News in the Parks

Warm Weather Delays Snowmobiling Season In Gros Morne National Park

A lack of snow and projections of above normal temperatures in the long-range forecast have caused the start of this year’s resident snowmobile season in Gros Morne National Park to be delayed until Dec. 16.

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By NPT Staff - November 15th, 2022 2:45am

Banana Slugs And Other Reasons To Love Pacific Rim's New Multi-Use Pathway

It wasn’t the black bears we had to watch out for e-biking the new ʔapsčiik t̓ašii (ups-cheek ta-shee) multi-use pathway from one end of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve’s Long Beach unit to the other — it was the banana slugs.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

America's First National River Turns 50

The October water level was too low to float on the Buffalo National River, so we scrambled over the gravel bar looking for crinoid fossils (ancient sea organisms), gaped at the limestone bluffs capped by sandstone that loom over the waterway, and enjoyed leaf peeping along the shore.

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By Jennifer Bain - September 4th, 2024 6:30am

Funding Boost For Trail Network That Crosses 32 Parks Canada Spots

Alongside the Trans Canada Trail and Lachine Canal National Historic Site in Montréal, the federal government announced $55 million ($xxx USD) over five years for the world’s longest recreational trail network.

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By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2022 2:45am

Six-Week Artist Residency Wraps Up At Cape Breton Highlands

Toronto artist Erika Germain is wrapping up her six-week residency in Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Highlands National Park as the 2022 Artist in Residence.

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By NPT Staff - November 4th, 2022 2:45am

Kluane Gets Funds To Restore Forest Ecosystems

Canada is investing $2.5 million ($1.8 million USD) over five years to help plan long-term approaches to restore and increase the resilience of the Kluane National Park and Reserve's forests while helping to revitalize Southern Tutchone traditions and culture.

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By NPT Staff - November 1st, 2022 2:45am

Polar Bear Cams Go Live In Churchill, Manitoba

In northern Manitoba, the normally solitary polar bears that roam the tundra near the remote town of Churchill are starting to gather on the shore of Hudson Bay, waiting for the sea ice to freeze so they can hunt seals and fatten up.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

Canadian Sites Named To New Global List Of Geological Heritage Sites

Two sites administered by Parks Canada have been named to an international list of the first 100 geological heritage sites. This new international designation acknowledges iconic locations around the world, recognized for their relevance and impact in understanding the Earth and its history.

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By NPT Staff - October 29th, 2022 2:45am

Legendary Mountain Explorers' Lost Cache Found After 85 Years

A historic cache of camera equipment and mountaineering gear abandoned by legendary mountaineers Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates in 1937 has been found on the remote Walsh Glacier in Kluane National Park and Reserve in the Yukon.

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By NPT Staff - October 28th, 2022 8:12am

Public Feedback Sought On Banff Avenue Redevelopment

Canada is investing $8 million ($5.8 million USD) to launch public engagement and planning for the re-development in the 200-block of Banff Avenue in Banff National Park, an idea first envisioned almost 25 years ago.

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By NPT Staff - October 25th, 2022 2:45am

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