Wardens in Auyuittuq National Park
Is the National Park Warden Association celebrating 100 years of existence or will 2009 see the end of the park wardens as we know them?
According to their website, “…the early days saw Wardens focusing on predator control, fire suppression and the pursuit of ‘Poachers’. These jobs morphed over the years into the modern role of National Park Warden, whose duties included resource management, law enforcement and public safety. In 2008 Parks Canada announced that Park Wardens duties would only include enforcement of natural resource acts in National Parks. After 99 years of generalist duties, Park Wardens roles have been dramatically changed. A new, yet unnamed group, is taking over the remaining broad suite of jobs traditionally conducted by Park Wardens.”
In 2008, Parks Canada stated that it plans to contract out certain services that will affect approximately 150 people. Considering that 10 out of the 42 national parks are in remote areas, who will be the eyes and ears of the public, especially in parks like Auyuittuq?
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