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The CanAm Highway is an international highway that connects Mexico to Canada through the United States.It travels along U.S. Route 85 (US 85) and Interstate 25 (I-25), passing through six U.S. states (Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota) and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
The Canada National Parks Act also allows for recognition of National Historic Sites that commemorate events, landmarks, or objects of national importance, and which may include similar levels of protection and administration as national parks. [1] Feasibility studies are underway to establish further national parks in unrepresented regions. [11]
Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is located within Treaty 2 Territory and sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment . [ 3 ] Consisting of a protected area of 2,969 km 2 (1,146 sq mi), [ 1 ] the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding prairie farmland.
The speed limit is restricted to 90 km/h (56 mph) through national parks in Canada, including Banff National Park. East of Banff, traffic on most of Highway 1 through Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba [ 9 ] is limited to 110 km/h (68 mph), but is 100 km/h (62 mph) east of Winnipeg.
Kejimkujik National Park (/ ˈ k ɛ dʒ ɪ m ə ˌ k uː dʒ ɪ k /) [2] is a national park of Canada, covering 404 km 2 (156 sq mi) in the southwest of Nova Scotia peninsula.
National parks of Canada are vast natural spaces located throughout the country that are protected by Parks Canada, a government agency.Parks Canada manages the National Parks and Reserves in order to protect and preserve the Canadian wildlife and habitat that fall within the ecosystems of the park, keep them safe, educate visitors, and ensure public enjoyment in ways that do not compromise ...
Canada has numerous Indian reserves, also known as First Nations reserves, for First Nations people, which were mostly established by the Indian Act of 1876 and have been variously expanded and reduced by royal commissions since. They are sometimes incorrectly called by the American term "reservations". [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 2007 the park was voted one of the Seven Wonders of Canada in a competition sponsored by CBC Television's The National and CBC Radio One's Sounds Like Canada. [29] The park was the subject of a short film in 2011's National Parks Project, directed by Kevin McMahon and scored by Shad, Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.