Canadian man crushed by falling tree in Olympic National Park
A Quebec mad died this week after a tree fell on his tent in Olympic National Park in Washington state Thomas Bernier-Villeneuve, a 34-year-old lawyer, was on a camping trip…
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Alberta Parks reminds resale of campgrounds is prohibited
Booking a provincial campground has been no easy task since the pandemic hit and Alberta Parks has fallen victim to its own success to such an extent that a new…
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Stop Ontario Parks Backcountry Camping Fee Changes For 2021
Sign the Petition: http://chng.it/8kLdx9DKtG Summary of backcountry fees for 2021: https://www.ontarioparks.com/fees/bac… 2020 thread on MyCCR: https://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/view… 2021 thread on MyCCR: https://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/view… GOVERNMENT POLICYMAKERS TO EMAIL: Minister of the Environment, Conservation…
Read more » Alberta Parks Doesn’t Want You Selling Your Reservation
With summer quickly approaching provincial parks are seeing a huge rise in reservations this year. According to Alberta Parks, some 27,000 campsite reservations were made over 24 hours. And now…
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Whitehorse takes -50 ° C for extreme cold warning
Temperatures below -40 ° C on Monday and Tuesday gripped the inhabitants of the Yukon capital so far accustomed to a rather mild winter. As always, social networks were quickly…
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K2: many dropouts and uncertainty near the top!
On the K2, many retirements overnight and uncertain news for some climbers who could still advance to the top. The clock is ticking. Tomorrow, the weather conditions will be unlivable on the…
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Seals will kill cod by 2050: Study Finds
Cod could disappear completely from certain areas of the Gulf of St. Lawrence by 2050. Already weakened by overfishing, populations are struggling to recover because of the proliferation of one…
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Right whales seen from space
Studying whales from space, but while being based in Rimouski: this is the challenge that will be taken up by a research team that has just been awarded a contract…
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Winnipeg family turns washing machine into ice Zamboni
The Theriault family transformed a washer into an ice zamboni to make an ice rink in their backyard in Winnipeg. To make ice, the Theriault family pump water from the…
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More Canadians Getting Out For Winter Camping
The demand for winter camping is very strong this year at the Parc régional de la Rivière Gentilly where a dozen sites are cleared of snow and frequented every weekend…
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