The Manitoba government is continuing to build the ‘parks province’ with major capital projects, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Tom Nevakshonoff announced.
“We know how much Manitobans enjoy the variety of options and activities in our provincial parks,” Minister Nevakshonoff said. “As part of our parks strategy, we are committed to making improvements and upgrades to these amenities and facilities so they can handle the demand and provide the level of service that our visitors expect.”
So far in 2015, camper stays in Manitoba are up nine per cent while reservations have also climbed by eight per cent compared with this time last year.
Many significant park improvements were completed this season including:
- expanding beach area and amenities in Birds Hill Provincial Park;
- constructing Watchorn Provincial Park Campground office;
- upgrading Stephenfield Provincial Park washroom and sewage lagoon;
- adding St. Malo Provincial Park washroom;
- completing Asessippi Provincial Park road improvements;
- constructing Grand Beach Provincial Park playground;
- upgrading water treatment and waste-water treatment plant at William Lake, Rainbow Beach and Moose Lake Provincial Parks;
- upgrading Spruce Woods Provincial Park sewage lagoon;
- creating six short-haul backcountry campsites at Tulabi Falls Campground in Nopiming Provincial Park; and
- upgrading Rivers Provincial Park campsite.
Many other projects are planned or underway, as part of Building the Park Province: Manitoba’s Parks Strategy, an eight-year commitment to invest $100 million into park infrastructure by 2020, Minister Nevakshonoff said.
