https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach-transfer-registry-comments/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153673 Ontario received more than 14,000 comments on the plan to drop provincial protections on a portion of the park, transferring management of endangered plover habitat to the municipality Fatima Syed News Endangered Species Great Lakes Ontario Parks protected areas Photo: Carlos Osorio / The Narwhal An aerial view of Wasaga Beach. On the left, Lake Huron and the sandy shoreline. On the right, a parking lot. https://thenarwhal.ca/outdoor-guides-climate-change/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:49:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153014 Guides in British Columbia and Alberta describe what it’s like to build a life in the mountains as climate change makes the terrain more unpredictable and the moral questions harder to ignore Sara King-Abadi On the ground Alberta B.C. climate change Parks Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/photos-melting-glaciers-columbia-icefield/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:53:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=152577 For the last four years, Jim Elzinga and Roger Vernon have ventured into the Columbia Icefield to capture its vanishing beauty and raise awareness about climate change Sara King-Abadi and Amber Bracken On the ground Photo Essay Alberta B.C. climate change Parks Two people stand with a tripod wearing helmets and headlamps inside of a glacier https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-toronto-parks-public-washrooms/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=150184 Washrooms in parks aren’t as regular as they could be — especially in the winter. And it makes these public green spaces less welcoming Jacqueline L. Scott Opinion Parks Toronto urban development Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal Photo illustration of hiking boots on a picnic table with pink toilet paper hanging off, behind a green filter https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-provincial-parks-protection/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=149431 The Ford government wants to build urban and adventure parks, even as it moves to take away land from existing protected areas Fatima Syed Analysis Conservation authorities Greenbelt Ontario Parks protected areas urban development Photo: Giordano Ciampini / The Canadian Press https://thenarwhal.ca/cross-border-conservation-threats/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=145678 Conservation groups say collaborative efforts to protect shared habitat corridors will continue, despite political tensions Olivia Gieger In-Depth Alberta Canada-U.S. relations Ontario Parks transboundary wildlife Photo: Chris Bennett / Cavan Images An aerial view of the Canada-U.S. border crossing through a forested area in Maine and Quebec. https://thenarwhal.ca/nova-scotia-woods-ban-lifts/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=144562 Runners, families and plenty of dogs headed for green space last weekend, though the controversial woods ban remains in place in much of the province Jeremy Hull News Atlantic Canada Nova Scotia Parks Wildfire https://thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach-ontario-park-plan/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=143754 The Ontario government is handing provincial parklands over to the town in hopes of boosting the local economy. Residents wonder whether the beach will still be welcoming to the endangered birds — and the public Fatima Syed On the ground Endangered Species Great Lakes Ontario Parks An overhead drone photo of Wasaga Beach. On the bottom: a parking lot half full of cars and bulldozers digging a roadway through a construction zone. In the middle: bathers on the sandy beach. On the top: a turquoise Georgian Bay. https://thenarwhal.ca/joffre-lakes-labour-day-opening/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=143623 First Nations are disappointed B.C. left the Instagram-famous provincial park open without their buy-in, calling for the province to live up to their joint management agreement Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News On the ground B.C. biodiversity Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Parks On Lil'wat territory in Mount Currie, a crowd stands in the middle of the road. Many wear regalia and hold drums. To the left, in the middle of the crowd, a dancer wearing buckskin regalia makes is way dancing in the circle. The sun is bright, the sky is stark blue https://thenarwhal.ca/national-parks-free-wildlife/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139102 Conservationists are in favour of the move — which could increase public support for protections — but say Ottawa must manage the ecological costs Ainslie Cruickshank News biodiversity federal politics Parks protected areas wildlife Photo: Pat Kane / The Narwhal A group of five people, students and visitors, explore a rocky beach on an island in Torgngat Mountains National Park https://thenarwhal.ca/invasive-plants-trinity-bellwoods-toronto/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=138159 For the past year, a group of volunteers have come together to remove invasive burdock and garlic mustard around the Trinity Bellwoods Park dog bowl Kathryn Mannie News On the ground biodiversity Ontario Parks A gloved hand holds a tangled mass of burrs in a park setting