Parks Canada Plans Overnight Learn-To-Camp Experiences
Parks Canada is inviting people to learn — or re-learn — to camp.
- By NPT Staff - June 26th, 2023 2:45am
Rideau Canal National Historic Site
New Management Plan For Rideau Canal National Historic Site
The Rideau Canal National Historic Site and Merrickville Blockhouse National Historic Site have a new joint management plan.
- By NPT Staff - January 9th, 2023 2:45am
Funding Boost For Trail Network That Crosses 32 Parks Canada Spots
Alongside the Trans Canada Trail and Lachine Canal National Historic Site in Montréal, the federal government announced $55 million ($xxx USD) over five years for the world’s longest recreational trail network.
- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2022 2:45am
Parks Canada Offers Free Admission July 1
Canadians and international visitors can visit all national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas for free on Canada Day. Lockage along the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site and the Rideau Canal National Historic Site, as well as at Quebec's historic canals, will also be free on July 1.
- By NPT Staff - June 29th, 2022 2:45am
Boating The Historic Rideau Canal
Boating lazily down the Rideau Canal National Historic Site first on a hot summer journey and then on a cool and rainy fall one, I wonder how I lived this long in Ontario oblivious to the magic of this waterway. We glide into one lock after another, watching as Parks Canada staff use hand-powered winches to operate the gates and sluice valves, raising or lowering us from one water level to another as the watertight chambers either fill or empty.
- By Jennifer Bain - July 5th, 2021 1:01pm
Parks Canada Is Hiring Summer Students
Parks Canada is doing its annual hiring blitz for summer students keen to work in national parks and at national historic sites across the country.
- By NPT Staff - February 25th, 2021 2:15am
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The Essential RVing Guide
The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.
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