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	ipedia.com: List of Canada-related topics Article
		List of elections in the Province of Canada
		List of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada
		List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_canada_related_topics_1.html (175 words)

	Historical Map Web Sites - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
		National Parks - Mapping the National Parks (Library of Congress Geography and Map Division/American Memory)
		Canada at Scale Exhibit (National Archives of Canada)
		Territorial Evolution of Canada 1867-1999 (National Atlas of Canada)
	www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html (175 words)

	Canadian National Parks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Canada's parks are managed to first protect the ecological integrity of the park, and secondarily to allow the public to explore, learn about and enjoy Canada's natural spaces.
		Canada's two NMCA's are found in Ontario and Quebec.
		Parks which are referred to as National Park Reserves will become National Parks once outstanding land claim issues have been resolved.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_National_Parks (396 words)

	Nearctica - Conservation - Canadian Law - National Parks Act
		The National Parks of Canada are hereby dedicated to the people of Canada for their benefit, education and enjoyment, subject to this Act and the regulations, and the National Parks shall be maintained and made use of so as to leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
		The natural features and boundaries herein described being shown on the north and south sheets of the map of Jasper Park, certified by Frederic Hathaway Peters, Surveyor General of Dominion Lands, on January 13, 1948, said map being approved on behalf of the Dominion of Canada by the Honourable J.
		(2) A park warden may exercise the powers of and is entitled to the protection provided by law to peace officers for the purpose of maintenance of the public peace in parks and in the enforcement of this Act.
	www.nearctica.com /conserve/canlaw/park1.htm (7179 words)

	List of national parks
		Alaska National Parks and Forests - Bell's Alaska Canada Travel Guide - Includes in-depth descriptions of towns, highways, ferries, history, accommodations, camping, railroads, fishing, visitor attractions and what to see and do.
		Rideau Canal - Parks Canada's official presence for this National Historic Site, a chain of beautiful lakes, rivers and canals winding 202 km from Kingston, at the head of Lake Ontario, to Ottawa, Canada's capital city.
		National Parks - Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa - Provides brief details of the Kwazulu-Natal parks including information on accommodation.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/List_of_national_parks.html (7179 words)

	Canadian Forests - forestry, Canada, careers, jobs, forest products, wood, paper, parks, trees, research, logging, sawmills, news, environment, professional associations
		In response to the public's demand for more information on how Canada's forests are being managed, the Canadian Institute of Forestry has developed a new feature on their website that explains Canadian forestry practices.
		Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada Conference and Annual General Meeting - Forest Rebellion - Leading Change / La rébellion des forestiers, la source du changement.
		The convenor of Canada's ground-breaking partnership of business, First Nations and conservationists.
	www.canadian-forests.com (438 words)

	Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Manitoba Chapter - News Release - Manitoba Lowlands on National Parks List With Prime Minister’s Support
		Riding Mountain National Park was identified in 2000 by the Panel on the Ecological Integrity of Canada& National Parks as one of the 10 most imperiled national parks in Canada.
		CPAWS is a national non-profit conservation group dedicated to protecting Canada& wilderness and parks.
		Winnipeg – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes the Prime Minister’s renewed commitment to National Parks, confirmed today as the Prime Minister joined Heritage Minister Sheila Copps to lay out an action plan for National Parks and National Marine Conservation Areas for the next 5 years.
	www.cpawsmb.org /news/manitoba-lowlands-2002-1003.html (385 words)

	Encyclopedia: Parks Canada
		Parks Canada is a Canadian government agency whose purpose is to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada's natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations.
		Parks Canada currently falls under the responsibility of the Minister of the Environment.
		Before 2003, national parks and historic sites fell under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Parks-Canada (385 words)

	Canada's National and Provincial Parks: Comprehensive Information and Links
		Founded in 1963, The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, has helped establish Canada's National Parks and has secured the protection of over 300,000 square kilometers of wilderness areas in Canada.
		We take the lead to ensure that nature comes first in Canada's national parks management.
		Sirmilik National Park, Northern Baffin Island, Northwest Territories.
	raysweb.net /nationalparks (275 words)

	Uxbridge Public Library :: Information Links
		National Library of Canada (Canadian information by subject)
		Assembly of First Nations (Canada's First Nations and links to other native sites)
		MLS: Multiple Listing Service (online listings across Canada)
	www.uxlib.com /links.html (66 words)

	World Heritage Sites in Canada
		This site is composed of four national parks: Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay and of three British Columbia provincial parks: Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber (the last three added in 1990).
		The Burgess Shale Site, previously inscribed on the WHL, is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks.
		The park has the first historic traces of a European presence in the Americas, the ruins of a Norse settlement from the 11th century, with wooden and earth houses similar to those found in Norway.
	www.thesalmons.org /lynn/wh-canada.html (626 words)

	MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES IN CANADA'S NATIONAL PARKS
		The large majority of introduced species in Canada's national parks, and this applies particularly to plants, are relatively benign in that they can reproduce and survive only in disturbed sites such as highway right of ways, lawns, yards, gravel pits, and other disturbed areas created or maintained by humans.
		Many small and large areas within Canada's national parks and other protected areas have had their native species removed entirely to make way for agricultural fields, rights of way, gravel pits, town sites and the like.
		Another example along the main highways of Banff National Park (this would apply to all Parks in southern Canada where there are disturbed roadsides, campsites, town sites, etc.) concerns the indirect impact on ecological integrity of natural areas due to the super-abundance of the common dandelion.
	www.ecospherics.net /AlienSpecnew.htm (15932 words)

	Anti Essays : : Canadian National Parks
		The goal of Canada\'s national parks is to represent and protect examples of the diversity of Canada\'s natural heritage and to encourage public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of this natural heritage so as to leave it unimpaired for future generations.
		National parks are also protected through the Environmental Impact Assessment and review process, which ensures that all the possible adverse effects of any project or activity proposed for lands or waters in national parks are identified and evaluated.
		National parks are protected by federal legislation from all forms of extractive resource use such as mining, forestry, agriculture and sport hunting.
	www.antiessays.com /print.php?eid=1753 (3690 words)

	List of Canadian national parks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Canadian National Parks system is run by Parks Canada, which also runs Canada's National Historic Sites.
		The province of Quebec also refers to its provincial parks as parcs nationaux: see Parks in Quebec.
		Prince Edward Island National Park (Prince Edward Island)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadian_national_parks (113 words)

	1001 National Parks of Canada Information - Proudly presented by Kanada News' Canada Vacation Planner
		In 1997, the total area covered by National Parks was as large as 224,465.9 sq km, which is about the size of two per cent of Canada's total land mass.
		In 1904, the first National Park of Eastern Canada was established with St Lawrence Islands National Park.
		History of Canadian National Parks reaches back to November 1885, when about 26 square kilometres on the northern slope of Sulphur Mountains were set aside for protection.
	www.national-parks-canada.com (390 words)

	Welcome to Great Canadian Parks
		Parks exist across Canada- in the eastern shields, plains and east coast Atlantic maritime; the central Mixedwood plains, Boreal forests, prairie and tundra plains; the frozen Arctic; and the western mountains, glaciers and western coast Pacific maritime.
		A young and relatively undeveloped nation, Canada has preserved vast tracts of wilderness parkland to protect natural heritage habitats and species.
		Canadians support a park experience that tourists keep coming back to again and again, parks that protect, preserve and provide access to a vast array of ecological zones that support thousands of species, parks where people can hike, camp, fish, ski, raft or just get far away from it all in remote and amazing environments.
	www.canadianparks.com (281 words)

	Parks Canada - Banff National Park of Canada - Home page
		From that humble beginning was born Banff National Park, Canada's first national park and the world's third.
		Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada
		Rocky Mountain House National Historic Park of Canada
	www.pc.gc.ca /pn-np/ab/banff/index_e.asp (146 words)

	Glacier National Park (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glacier National Park is one of seven national parks in British Columbia, Canada.
		The interpretive program of Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks, located in the Rogers Pass Visitors Centre at the summit of Rogers Pass on Hwy 1, depicts the human history of the region through fascinating accounts of first climbs, last spikes, lives lost, and railway lines laid.
		Glacier National Park is the acknowledged birthplace of mountaineering in North America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glacier_National_Park_(Canada) (686 words)

	PHONE-SOFT INTERNET DIRECTORY INTERNATIONAL:NATIONAL PARKS
		National Parks and National Parks Reserves (GeoNames) - Brief summaries of the National Parks and Reserves of Canada and the meaning behind their names.
		National Parks in the USA and Canada (John Cletheroe) - Personal website providing information on a number of American and Canadian parks.
		National Parks and Monuments of the Pacific Northwest - Informative links for every National Park and Monument within the states of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana.
	www.phone-soft.org /layout-3/cyber-world/o0264i.htm (686 words)

