Bannock Break: 3 Jasper Zones Closing, Mi'kmaq Elders Share Canoe Building

Put on a pot of camp coffee and break off a piece of bannock and read through our weekly roundup of Canadian camping and canoeing news from around the internet. Have an article you'd like to see in Bannock Break? Let us know!

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Three Jasper backcountry zones closing to protect caribou population

Parks Canada announced that three backcountry areas in Jasper National Park were set to close, in an effort to protect the woodland caribou population. Read about it here on CBC new’s website.

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Mi'kmaq elders share tradition of building a birchbark canoe

A celebrated Mi'kmaq canoe builder from Nova Scotia has just wrapped up a project on Prince Edward Island.