Parks Canada has purchased four properties along the Georgian Bay shoreline for the Bruce Peninsula National Park.
A statement from the federal government says the acquisition totals 28 acres located north of Cabot Head Provincial Park, within traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation.
The agreed price paid has not been disclosed at this time.
“The properties acquired are part of an undeveloped ancient cliff-edge forest that provides specialized habitat for rare flora and fauna and forms part of a unique ecosystem that supports the oldest known Eastern White Cedars in eastern North America, American Black Bear and other species at risk,” Parks Canada says in a release. “In addition, the area also supports significant concentrations of both land and water birds.”
Since the Bruce Peninsula National Park was established in 1987, Parks Canada has acquired over 150 parcels of land.
It now administers 91 per cent of lands within the planned 156 square kilometre area for the park, a government release explains.
Parks Canada is currently undertaking a process with the Saugeen Ojibway Nation to renew the park’s management plan, and public consultations will be an important part of this process that will help shape the future of the park.
