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Canada Investing $39 Million In Banff National Park

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By NPT Staff - March 21st, 2016

More than $39 million is being invested in Banff National Park to help improve forests, rehabilitate animal underpasses along the Trans-Canada Highway, and improve interpretative programs for visitors.

This major investment will support the Mountain Park Fire Restoration project, which works to improve the ecological integrity of the forest ecosystems, as well as the recovery of the Whitebark and Limber pine. The funding will also be used to rehabilitate the animal underpasses on the Trans-Canada Highway, and improve the authentic experiential programs that will give an opportunity for visitors to learn and understand first-hand about Métis peoples and their traditional trades.

"Our government is committed to protecting and restoring Canada's natural and cultural heritage. These investments will continue to improve and restore ecological integrity in the park and expand cultural heritage programming to ensure visitors and future generations can enjoy Banff National Park and understand the significance of cultural heritage in Canadian history," said the Honourable Catherine McKenna, minister of the Environment and Climate Change, in announcing the funding last week.

Established in 1885, Banff National Park is both the oldest national park in Canada as well as the third national park ever established in the world. Spanning 6,641 square kilometres of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, meadows and rivers, Banff National Park is one of the world's premier destination spots. The park welcomed 3.8 million visitors last year, making it the single most popular national park in Canada.

Parks Canada is investing an unprecedented $3 billion over five years to support infrastructure work to heritage, visitor, waterway and highway assets located within national historic sites, national parks, and national marine conservation areas across Canada, a press release said. 

"This infrastructure work will also directly restore ecological integrity. This includes significant advancements in improving animal underpasses on the Trans-Canada Highway, and the rehabilitation of the campground in Lake Louise," the release added.

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