Saskatchewan puts $13 million towards provincial parks infrastructure

REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan is investing more than $13 million in facility and infrastructure improvements for provincial parks in 2022-23.

Along with ongoing improvements to washrooms, docks, day-use facilities and signs, projects scheduled for completion within the fiscal year include new campground service centres at Saskatchewan Landing and Duck Mountain Provincial Parks,  electrical service improvements at Greenwater Lake and Moose Mountain Provincial Parks, campground development and lagoon upgrades at Meadow Lake Provincial Park, water system upgrades at Saskatchewan Landing and Moose Mountain Provincial Parks, planned boat launch upgrades at Douglas Provincial Park and major road improvements at the Battlefords Provincial Park.

Major projects completed this spring and summer include four new day-use pavilions at Echo Valley, Buffalo Pound, Blackstrap and Pike Lake Provincial Parks, a redeveloped Pine Hill Campground at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park with 42 electric sites, 18 full service sites, tenting sites and a service centre, a new Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park Visitor Reception Centre with a more central location and increased accessibility for visitors, and a new Buffalo Pound Provincial Park Visitor Centre that will host interpretive programming and exhibits and will serve as a meeting space for visitors.