TERRACE BAY, ON – Approximately 200 visitors attended the annual Lake Superior Day event in Terrace Bay this Sunday, July 15th. The Municipality, in partnership with Parks Canada, hosted the annual event which featured a volunteer cleanup of Terrace Bay Beach and then free activities [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON– En juin, les élèves de l’École Publique Franco-Manitou se sont bien amusés, profitant des resources naturelles qui éxiste dans la région pendant des visites aux parcs national et provincial avoisinants. Les élèves de la maternelle à la 2e année ont visité le [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – Parcs Canada prévoit, si les conditions météorologiques le permettent, procéder à un brûlage dirigé sur une superficie de 1 hectare à l’anse Hattie au parc national Pukaskwa le 14 mai. Le brûlage dirigé à l’anse Hattie a été soigneusement planifié et n’aura [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – Parks Canada plans to conduct a 1-hectare experimental fire in Pukaskwa National Park’s Hattie Cove area on Monday, May 14th, weather permitting. The Hattie Cove Prescribed Fire has been carefully planned and will not proceed unless weather, fire behaviour, and public safety [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Nipigon’s men and women in blue will be helping kids cast a line this spring during the 4th Annual Kids Fish Derby, Saturday, May 12th 1-5pm Nipigon Marina Dock The event, which is free for children and youth of all ages, will run from 1 pm to 5 pm at the Nipigon [Read more]
Parks Canada presents the results of Pukaskwa National Park’s Regional Resident Survey HERON BAY, ON – Tuesday, November 29 from 6 – 7:30 p.m., Parks Canada is hosting a presentation to share the results of Pukaskwa National Park’s Regional Resident Survey. The survey was [Read more]
Grade 8/Secondary 2 students can win a class trip to Banff National Park TORONTO, ON – The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today launched Parks Canada’s exciting new Coolest School Trip Contest, a part of the My Parks Pass [Read more]
Emergency Swing Dam Being Swung into Winter Position SAULT STE. MARIE, ON– Everyone is invited to the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site on October 20, 2011 at 12 noon to watch as the site’s largest artifact is swung into its winter position. During the swing, Parks Canada staff will [Read more]
Winter closures at Parks Canada sites: Fort St. Joseph closed Oct. 10 after another successful season; Navigation season at Sault Canal recreational lock ends Oct. 15 SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site of Canada on St. Joseph Island closed for the winter after a [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON –The IMBA Canada Trail Care Crew is coming to the area to help improve your trail opportunities. Join Chad and Deanne Lazaruk to learn how to design, build and maintain trails in a sustainable way. Learn to build a natural-surface trail sustainably, Friday September 23rd , come [Read more]
Experience history in forts across the country from August 19-21 August 17, 2011 THUNDER BAY, ON – Forts have played a substantial role in the history and growth of Canada. Parks Canada is inviting all Canadians to join in the fun at a nearby national historic fort site and help make this [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – Pukaskwa’s backcountry has been reopened following a seven-day closure. The closure was in place as a result of an incident in which a lone black bear injured a visitor at Simon’s Harbour in the park on August 5, 2011. Parks Canada staff and Ontario Ministry of Natural [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – Parks Canada staff and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Conservation Officers have located and destroyed a female bear approximately two kilometres from the site of the August 5, 2011 incident during which a park visitor was injured by a lone adult black bear in the park’s [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – To ensure the safety of park visitors, the entire backcountry of Pukaskwa National Park has been closed following an incident in which a visitor was injured by a lone adult black bear. All registered park visitors have been evacuated and park staff continue to patrol the [Read more]
PUKASKWA NTLN PARK – Friday, August 5th, shortly before 9am, three hikers allegedly disembarked a boat in a small harbour at Pukaskwa National Park, to explore the park’s backcountry on foot. One of the party’s members, a 57-year-old woman, is currently hospitalized at an [Read more]
