| Grand total of infrastructure investments: |
$29.7 M |
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| Infrastructure projects: |
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| Prince Albert National Park (PANP) |
| Project descriptions: |
| Highway #263 - Phase #1 Rehabilitation |
$15.3 M |
| Rehabilitate sections of Highway 263 in PANP. The project includes paving, guardrail replacement and slope stabilization |
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| Waskesiu Lake Marina - Road and marine assets rehabilitation |
$7.4 M |
| Rehabilitate roads, replace boat slips and docks at Prince Albert National Park's main marina. Marina provides iconic northern Saskatchewan lake access for boaters visiting PANP. |
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| Grey Owl Site Rehabilitation |
$3 M |
| Recapitalize road access, Kingsmere boat launch, parking, campgrounds and Grey Owl Trail. Grey Owl as an environmentalist is historically iconic to PANP, environmentalists and Parks Canada Agency. The Grey Owl Trail is a signature trail for the Park. |
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| Townsite Wastewater Forcemain Rehabilitation |
$1.5 M |
| Rehabilitate forcemain that provides for the transport of sewage from the townsite to the treatment lagoons. |
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| Waskesiu Trail Network Rehabilitation |
$500 K |
| Repair 35 km of trails for the visitors of Waskesiu townsite. |
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| Reconnecting Grasslands, Bison and People in Prince Albert National Park - Phase II |
$2 M |
| 1) Improve the ecological integrity of the rare fescue grasslands ecosystem through the control of invasive species and rehabilitation of disturbed areas 2) Maintain the health and disease-free status of the free-ranging Sturgeon River plains bison population 3) Work with local First Nations and Métis communities to help reconnect visitors to the park. |
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| Site Description: |
| Prince Albert National Park of Canada protects a slice of the northern coniferous or 'boreal' forest. The park lies in a transition zone between natural regions, with a diversity of wildlife. The park contains many outstanding natural and cultural features, including a fully-protected white pelican nesting colony, rare fescue grasslands, free-ranging plains bison and the isolated, lakeside cabin of conservationist Grey Owl. A rich aboriginal history in the area dates back over 8,000 years. |
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| * Please note that the sum of individual project values may not equal the grand total indicated at the top of this document due to standard rounding errors. |
