Have your say on Pelee's future

LEAMINGTON – On June 1, Parks Canada officially launched public consultation to renew the management plan for Point Pelee National Park. Once completed, the new plan will guide management decisions for the park over the next 10 years and will be a key tool to engage Indigenous communities, local communities, stakeholders and partners.

In 2019 and 2020, Parks Canada held discussion sessions with First Nations, partners, key stakeholders and park staff, which fed into the development of the draft management plan. Follow-up engagement sessions were then postponed due to the global pandemic and will now be conducted virtually in order to ensure the health and safety of participants and staff.

Parks Canada has invited the public to share their views on the draft management plan for Point Pelee National Park and help shape its future. The draft management plan for Point Pelee National Park is available on the park’s website at parkscanada.gc.ca/pelee-plan

Families enjoy the Marsh Boardwalk.

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There, you can share your thoughts on:

• regional collaboration to address landscape scale challenges;

• further collaboration with Indigenous partners;

• continued investments in sustainable assets;

• improving the understanding of cultural resources;

• improvements in the health of the marsh ecosystem; and

• addressing specific aspects of visitor experience, such as better information prior to arrival.

Until July 12, the public can provide their thoughts and feedback about this draft 10-year plan for the park, either by completing the online Point Pelee Management Plan comment card, emailing comments to pc.pelee.consultation.pc@canada.ca, attending the virtual consultation session on June 23, or mailing your comments to: 407 Monarch Lane, RR1, Leamington, ON, N8H 3V4.

To request a paper copy of the draft plan, newsletter, and/or feedback survey, contact the park at pc.pelee.consultation.pc@canada.ca.