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	Ukkusiksalik National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The park was created on August 23, 2003.
		In addition to a reversing waterfall and 500 archeological sites, including an old Hudson's Bay Company trading post, the region is home to such species as polar bears and peregrine falcons.
		This page was last modified 19:55, 12 March 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ukkusiksalik_National_Park (109 words)

	Kouchibouguac National Park: Encyclopedia topic
		Kouchibougac National Park is located on the east coast of the province of New Brunswick (New Brunswick: A province in southeastern Canada).
		The park area includes a number of bog (bog: Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel) s and a boardwalk trail provides access to one, Kellys Bog.
		The park is named after the Kouchibouguac River (Kouchibouguac River: the kouchibouguac river is a river in eastern new brunswick which empties into the...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/kouchibouguac_national_park (196 words)

	National Park Service, Natural Resource Year in Review--2002
		Adjacent to Hudson Bay in Nunavut, Canada’s third and newest territory, Wager Bay is in the heart of the proposed Ukkusiksalik National Park and represents the central tundra natural region of Canada.
		During this time Canada also plans to accelerate actions to improve the ecological integrity of its 39 existing national parks.
		Canada’s new park sites will be located in British Columbia’s Gulf Islands, at Ukkusiksalik and Bathurst Island in Nunavut, in Labrador’s Torngat and Mealy Mountains, in Manitoba’s lowland forests, and on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories.
	www2.nature.nps.gov /YearinReview/yir2002/01_H.html (472 words)

	Plans for Ten New Canada Parks Met With Skepticism
		Of the ten new national parks to be added, the federal government has already negotiated agreements for two, Ukkusiksalik National Park in the sparsely populated northern territory of Nunavut and Gulf Islands National Park Reserve on Canada's Pacific coast.
		The Ukkusiksalik National Park in Nunavut, Canada, will protect a large watershed that is home to polar bears, caribou, peregrine falcons, and musk oxen.
		Negotiations are underway to establish five more national parks in these areas:
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2002/10/1010_021010_canadaparks_2.html (980 words)

	Wildlife News: CPAWS celebrates the creation of Ukkusiksalik National Park in Nunavut
		“Ukkusiksalik is the second new national park announced this year as part of the federal government’s five year action plan to create 10 new national parks, five marine conservation areas and to expand three existing national parks,” noted Alison Woodley, federal/northern campaigner for CPAWS.
		“The creation of Ukkusiksalik National Park is the result of many years of work on the part of Inuit communities and Parks Canada, and we applaud their commitment and vision in protecting this magnificent wilderness area for future generations,” said Stephen Hazell, national executive director for CPAWS.
		Ukkusiksalik National Park will protect important habitat for caribou, muskox, polar bear, grizzly bear, golden eagles and many other arctic wildlife species.
	www.wildlifenews.co.uk /articles2003/august/august3003.htm (352 words)

	Kivalliq park one step closer
		Parks Canada tourism studies show neighbouring areas benefit once a national park is established.
		Auyuittaq National Park has become the anchor of the Baffin's tourism industry, especially for Pangnirtung.
		"It's difficult when you're trying to provide for something in the future and, at the same time, protect the ecological integrity of a national park.
	www.nnsl.com /frames/oldarchive/archive00-1/apr00/apr24_00park.html (408 words)

	Nunatsiaq News
		First identified as a national park reserve in 1978, Ukkusiksalik National Park was to open in June 2002, with an initiation ceremony scheduled for September, 2001.
		Planning and management of the new park will likely resemble that at Nunavut's other three national parks.
		At the park's heart is Wager Bay, an inland sea that stretches west 100 kilometres from Hudson Bay.
	www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/30822/news/nunavut/30822_01.html (755 words)

	Parks Canada Creating New Parks
		UKKUSIKSALIK NATIONAL PARK, Nunavut -- Shortly before midnight, the sound of someone yelling "polar bear" rousts everyone up out of their sleeping bags and on their feet in a matter of seconds.
		In the end, it's left to Elizabeth Seale, the superintendent of Ukkusiksalik (oo-koo-sik-sah-lik), to interpret what this all means for her crew's plans to survey the park in the coming days.
		In the case of Ukkusiksalik, Parks Canada's share of the mineral survey bill was $1 million.
	www.waskesiu.org /journals/creating_parks.shtml (3689 words)

