2016 La Mauricie National Park Infrastructure Announcement Total investment*: $15.4M
Backgrounder
La Mauricie National Park
La Mauricie National Park is a remarkable example of Laurentian landscape marked by a human presence, including the passage of Indigenous peoples, dating back more than 5000 years. Covering an area of 536 km2, the size of the Island of Montreal, La Mauricie National Park contains 150 lakes, ponds and bogs as well as many watersheds that support a diversity of flora and fauna. In 2020, the park will celebrate 50 years of action in conservation and opportunities for its 180 000 annual visitors to get closer to nature during all seasons.
List of Projects
Project Name: Upgrading of drinking water supply networks
Estimated Total: $6.2M
Project Description: The project aims to upgrade the drinking water distribution networks in the three national park campgrounds (Rivière-à-la-Pêche, Mistagance and Wapizagonke) and eight systems in five national historic sites (Caserne-de-Carillon, Bataille-de-la-Châteauguay, Fort Lennox, Fort Témiscamingue and Manoir Papineau).
Project Name: Revitalization of the day-use areas
Estimated Total: $1.1M
Project Description: Revitalization of the day-use infrastructure used by visitors such as campgrounds and picnic areas.
Project Name: Repairs to the trail network
Estimated Total: $1.9M
Project Description: Revitalization of 100 km of La Mauricie National Park priority trails and portages in order to maintain a year-round, visitor service offer.
Project Name: Restoring the role of fire in the national parks of Eastern Canada
Estimated Total: $2.1M
Project Description: Under the leadership of La Mauricie National Park, this project uses prescribed burning aimed at restoring rare forest species and re-establishing the role of fire as a renewal agent in the forest ecosystems that are dependent on it in the park. To date, more than 1,520 hectares of forest in La Mauricie have been restored. Similar programs are occurring in other parks across Eastern Canada. Prescribed burns are only conducted under exacting conditions (e.g. weather, moisture, wind direction, supporting resources, etc.) and will only go forward when the safety of the public, our crews, park infrastructure and neighbouring lands can be assured.
Previously announced project that will receive additional funding
Further information on this project is available in this backgrounder
Project Name: Service building improvements
Announced in 2015: $2.5M
Estimated Additional Financing: $4.1M
Estimated Total Cost: $6.6M
Project Description: The work will result in the improvement of 24 priority service buildings, such as the food service area, information pavilions and washrooms, for maintaining the park’s service offer.
*Please note that due to standard rounding errors, the sum of the values of projects may not correspond to the total shown at the top of this document.
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