches to reducing greenhouse gases and provides project funding to federal government departments and agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their operations.

The $589,400 investment for Kejimkujik will support the installation of a 100-kilowatt array of solar panels — enough to reduce the park’s greenhouse gas emissions by about 17 per cent.

The electricity use of campers at Kejimkujik’s campground will entirely come from the photovoltaic solar array that will generate 100 kilowatts of renewable energy annually through Nova Scotia Power's Net Metering Program. Over the lifetime of this project, Parks Canada will see a cumulative reduction of about 3,300 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, which is roughly equal to taking 1,035 cars off the road for one year.

Jordan also announced that $10 million ($7.9 mllion USD) in improvements in federal infrastructure projects have been completed. Jeremy's Bay Campground has 10 new universal-access, gender-neutral washroom and shower facilities. Five new Ôasis camping units, waterdrop-shaped units on stilts, are now perched in the trees overlooking Kejimkujik Lake. The park also has a new water treatment facility and upgraded power and sewer utilities.

Ukme’k — Kejimkujik’s first new trail in decades — now links the park’s day-use areas and the campground on a single shared-use trail. The project includes enhancements and upgrades to existing trails, plus 6.5 kilometres of new trail, designed for low ecological impact and low-maintenance construction. The trail includes optional mountain biking features to appeal to a broad range of skill-levels within the mountain biking community.

Parks Canada will launch reservations for Kejimkujik on April 23.

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