	Nunatsiaq News
		Ukkusiksalik National Park, south of Repulse Bay, is expected to receive part of the $490 million being set aside for national parks in next week’s federal budget.
		Negotiations between Ottawa and the Kivalliq Inuit Association about the facilities and funding for Ukkusiksalik National Park took place earlier this year.
		Parks Canada has a long-term plan to create 14 parks, including Bathurst Island National Park in Nunavut and Torngat Mountains Park in Newfoundland, Gulf Islands National Park in British Columbia and Lake Superior National Marine Park in Ontario.
	www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/nunavut011207/news/nunavut/11207_3.html (418 words)

	CBC North - New Nunavut park is territory's fourth
		Ukkusiksalik Park, an area the size of Prince Edward Island on the west coast of Hudson Bay, is part of the federal government's plan to create ten new national parks in the next few years.
		Nunavut's Ukkusiksalik National Park was officially created in Iqaluit Saturday.
		The park itself is located in the Kivalliq region, just south of Repulse Bay and the Arctic Circle, and represents the Central Tundra natural ecosystem.
	www.cbc.ca /north/story/auyg23newparksign08232003.html (649 words)

	Baker Lake - Ukkusiksalik National Park
		Baker Lake is also the gateway to the proposed Ukkusiksalik National Park at Wager Bay.
		Negotiations are nearing completion for the creation of this national park.
		The heart of the park is Wager Bay, an inland sea that extends 100 km westward from Hudson Bay.
	www.bakerlake.org /HTML/3105-Ukkusiksalik.html (200 words)

	Nunuvut, Sila Lodge Wager Bay, Nunavut Polar Bear Viewing
		Hopefully, the creation of Ukkusiksalik National Park will give future generations the same privilege.
		Ukkusiksalik (oo-koo-sik-sah-lik)—Inuktitut for ‘the place where there is stone that can be used to carve pots and oil lamps’—will protect more than 23,000 square kilometres of land and water, and the unique ecosystem that has evolved there.
		It is located on Wager Bay just 50 miles south of the Arctic Circle in the newly created Nunavut Territory - was built by three Inuit families as a comfortable base from which to enjoy wildlife on land and water.
	www.yukonreservation.com /yukon/adv_info36.html (1315 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.
		Wood Buffalo National Park (Alberta and Northwest Territories)
		Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadian_national_parks (127 words)

	Kejimkujik National Park: Encyclopedia topic
		The park is named after Kejimkujik Lake the largest lake inside the park.
		The main section of the park is a forested upland plain that contains many lakes and rivers.
		The park also contains the petroglyph (petroglyph: a petroglyph is an image recorded on stone, usually by prehistoric peoples, by means...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/kejimkujik_national_park (165 words)

	Canada Gazette
		The Order withdraws certain lands in Nunavut from disposal, including the surface and subsurface rights, for the period beginning on the day on which the Order is made and ending on October 1, 2009, for the reason that the lands may be required to facilitate the establishment of the Ukkusiksalik National Park in Nunavut.
		The purpose of this Order is to withdraw certain lands from disposal in order to establish the Ukkusiksalik National Park in Nunavut.
		Said Ukkusiksalik National Park of Canada containing an area of approximately 20 558 km
	canadagazette.gc.ca /partII/2004/20041006/html/si122-e.html (1769 words)

	Ukkusiksalik Park, Canada National Park, Nunavut Park, Parks Canada, Canada Tourism, canada adventure travel location, nunavut hotels
		Ukkusiksalik National Park (proposed) is a 22,000 square kilometer natural tundra area just south of the community of Repulse Bay in Nunavut.
		Ukkusiksalik National Park (proposed) also has two areas of salt water that remain open year round, contributing to a rich marine mammal life.
		Ukkusiksalik National Park (proposed) is about to become Canada's newest national park.
	www.repulsebayhotel.com /ukkusiksalik-park.htm (165 words)

	Ukkusiksalik National Park established: NTI welcomes completion of important land claim commitment
		"The establishment of Ukkusiksalik National Park is an important step in fully implementing Article 8 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement," said NTI President Cathy Towtongie and the Executive Member responsible for implementation matters.
		The co-owners of Sila Lodge (the late Louis Pilakapsi, John Hickes and John Tatty) worked for many years to enhance national and international awareness of the riches of Wager Bay, an effort now recognized by today’s establishment of Ukkusiksalik National Park.
		Ukkusiksalik National Park established: NTI welcomes completion of important land claim commitment
	www.tunngavik.com /site-eng/news/new_NR_2003/03_15_august_23__2003.htm (335 words)

