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Management Plan for Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site Tabled in Parliament

by Jenn Ryan
(Kejimkujik, NS) – The management plan for Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada has been tabled in Parliament. Management plans are the primary accountability documents for the management of protected heritage places under Parks Canada’s care and will provide clear direction for the management and operations of the park for the next 10 to 15 years.
 
Through this plan, Parks Canada is fulfilling its legislative obligations and meeting its promise to Canadians to protect and facilitate discovery of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, part of a national network of Canada’s natural and historic treasures.
 
This management plan was developed through extensive public consultation and input from many people and organizations, including the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia, local residents, visitors and stakeholders. The Mi’kmaw Network, a Mi’kmaw advisory committee, was engaged from the outset of the process.
 
Parks Canada will connect Canadians with this special place through exceptional visitor experiences and educational opportunities, while protecting the natural heritage values and ecological integrity of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site.
 
This management plan identifies priorities for Kejimkujik and Parks Canada will strive to:
  • Establish a Mi’kmaq advisory committee;
  • Build on strong relationships with visitors, partners, and stakeholders to establish a park advisory committee;
  • Maintain and/or restore Kejimkujik’s ecological integrity by minimizing and/or mitigating stressors to ecosystems; 
  • Facilitate multiple opportunities for visitors to enjoy and connect with Kejimkujik through redevelopment of Jeremy’s Bay Campground;
  • Create and deliver learning opportunities for local and Mi’kmaw youth, and develop a strategy to reach out to urban audiences, particularly youth and new Canadians.
 
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada protects one of Atlantic Canada’s most significant natural and cultural treasures: a representative example of the Atlantic Coastal Uplands Natural Region and a cultural landscape that attests to the area’s Mi’kmaw history. Kejimkujik protects and presents coastal ecosystems, wetlands, forests, freshwater, and a cultural landscape that includes petroglyphs sites, hunting territories, habitation sites, fishing sites, and travel routes.
 
The Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site Management Plan is available on the Parks Canada website at: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik/plan.aspx or by written or telephone request to Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site.
 
 
 
Information:
 
Linda Frank
Field Unit Superintendent
Mainland Nova Scotia
Parks Canada
(902) 426-5080
 
Harry Delong
Superintendent, Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Mainland Nova Scotia
Parks Canada
(902) 682-2682
 
(Also available on the Internet at www.pc.gc.ca /eng/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik/plan.aspxunder Park Management.)

 

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