Parks Canada Unveils A Podcast
Parks Canada has unveiled five episodes of a new podcast series called ReCollections about the stories behind national historic sites.
- By NPT Staff - April 24th, 2023 2:45am
News in the Parks
Parks Canada Tackles Spring Avalanche Hazards In Mountain Parks
Warm temperatures forecast for Jasper National Park and Banff National Park have boosted the avalanche hazard and required avalanche control work.
- By NPT Staff - April 18th, 2023 2:45am
Gros Morne Closes Some Areas To Snowmobilers
Parks Canada has advised snowmobilers and winter users that lowland areas north of Sally’s Cove in Gros Morne National Park are now closed to snowmobiling because of inadequate snow cover.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2023 2:45am
Bears Start To Emerge From Hibernation At Jasper National Park
At least one black bear has been spotted in the valley bottom near the townsite of Jasper, and grizzly bears are expected soon in Jasper National Park.
- By NPT Staff - April 5th, 2023 2:45am
In-Person Public Forum Planned For Jasper National Park
The annual public forum for Jasper National Park will happen in person on Apr. 19.
- By NPT Staff - April 4th, 2023 2:45am
Discounted Early Bird Passes On Sale For Prince Edward Island National Park
Parks Canada is offering season entry passes for Prince Edward Island National Park at discounted rates prior to the beginning of the 2023 operating season.
- By NPT Staff - April 3rd, 2023 2:45am
Canada Announces Revitalization Of Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site
The federal government will spend about $74 million ($54 million USD) over three years on critical infrastructure improvements along the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site in Ontario.
- By NPT Staff - March 28th, 2023 2:45am
Protecting Nēnē, The Threatened State Bird Of Hawai'i
For four days, I drove in careful but determined circles around Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park scouring roadsides, parking lots and lawns looking for the world’s rarest goose.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 29th, 2024 2:53pm
Port Windsor Relinquishes Land For Ojibway National Urban Park
A proposed national urban park in Windsor is one step closer to reality.
- By NPT Staff - March 27th, 2023 2:45am
Lessons From A Métis-Led Snowshoe Through Elk Island National Park
Keith Diakiw deftly wraps a red-striped Métis sash over my winter coat and around my waist, tying it loosely on the left to signify that I’m taken and not single. One of my fellow “geo-explorers” opts to have her sash tied in the middle as a hard-working Voyageur would have during the fur trade era. Another chooses to be a Métis princess with the sash wrapped over her left shoulder across her heart.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 28th, 2024 6:43am
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