Parks Canada

Five new agreements reached between South Okanagan’s national park stakeholders
Some progress was made among the stakeholders of the proposed national park reserve in the…

National park reservation system launches in April
Parks Canada is urging campers to be ready for this year’s reservation service as they…
Americans enjoying time in Banff, getting slapped with fines, court dates
Police in Banff have been dealing with a number of Americans who decide to stop…

‘Diversity of views’ a highlight of National Park report findings
PENTICTON – Parks Canada has wrapped up its consultative process, with an awareness of the…

Parks Canada to share feedback on controversial national park proposed for South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Parks Canada is planning a series of meeting in the South Okanagan Similkameen…

Parks Canada extends public consultation period
PENTICTON – Parks Canada appears to have heard appeals from South Okanagan residents to extend…

UPDATE: Meetings with stakeholders on South Okanagan national park suddenly cancelled
PENTICTON – A couple of meetings scheduled between local stakeholders and National Park officials were…

South Okanagan-Similkameen national park public consultation underway
PENTICTON – Parks Canada says public consultation has begun with respect to a national park…

Avalanche control near B.C.-Alberta border today
FIELD – Drivers planning a later return from the Family Day long weekend may have…

Bullets, condoms and refuse – see what’s dumped in our protected grasslands
KAMLOOPS – Watching several trucks drive by Batchelor Heights into the province's protected grasslands and not knowing the driver's purpose for visiting makes Park Ranger Amanda Weber-Roy nervous as she prepares for a day of work in the Lac du Bois Grasslands Saturday. She looks for signs of recreational users — an ATV, a mountain...