Feds to invest $6M in Manitoba national parks: Environment minister

National parks in Manitoba will receive over $6 million to invest in infrastructure, the federal environment minister announced on Thursday.

The money will be used to preserve treasured places, support local economies, and contribute to growth in the tourism sector, Catherine McKenna said in a release.

"These investments give our past a future and will make a significant contribution to Parks Canada's mission to protect and present these national treasures on behalf of all Canadians," McKenna said.

The funds will go to different sites across the province for projects including $4.4 million to the restoration of Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site so "more Canadians, including youth and newcomers, can learn about our history,"  the release said.

The site is where Treaty No. 1 was signed and later was the first training base for the North West Mounted Police, who became the RCMP.

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The Parks Canada Visitor Centre in Churchill, Man. will also receive $891,000 to rehabilitate the heritage railway station.

The York Factory National Historic Site will get $1.1 million to repair buildings at one of the oldest fur trade establishments of the Hudson's Bay Company on the Hayes River in northeast Manitoba.

Parks Canada has committed to investing over $3 billion over five years for infrastructure work in national historic sites, parks, and marine conservation areas across the country.

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