Peter Kent, the Minister of Environment, was in Banff National Park Jan, 27 to announce plans for the re-introduction of plains bison. Although the old Banff Buffalo Paddock was removed in the late 1990s after the Banff Bow Valley Study, the goal in the bison restoration project is to return the hairy herbivores to free-range across lands they historically inhabited [ Read More ]
AMPPE challenges new user fees in National Parks on Alberta Prime Time, Friday Jan 20. In a televised debate with Kelly Sloan of CPAWS and University of Calgary professor Bob Page, AMPPE Executive Director Monica Andreeff supports increased federal investment, but not new user fees, in Banff and Jasper National Parks. Click here to watch the [ Read More ]
With more than 100 events surrounding Snow Days, partners Banff Lake Louise Tourism, the Town of Banff, and Parks Canada have launched this new winter festival less than six months after the Competitive Initiative was released. For a full schedule of events, many of them free, open this item then click on the links below. [ Read More ]
Monica Andreeff, Executive Director of AMPPE, discusses the Brewster Glacier Discovery walk on QR77 Radio. It was broadcast in Edmonton and Calgary on the mornings of Saturday January 14 and Sunday January 15, 2012. To Listen to the broadcast, click continue button below and select QR77 Interview on the next page.
To ensure that it was meeting visitor needs and remaining relevant to Canadians, Parks Canada approved a number of new recreational activities for national parks in 2010, including those with guided interpretive elements, which includes aerial parks, canopy tours, via ferrata and zip-lines (but not as a stand-alone activity); mountain biking; hang-gliding and paragliding; community [ Read More ]
Government of Canada Announces Woodland Caribou Captive Breeding Partnering Arrangement between Parks Canada, BC Government and Calgary Zoo Innovative project a cornerstone of Parks Canada’s Conservation Strategy for Southern Mountain Caribou in Canada’s National Parks Calgary, Alberta – November 25, 2011 –On behalf of the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for [ Read More ]
BANFF, ALBERTA, December 8, 2011 – Parks Canada has announced a suite of enhanced environmental protection, visitor experience and educational actions along the Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park. Once implemented, these actions will ensure that the ecologically and culturally rich Bow Valley Parkway area is a productive environment for wildlife and a world-class [ Read More ]
By Cathy Ellis, Rocky Mountain Outlook — Parks Canada is commissioning a $50,000 study to identify new revenue sources to support its existing operations and enhance visitor experience in Canada’s national parks and historic sites. The revenue-generating study comes at a time the Harper government has ordered all federal government departments to slash five to [ Read More ]
