OTTAWA, April 30, 2015 - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, along with Google Canada, today announced that Google Street View imagery of more national parks is now available on Google Maps and Google Earth. Incredible virtual tours of some of Canada's spectacular northern national parks are now directly accessible for Canadians and others abroad to explore, appreciate and plan trips to witness nature's wonder.
New panoramic images are now available for Auyuittuq National Park, Ivvavik National Park, Torngat Mountains National Park, Tuktut Nogait National Park and Wood Buffalo National Park. This initiative is the fruit of a collaborative, nationwide initiative between Parks Canada and Google to bring Street View imagery to Canada's treasured natural and cultural sites.
With the click of a mouse button or the tap of a touch screen, virtual visitors can marvel at the sweeping glaciers and majestic fiords in Auyuittuq, discover the British Mountains and the Firth River Valley in Ivvavik, and immerse themselves in Tuktut Nogait's stunning canyons and waterfalls along the rugged Brock River. They can also see the spectacular towering peaks of the Torngat Mountains, and appreciate the grandeur of Canada's only salt plains and take a virtual stroll in the historic Sweetgrass bison corrals of Wood Buffalo National Park – Canada's largest national park.
Since starting to work together in 2013, Parks Canada and Google have documented highlights from most of Parks Canada's places in the south and they plan to continue the work this summer adding more to the collection, helping Canadians and the world to connect to our country's majestic protected areas.
Jonathan Lefebvre
Office of the Minister of the Environment
819-997-1441
Media Relations
Parks Canada
1-855-862-1812
pc.media@pc.gc.ca
