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When Yukon Rivers Run Dry

It only took a matter of days for the Slims River, Ä’äy Chù in Southern Tutchone, to reduce from a large glacial river to a mere stream amongst a dusty plain. Four days to be exact. News swirled around the world as yet another sad confirmation of human caused climate change.

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By Jennifer Bain - May 26th, 2021 8:58am

Nova Scotia Parks And Sites Face Service Delays

Parks Canada-administered places in Nova Scotia will delay the launch of most visitor services including camping until at least June 1 so it can align with provincial measures to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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By NPT Staff - May 15th, 2021 12:58pm

Waterton To Rebuild Campground Destroyed By Fire

Waterton Lakes National Park is getting $8.7 million ($7.1 million USD) towards the design work and first phase of reconstruction for its Crandell Mountain Campground.

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By NPT Staff - May 15th, 2021 1:01pm

Facelift On Tap For Waterton Lakes Golf Course

As the Waterton Lakes Golf Course is poised to turn 100 next year, its new management team is promising to modernize the historic public course and celebrate its connection to a famous Canadian architect.

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By Jennifer Bain - May 8th, 2021 2:30am

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Renamed Gulf Islands Campground Recognizes Indigenous Culture

In what’s being called “a step toward healing,” McDonald Campground in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve has been renamed SMONEĆTEN (pronounced smaw nitch tun) and the Douglas fir forest that it's in will be a place to appreciate Indigenous culture as well as nature.

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By NPT Staff - May 6th, 2021 2:30am

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Park People: Conversation With A Dark Sky Expert

David Saunders is an expert on the dark side of Terra Nova National Park. The man known unofficially as the park's "dark sky champion" celebrates the night skies, whether they're clear, full of stars or showing off the milky way.

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By Jennifer Bain - May 5th, 2021 2:30am

Red Fox Den Gets Protection In Banff

Banff National Park is closing a section of the park to protect a red fox den.

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By Jennifer Bain - April 29th, 2021 5:40am

Green Gables Heritage Place Opens For Season

A national historic site on Prince Edward Island that celebrates author L.M. Montomery and her Anne of Green Gables book series has opened has opened for the season with a variety of plans for how to cope with COVID-19 challenges and crowds.

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By Jennifer Bain - April 26th, 2021 7:54am

Gros Morne Considers Unusual Spruce Budworm Spraying Request

To spray or not to spray? It’s not usually a question that Parks Canada has to grapple with, but the Newfoundland and Labrador government has asked Gros Morne National Park to allow aerial spraying to quash an emerging outbreak of the dreaded spruce budworm.

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By Jennifer Bain - May 5th, 2021 10:23am

Historic Yukon Sternwheeler To Honour Indigenous Connections

For years, the romantic story of the S.S. Klondike revolved around the historic sternwheeler that travelled the Yukon River from 1929 to 1955 carrying silver-lead ore, freight, passengers and tourists. But the tale of how a steam-powered boat retired and found new life as the S.S. Klondike National Historic Site glossed over negative parts of its legacy.

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By Jennifer Bain - April 13th, 2021 2:30am

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