National Urban Park

• Guelph urban park group hopes petition gets positive response from feds

  More than 3,000 people signed the petition asking the federal government to get Parks Canada to construct the urban park at the site of the former Guelph Correctional Centre.

  Canada

  Feb 26
  
• Proposed national park in Edmonton’s river valley moving to planning phase

  The next step is the planning phase, where boundaries for the park will be defined and funding from the federal government will be confirmed.

  Environment

  Aug 22, 2023
  
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• National urban park in Edmonton reaches new milestone

  The river valley was chosen because it’s central in the city and has abundant access, while the other locations are less accessible, the study said.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2023
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• Dorval Technoparc in contention to become national urban park

  Calls to protect the area have been growing since June. When environmentalists were outraged to discover the Aeroport de Montreal mowed this land known as monarch fields.

  Environment

  Oct 14, 2022
• National urban park in the works for the City of Edmonton

  “Edmontonians are united by our love of nature and getting outside," Mayor Sohi said adding that being close to natural spaces increases wellbeing and connection.

  Environment

  Mar 14, 2022
• Could Edmonton be home to a new national park?

  The federal government has pledged billions of dollars to create a series of national urban parks from coast to coast, and Edmonton is interested in learning more.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2021
• Rouge Valley is closer to becoming Canada’s first national urban park

  The House of Commons has passed the Rouge National Urban Park Act which provides the protection for the Rouge Valley.

  Environment

  Jan 27, 2015