The Government of Canada Announces New Investment in Terra Nova National Park
News Release
April 7, 2016 Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador Parks Canada Agency
The Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada and Member of Parliament for Bonavista–Burin–Trinity, Judy Foote, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, today announced an additional $27 million for extensive rehabilitation work along portions of the Trans-Canada Highway within Terra Nova National Park.
Canada’s national parks are a vital part of who we are as a country – they bring our communities together and represent our shared heritage.
Today’s major investment will be used to construct climbing and passing lanes, in each direction, at 13 locations throughout the 42.2 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway within Terra Nova National Park. As part of this project, work will include roadside brush clearing, widening of the road bed, the installation of guardrails and culvert extensions, as well as intersection improvements. Construction of these passing lanes should take place over two years, in 2016 and 2017.
The Government is committed to investing in the revitalization of federal infrastructure assets including national parks and national historic sites for the benefit of all Canadians, from coast to coast to coast.
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“Our government is committed to the revitalization of federal infrastructure assets so they remain accessible and safe for all Canadians. The investment of an additional $27 million for extensive rehabilitation work along portions of the Trans-Canada Highway within Terra Nova National Park will help ensure travelling within the park is safe and more convenient for residents and visitors to Newfoundland and Labrador.”
- The Honourable Judy Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada
Quick Facts
- Parks Canada is present in hundreds of communities across Canada and contributes approximately $3 billion dollars to the Canadian economy every year. Parks Canada’s overall contribution to the Canadian economy is responsible for more than 40,000 jobs from coast to coast to coast.
- Parks Canada is investing an unprecedented $3 billion dollars over five years to support infrastructure work to heritage, visitor, waterway and highway assets located within national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas across Canada.
- Terra Nova National Park protects the area where the North Atlantic Ocean touches the Island boreal forest of Eastern Newfoundland. The landscape of the park varies from the rugged cliffs and sheltered inlets of the coastal region to the rolling forested hills, bogs and ponds of the inland. Cultural history abounds in the remnants of sawmills and ancestral cultures.
- Terra Nova National Park welcomes approximately 50,000 visitors and 20,000 camping nights every year. Last year, more than 21 million visits were made to Canada’s national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas.
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Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
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Parks Canada
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