	C.E.A.R. - Notice of Commencement
		February 10, 2005 -- Parks Canada Agency will conduct a screening commencing on February 10, 2005 of the project: Cultural Resources Inventory and Assessment, Ukkusiksalik National Park, Summer 2005.
		Cultural Resources Inventory and Assessment, Ukkusiksalik National Park, Summer 2005
		Under section 5 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, an EA is required for this project because Parks Canada Agency may provide federal lands for the purpose of enabling this project to be carried out and is the proponent for the project.
	www.ceaa.gc.ca /050/Viewer_e.cfm?SrchPg=3&CEAR_ID=9221 (242 words)

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	Arctic Odysseys - Travel to the top of the world
		This is Wager Bay, centerpiece of Canada’s newest National Park — Ukkusiksalik, where bountiful waters are surrounded by a rich oasis of Arctic ecology.
		Step off the plane atop the esker that is the runway for Sila Lodge, and enter a land of austere and haunting beauty, 65 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle.
		On the northwest shores of Hudson Bay a vast inlet reaches into the rolling expanses of the Keewatin Barrenlands.
	www.arcticodysseys.com /s_pb_wager.html (214 words)

	Repulse celebrates new park
		Prime Minister Jean Chretien officially established Ukkusiksalik National Park, named after the soapstone found there, in Iqaluit on Saturday.
		That's the size, in square kilometres, of the new national park encompassing Wager Bay.
		The park comes with a number of benefits for the Kivalliq Inuit, including a $3 million grant going towards economic opportunities associated with the park.
	www.nnsl.com /frames/newspapers/2003-08/aug27_03re.html (282 words)

	2003 - August 23
		Premier Paul Okalik joined a Repulse Bay celebration today shortly after signing an Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA) to establish the nearby Ukkusiksalik National Park.
		The IIBA clears the way for the creation of Canadaâs 41st national park.
		The new park is named after the soapstone found in the area.
	www.gov.nu.ca /Nunavut/English/news/2003/august/august23.shtml (391 words)

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		Ukkusiksalik Park is home to a variety of arctic animals and plants.
		Repulse Bay is renowned for its excellent artists, especially for its Inuit carvers who work in bone, ivory and stone.
	repulsebayhotel.com /repulse-bay-nunavut.htm (128 words)

	2003 Review
		Prime Minister Jean Chretien and a number of dignitaries were in Iqaluit for the official signing of the Ukkusiksalik National Park agreement.
		Wager Bay Park, or Ukkusiksalik Park, became Canada's 41st national park in August.
		A 16-year-old Iqaluit resident died when he lost control of his vehicle on the road to Apex on Aug. 19.
	www.nnsl.com /yir/yir03/yirnun03.html (4096 words)

	Greenspace - Archives - Government of Canada
		Agreement Signed to Establish Ukkusiksalik National Park of Canada
		Signing of Documents: The Stage is Set for Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada Expansion
	greenspace.emergeknowledge.com /cgi-bin/myemerge.pl/archives/fedgovt/5 (138 words)

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		This very spiritual & sacred landscape for Inuit & all Canadians, more than 22,000 square kilometers, is the only Park that encompasses a complete watershed; is home to caribou herds, wolves, arctic foxes, a large population of peregrine falcons, & numerous archeological sites.
		I shot slides working there in 89 & 98.
		A variety of land forms to see : including eskers, mudflats, cliffs and drumlins
	www.canadiangeographic.ca /75best/forum5.asp?currentPage=62 (184 words)

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		STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY REBECCA L. I don’t usually check for polar bears before stepping out my front door, but in Ukkusiksalik National Park, it becomes as much a part of the daily routine as applying bug spray and sunscreen.
		Few Canadians will ever visit Ukkusiksalik National Park, but it need not be experienced to be fully appreciated
		I am with a dozen other guests at Sila Lodge, the only accommodation in this preserve along the northwest coast of Hudson Bay, and we were explicitly told on arrival not to walk outside without looking around or to wander off without a guide.
	www.canadiangeographic.ca /Magazine/mj05/exploration.asp (214 words)

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