L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Management Plan Tabled in Parliament
News release
Parks Canada announces plan to connect Canadians to heritage in Western Newfoundland and Labrador
August 15, 2019 L’Anse aux Meadows, NL Parks Canada Agency
The management plan for L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site was tabled in Parliament on July 17, 2019. Reviewed every 10 years, management plans are a legislative requirement of the Canada National Parks Act and guide the management of Parks Canada places.
National historic sites reflect the rich and varied heritage of our nation.
The new plan for L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site outlines the following key strategies:
· Increase visitation and exposure through strategic marketing, engagement and outreach.
· Engage visitors through an enhanced Viking experience.
· Preserve the unique landscapes, habitats, viewscapes, cultural resources and outstanding universal value.
· Maintain a strong relationship with Indigenous peoples and local communities.
The plan was developed through public consultation with input from local residents and organizations, visitors, stakeholders, partners and formal consultation with Indigenous peoples in Newfoundland and Labrador. Through this management plan, Parks Canada is meeting its promise to protect and restore this historic site; this enables people to discover and connect with nature and history and helps sustain the economic value of these places for local and regional communities.
Admission is free for youth 17 and under to all Parks Canada’s places. Parks Canada’s places are a great way for youth to experience the outdoors and learn more about our environment and history.
The L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Management Plan is available on the Parks Canada website at: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows/info/gestion-management-2019.
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“Canada’s national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas belong to all Canadians and offer truly Canadian experiences. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this management plan for L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site.”
Gudie Hutchings
Member of Parliament, Long Range Mountains
Quick facts
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At the tip of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula lies the first known evidence of European presence in the Americas. Here, over 1000 years ago, Norse expeditions sailed from Greenland and built a small encampment of timber-and-sod buildings.
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Norwegian explorer Helge Ingstad and his wife, archaeologist Anne Stine, were searching for Norse landing places along the coast of Newfoundland. With the help of local resident George Decker, they uncovered the only Norse encampment ever to have been discovered in North America. Following excavations, they determined Leif Erickson and crews of Norse explorers arrived here over a thousand years ago.
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The archaeological remains of the Norse encampment were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.
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Contacts
Greg Knott
Public Relations and Communications Officer
Western Newfoundland and Labrador Field Unit
709-458-3273
gregory.knott@canada.ca
Media Relations
Parks Canada Agency
1-855-862-1812
pc.medias-media.pc@canada.ca