How much do we value Canada's national parks?
Sunday on Cross Country Checkup: Canada's natural treasures.
More from this episode:
Admission to Canada's national parks and historic sites is free to the public this year, as part of Canada's 150th anniversary celebrations. Have you visited any? What was your experience? How important are our national parks to you?
Last year close to 25-million people visited a national park. This year, even more people will pass through the park gates: from Terra Nova Park on the east, to Pacific Rim Park on the west, to Sirmilik Park in the north.
But how much do we value Canada's national parks?
Do we love them, not enough or too much?
From avoiding burned out workers to ensuring washrooms have enough toilet paper, documents show how Parks Canada painstakingly prepared for a record number of visitors this year. Are you one of them? Tell us about your adventures and your concerns about our national parks.
Our question this week: How much do we value Canada's national parks?
GUESTS
Karla Bailey
Bailey and her husband Matthew and their videographer, Justin Brunelle are on a 150-day trip across the country, visiting almost every province and territory.
George Mercer
National Park Warden for more than three decades on the East and West coasts of Canada. He has written three novels about challenges he sees facing Canada's national parks.
Natan Obed
President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which represents Canada's Inuit people.
James McBeath
One of the first people to check out the autism-friendly cabin at Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland.
Alison Ronson
National director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society's parks program.
What we're reading
CBC.ca
- Listen | New app to help you plan your vacation to Canada's national parks
- Watch | National Parks in poor shape
- 'They need to be respected': Parks Canada reminds visitors not to feed animals
- Picture-perfect Torngat Mountains National Park leaves a mark on visitors
- Free Parks Canada passes a good deal for nearby business
- Attendance jumps 30% this summer at Nova Scotia national parks
- Parks Canada painstakingly prepared for deluge of Canada 150 visitors
- Parks Canada wardens keep eyes out for illegal campers, poachers and even nudists
- National park's temporary closure due to overcrowding not expected to happen elsewhere, Parks says
- Watch | Parks Canada to waive entrance fees in 2017
The Globe and Mail
- Canada lags in conservation efforts
- Getting your hands on a 2017 Parks Canada Discovery Pass is free and easy. Now, what to do with it?
- For Canada 150, a Canadian learns to camp
Toronto Star