oTENTiks in Jeremy's Bay at Kejimkujik National Park
While most people are still planning summer camping trips, officials at Keji want to talk about winter.
They’ve launched a survey called, “Let’s Talk Kejimkujik!” to determine how visitors would like to enjoy the park year-round.
Budget cuts by the former Conservative government led to shortened seasons at the country’s national parks.
Keji’s site supervisor Jonathan Sheppard says Parks Canada is responding to demand from the public.
“So we’re looking and exploring ways to sustainably reintroduce the year-round visitor offer that does involve things like winter camping but it could be also other accommodations options like rustic cabins, yurts or what we call otentiks.
Sheppard says camping is obvious but there are many other possible ways the park can be used.
“There’s also an interest that we’ve heard from people in things like special events or an ability to hike or to bike. Certainly to snowshoe or ski if the weather is right.
The results will be used along with consultation from the region’s First nations to set the priorities for the new management plan which will guide the direction of the park into the next decade.
A link to the survey which is open until Monday, August 19 is available here.
Reported by: Ed Halverson
Twitter: @edwardhalverson
E-mail: halverson.ed@radioabl.ca
