Ontario will soon be announcing the creation of a second new provincial park with backcountry availability, minister says.
For some experts, this presents an opportunity to protect additional lands in Ontario and help Canada reach its conservation goal of protecting 30 per cent of land by 2030.“In order for us, for Canada, to achieve those goals, every province and territory needs to play a supporting role,” associate professor at Wilfrid Laurier University Christopher Lemieux said. “Ontario has not committed to anything at this point.
“Do they want new trail systems? Do they want some backcountry? Do they want overnight camping, do they want RV campgrounds…I look forward to hearing that. And then obviously, there'll be important decisions to make on how we pay for that and come together.”, Piccini said it will then be counted towards federal environmental commitments.
“But when you're taking something that's already been managed for conservation … it's almost more like a relabeling as opposed to a genuine addition to protecting conservation areas in Ontario.”The provincial park set to be located near Uxbridge is considered Ontario’s first urban park, something Piccini defines primarily by its proximity to the town itself.
The classifications help determine what kind of activities and amenities are allowed in the area to meet provincial goals. The urban park near Uxbridge, which officials say could take up to two years to officially open, is the first operational provincial park to open in 40 years.
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