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Jean-Paul Murray commented on the blog post Park Entry Work Makes Economic Action Plan List   15 hours, 37 minutes ago

That money would be better spent purchasing the private properties currently for sale in the park, in accordance with the NCC’s obligation and commitment to doing so. Failure to acquire these properties will only dramatically escalate the cost of completing this so-called park.

All this new entrance provides is nice packaging on a seriously flawed park. [...]

Charles Hodgson commented on the blog post Some Parking Lots Closing for Season   17 hours, 29 minutes ago

I see in this document (circa Nov 2009 and presaging the Ecosystems Conservation Plan) “It is proposed that the parking lot and access pathway to the hang-gliding departure site be eliminated.”

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Passepartout   17 hours, 36 minutes ago

Thanks xczonetv (noticed at XCOttawa)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvaAFykKti0

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Art in the Park   17 hours, 46 minutes ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8NN7mG5Btw

I sat down with three painters who’d been part of a latter day group of seven that had taken on a project of painting at the Champlain Lookout every Friday through 2009, capturing the change of the seasons.

They had made notes on the conditions they experienced and the effect it had on them and I’ve [...]

cbh-flickr-posting wrote a new blog post: Gatineau Park GC1050F   19 hours, 58 minutes ago

Gatineau Park GC1050F, originally uploaded by ChrisDelaney.ca.

Darrel Newman commented on the blog post Some Parking Lots Closing for Season   21 hours, 13 minutes ago

OOPs there – I’ll bet that it is the Mountain Road Parking lot at the 90 degree turn which gives access to the escarpment routes to Western Hut and the Champlain Lookout

Darrel Newman commented on the blog post Some Parking Lots Closing for Season   21 hours, 15 minutes ago

Does anyone know which parking area, a 1-kilometre access pathway and a departure zone for the Hang Gliding they are referring to.

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Park Entry Work Makes Economic Action Plan List   1 day, 15 hours ago

The Site that highlights the list of projects paid for under Canada’s Economic Action Plan lists $2.4 million in federal funding for the project.

This work was the subject of a brief consultation last fall.

rss-feed wrote a new blog post: 2010-03-09 by Jo-Ann Holden from P17 [Wakefield]   1 day, 18 hours ago

A report from yesterday’s ski: The plan was to lug the bigger camera along and be out all day. These trails were all marked as "fair", so I was curious to see how poor they really were. At 10:30 trail 52 was still a bit icy (not groomed re. . .

cbh-flickr-posting wrote a new blog post: Gatineau Park, Quebec   1 day, 23 hours ago

Gatineau Park, Quebec, originally uploaded by Asif A. Ali.

cbh-flickr-posting wrote a new blog post: Gatineau Park, Quebec   1 day, 23 hours ago

Gatineau Park, Quebec, originally uploaded by Asif A. Ali.

rss-feed wrote a new blog post: 2010-03-08 by Ken Trischuk from P7 [Kingsmere]   2 days, 3 hours ago

A little late to start today. Things had already started to soften by the time I got going around noon. Skied a few of the backcountry trails which became somewhat of a chore as the skis would alternately float and then sink… and then float on the . . .

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Some Parking Lots Closing for Season   2 days, 10 hours ago

The NCC website indicates that both P5 (penguin) and P15 (the snowshoe parking lot on the Cross Loop Road) are closed for the season.

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Geocachers Take Responsibility   2 days, 12 hours ago

Prompted by my linking to a post about geocaching activity that included Gatineau Park last weekend I heard from local geocachers who strongly take responsibility for keeping their sport clean. They point to guidelines for geocaching best practice as well as inviting discussions with Park authorities if there are any concerns over geocaches in [...]

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: The Melt Goes On   2 days, 14 hours ago

Skiers over the weekend enthused about what beautiful conditions they were enjoying.

But at what cost!

The NCC today has posted numerous yellow triangles against trails recently groomed and also said

“Debris, ice and water accumulations can be found on the trails. The ground may also be exposed in certain areas.”

Curses!