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Although strict measures were put in place this summer to keep zebra mussels out of Manitoba’s Clear Lake, the invasive species has found its way into Riding Mountain National Park regardless. Dameon Wall of Parks Canada told 680 CJOB’s The Start that water samples from the lake’s main launching area, Boat …
Read More »Trent-Severn Waterway opens for 103rd navigation season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The 103rd navigation season on the Trent-Severn Waterway in central Ontario opened Friday. Parks Canada officially opened the waterway for boating traffic along lock stations between Trenton and Port Severn. The waterway reported a record year for overnight mooring in 2022, including …
Read More »‘Loved to death’: Balancing recreation and conservation in Alberta’s mountain parks
The number of annual visitors to Alberta’s parks has been steadily rising, sparking a question of how to balance the desire for recreation with environmental concerns. “Places like Banff National Park and Waterton are being loved to death,” said Jody Hilty, president of Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. The number …
Read More »Parks Canada seeing ‘three-fold increase’ in abandoned pets at Toronto area park
Parks Canada has issued a plea for people to stop abandoning their pets and exotic animals after a three-fold increase at Rouge National Urban Park in recent years. In a statement to Global News, the government agency says in addition to domestic dogs, park staff are seeing rabbits, cats, reptiles …
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