	National parks & wilderness areas maps, guide books and more
		Maps, Guides and More is pleased to offer this Theme Travel Category for those who want to focus their travel on the National Parks and Wilderness Areas throughout America and Canada.
		National Park and Wilderness Area guides take you from Acadia, Yosemite and Zion in America and from Assiniboine to Banff, Kootenay and Yoho in Canada and all the other destinations in between.
		Guides and maps in this category give you the tools to find and enjoy the sights and facilities in national parks and wilderness areas whether as an active, independent adventurer or an armchair traveler.
	mapsguidesandmore.com /category_display.html?theme=5&country=1 (686 words)

	Canadian National Parks
		Thank you for visiting The National Parks of Canada.
		UNESCO World Heritage Site and Canada's first National Park (1885).
		National Marine Park.The spectacular underwater of the Niagara escarpment in Georgian Bay
	www.archerysociety.org /canadaparks.html (403 words)

	Banff in Alberta, Canada, information vacations, hotels and travel guides rocky mountain national park
		The Rocky Mountains of Canada are a vast land - filled with inspiring scenery, wildlife, a multitude of recreational activities for all ages and a lot of unique opportunities that only the people who live in this area know about.
		but Canada's largest National Park at 44,807 sq.
		In our rocky mountain vacation guides you'll find a ton of local tips from maps of the national parks, hiking trail suggestions, sightseeing info and what makes these areas unique to make your stay in the Banff, Jasper or Lake Louise area a real experience....
	www.canadianrockies.net (348 words)

	American and Canadian National Parks, Heritage Sites and National Monuments, Travel West, Travel Canada, Travel USA.
		Both Canada and the United States is well known for their National Parks, Heritage Sites and National Monuments.
		American and Canadian National Parks, Heritage Sites and National Monuments, Travel West, Travel Canada, Travel USA.
		The National Monuments can be found only in the United States but National Parks and Heritage Sites are spread evenly across both Countries.
	www.travelvisual.com /TravelNAm/Pages/NatParks/NatParks.htm (118 words)

	List of Canadian national parks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Canadian National Parks system is run by Parks Canada, which also runs Canada's National Historic Sites.
		Also see List of Ontario Parks for a list of Provincial Parks in Ontario.
		Prince Edward Island National Park (Prince Edward Island)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadian_national_parks (113 words)

	Anti Essays : Free Essays on Canadian National Parks Essay
		The goal of Canada's national parks is to represent and protect examples of the diversity of Canada's natural heritage and to encourage public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of this natural heritage so as to leave it unimpaired for future generations.
		National parks are also protected through the Environmental Impact Assessment and review process, which ensures that all the possible adverse effects of any project or activity proposed for lands or waters in national parks are identified and evaluated.
		National parks are protected by federal legislation from all forms of extractive resource use such as mining, forestry, agriculture and sport hunting.
	www.antiessays.com /essay.php?eid=1753 (3782 words)

	Glacier National Park Travel Guide and Directory
		In 1932, the parks were designated the first International Peace Park in recognition of the bonds of peace and friendship between the two nations.
		Though administered by separate countries, the parks are cooperatively managed in recognition that wild plants and animals ignore political boundaries and claim the natural and cultural resources on both sides of the border.
		Glacier National Park is a stunningly beautiful ice-carved terrain of serrated ridges, jutting peaks, dramatic hanging valleys, 50 glaciers, more than 200 lakes, waterfalls and thick forests covering some 1.2-million acres.
	www.gonorthwest.com /Montana/northwest/glaciernp/glacier_np.htm (583 words)

	Glacier National Park and Canada's Mountain Splendor by Globus Tours- Gardner Travel Service, Inc.
		Visit five national parks and experience the natural wonders of the Rockies on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border on this compact nine-day vacation.
		Upon re-entering Canada, enjoy visits to the gold rush town of Fort Steele, the famous health spa at Radium Hot Springs, and Kootenay National Park in British Columbia.
		In major cities, national parks, and places of historical interest, resident experts offer perspectives and insights that complement your tour director's commentary.
	www.gardnertravel.com /namerica/crk02m.htm (1176 words)

	map of national parks
		The Atlas of Canada - National Parks in Nunavut The map National Parks in Nunavut shows the National Parks in Nunavut and for the rest of Canada.
		In America's National Parks, you can climb an active volcano in Hawaii, "spelunk" the vast underground world of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, dive the exotic coral reef of Biscayne Bay in Florida, or cast your fishing nets in the far reaches of the Pacific with the locals of American Samoa.
		Map of National Parks Active Map of National Parks.
	www.national-park-index.com /map-of-national-parks.htm (1176 words)

	List of national parks: Just the facts...
		This is a list (A database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)) of national park (A tract of land declared by the national government to be public property) s ordered by nation.
		Canada (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
		Australia (A nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_national_parks.htm (1121 words)

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