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Events
http://www.parks-parcs.ca/english/cpc/parksday.php http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/voyage-travel/special/journee-parcs-parks-day.aspx
 * July 16** Parks Day (third Saturday in July)
 * [|Alberta Parks]
 * [|Manitoba Parks]
 * [|Metro Vancouver Regional Parks]
 * [|New Brunswick]
 * [|Northwest Territories]
 * [|Nova Scotia Parks]
 * [|Nunavut]
 * [|Ontario Parks]
 * [|Parks Canada]
 * [|Saskatchewan Parks]
 * [|Yukon Parks]

2017
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Headlines
https://www.desmog.ca/2017/08/25/canada-has-three-years-increase-protected-areas-60-and-um-it-s-not-going-be-easy http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canada-has-the-most-lakes-of-any-country-but-we-know-very-little-1.3898162 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/unesco-world-heritage-sites-threats-oil-gas-1.3759713 [|Jasper mayor says park infrastructure exposes people to nature, helps them appreciate conservation - CBC] [] [] (PDF) [|Private tour operator accused of snapping up B.C. provincial campsites] Storytime app livens up summer road trips through Alberta and B.C. http://mashable.com/2016/01/13/canada-national-parks [|Protected areas burden on economy, Victoria County officials say] Baker: New fish science report paints dizzying picture for industry future [|Canada's national parks dance the fine line between growth and tradition] - [|@MRCoutts] [|Parks Canada services take hit in budget cuts] [|National parks under threat, report says] [|Purchase protects additional lands around N.B. marine nature reserve] [|Feeding pepperoni sticks to a bear 'isn't good,' Parks Canada says] [|parks_canada_infrastructure_worse_than_thought_report_finds.html]

Recommended Listening
http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2011/05/16/bones-of-the-earth http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nl/grosmorne/natcul/doc.aspx

#40WHC Spotlight: Pimachiowin Aki

 * Pimachiowin Aki ** (which means // Land that gives life // in Ojibwe, ᐱᒪᒋᐅᐃᐧᓂᐊᑭ) is a large proposed [|UNESCO] biosphere reserve and [|World Heritage Site] located in the [|Boreal Forest] that covers parts of [|Manitoba] and [|Ontario]. The proposed project area includes over 43,000 square kilometres (17,000 sq mi) is in similar size to the area of [|Denmark] and would mean that it would be larger than 100 other countries in the world. The project is also supported by five [|First Nations] reserves including [|Poplar River First Nation], [|Little Grand Rapids First Nation], [|Pauingassi First Nation],[|Pikangikum First Nation], and [|Bloodvein First Nation]. The area also includes the Manitoba Provincial Wilderness Park of [|Atikaki Provincial Park]and the Ontario [|Woodland Caribou Provincial Park]. The proposed World Heritage Site all started with the signing of the Protected Areas and First Nation Resource Stewardship in 2002 by the First Nations of Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi, Poplar River and Pikangikum. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimachiowin_Aki

http://www.cknw.com/syn/107/151594/151594 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Doer-announces-10-M-UNESCO-trust-fund-64158862.html http://wildhunt.org/2016/06/protecting-the-boreal-forest-pimachiowin-aki.html http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/analysis/2016/05/31/inside-one-couples-fight-to-protect-canadas-boreal-forest http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/manitoba/unesco-world-heritage-site-bid-pimachiowin-aki-1.3635334 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/windsor-seeks-unesco-world-heritage-status-for-183126212.html http://ojibway.ca/tour.htm [|Ojibway Nature Centre] [|Friends of Ojibway] https://twitter.com/search?q=Pimachiowin%20Aki&src=typd media type="custom" key="28639561"
 * Coverage**

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Background: Canada has two nominated sites to be examined this year at the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee: Mistaken Point in Newfoundland (a natural property) and Pimachiowin Aki in Manitoba and Ontario (a natural and cultural property). - https://ca.news.yahoo.com/windsor-seeks-unesco-world-heritage-status-for-183126212.html

Twitter
[|@rjpayne] [|@ParksCanada] [|@cpaws] [|@ontrails] [|@NatureCanada] [|@OntarioParks] [|@ParksCanada_SK] [|@ec_minister] [|@TDFEF] [|@CalgaryParks] [|@WCS_Canada]

Parks Canada
[|Parks Canada] [|@ParksCanada] [|Facebook]

Webinars
http://www.cpra.ca/EN/main.php?action=cms.webinars

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The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is Canada’s only nationwide charity dedicated solely to the protection of our public land and water, and ensuring our parks are managed to protect the nature within them. Since 1963 we’ve played a lead role in protecting over half a million square kilometres – an area bigger than the entire Yukon Territory! Our vision is that Canada will protect at least half of our public land and water so that future generations can benefit from Canada’s irreplaceable wilderness

[] - [|@cpaws] https://www.facebook.com/cpaws https://www.youtube.com/user/cpawsnational [] [|Watchdog group critical of Parks Canada management] [|CPAWS sounds alarm over Parks Canada’s shift away from nature conservation in our national parks] [|Parks Canada should focus on environment, not development, says report - CBC] [|Parks Report] (PDF)

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Kluane National Park (yukon)
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20140131-canadas-wild-frontier-where-glaciers-and-rainforests-meet http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/yt/kluane/index.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kluane_National_Park_and_Reserve

Quotes
Communities don't care how much you know, they care about how much "YOU CARE." A secret to community engagement, be sincere, be honest, caring and follow through. - Greg Stroud, quoted by Nancy Arsenault https://twitter.com/NancyArsenault/status/535507355895865344

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[|National Parks of Canada]
 * Flickr Groups**

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[|ParksCanadaAgency]

Learn the Name
It's all in the name! Learn the pronunciation and meaning of some of our places’ names: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/voyage-travel/suggestions-suggest/nom-name.aspx http://outbounding.org/articles/view/it-s-all-in-the-name-parks-canada

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Misc
http://noto.ca

2011 marked the 100th anniversary of Parks Canada. National Park system spans the country, safeguarding some of the most spectacular examples of treasured Canadian wilderness.

Gros Morne National Park
Western Newfoundland: [|Gros Morne National Park] is like the Galapagos of geology - you might go to the Galapagos to experience first-hand the wonder of biology and the theory of evolution. In Gros Morne, you can experience first-hand the wonder of geology and the theory of plate tectonics. http://www.grosmorne.com http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nl/grosmorne/index.aspx

[|Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society] [|Jasper National Par]

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Canadian Rockies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Rockies

Elsewhere on the Web
http://commongroundproject.td.com https://twitter.com/icefieldstrail/status/851533821036122112

http://planeta.com/1703calgary https://parkpeople.ca/livestream
 * March 6** Heart of the City

Spotlight: Bear 71
http://bear71.nfb.ca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_71 http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/community/blogs/aj-special-delivery/wild-canada-takes-nature-documentaries-whole-new-level

Bear 71: The first rule of survival: don't do what comes naturally.

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Photos
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tweets
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