Ontario's second new provincial park will 'definitively' include backcountry, minister says
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Ontario will soon be announcing the creation of a second new provincial park with backcountry camping availability, something experts hope will add new protected land rather than repurpose already conserved properties.
Ontario will soon be announcing the creation of a second new provincial park with backcountry camping availability, something experts hope will add new protected land rather than repurpose already conserved properties.
Few details have been publicly released about the second provincial park, which the government committed to in both the 2022 and 2023 budget.
In the latest budget, the province said the park would offer “four-season facilities” and add 250 campsites to the Ontario Parks system.
There will be space for swimming, hiking and cross-country skiing, the budget outlined.
Piccini told CTV News Toronto this week it will “definitively” involve backcountry camping. He hinted over the weekend that an announcement could come as early as next month.
“That one will be announced in the very near future.”
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.
