Parks Canada’s 15 Most Memorable Public Toilets Of 2023
Welcome to my second annual celebration of public toilets.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 28th, 2024 6:25am
Elk Island National Park
New Management Plan For Elk Island National Park
Elk Island National Park’s new management plan helps protect the environment and connect Canadians to nature in the aspen parkland.
- By NPT Staff - December 25th, 2023 2:30am
A 30-Minute Cross-Border Visit To Goat Haunt Seeking Peace
As we cruise over the liquid border from Canada into the United States, the captain of the M.V. International slows down so we can see the hint of two stone boundary markers in a narrow patch of razed forest along Upper Waterton Lake.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 28th, 2024 6:46am
Bison Killed By Motorist In Elk Island National Park
A bison was killed by a vehicle in Elk Island National Park in August — the sixth fatality since 2020 — prompting the Alberta park to remind motorists to obey speed limits.
- By NPT Staff - September 11th, 2023 2:30am
Johnston Canyon And Other Reasons To Love Banff In Winter
“Water is the most expressive element in nature,” Canadian watercolor painter Walter Phillips once mused. “It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulence.”
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am
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
Elk Island National Park Seeks Public Input On Draft Management Plan
Elk Island National Park lovers have until March 17 to weigh in on the draft management plan that will guide the next decade. They can join a Facebook Live session at 6 p.m. (MST) on Feb. 23, and take an online survey before March 17.
- By NPT Staff - February 21st, 2023 2:45am
Banff National Park Considers Next Steps For Bison
Parks Canada is recommending that bison remain in Banff National Park "in a controlled and measured form.”
- By NPT Staff - November 28th, 2022 2:45am
Alberta Wants National Park Fees To Stay In Province
Alberta’s newly appointed premier wants money handed over to national parks in Alberta to stay in Alberta.
- By NPT Staff - November 21st, 2022 2:45am
Parks Canada Bison Burgers Sold At Two Saskatchewan Sites
Parks Canada bison burgers sold in Saskatchewan this year at Grasslands National Park and Batoche National Historic Site came from surplus bison that went to local auction in 2021.
- By NPT Staff - October 17th, 2022 2:45am
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