Episode 18: Local and Regional Parks
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The provincial government of British Columbia describes Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park as a “yachter’s paradise” located at the confluence of the Malaspina Inlet and Homfray Channel just north of the town of Power River. The calm, warm waters of Desolation Sound are a popular destination for boating tourists, swimmers, and scuba divers. Most visitors to this marine provincial park, however, are largely unaware of the interconnections between this park and the province’s history of colonization and the displacement of the region’s Aboriginal population.
On this episode of the podcast we interview Jonathan Clapperton, a history doctoral candidate from the University of Saskatchewan, about his research on the history of the relationship between Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park and the local Sliammon First Nation.
Also, we continue the conversation about local and regional parks by speaking with participants from the recent NiCHE-sponsored symposium, Historical and Global Perspectives on Provincial and Local/Regional Parks.
Guests:
Jonathan Clapperton
Constanza Parra
Steve Alexander
Work Cited:
Sean Kheraj, Canadian History and Environment
Historical and Global Perspectives on Provincial and Local/Regional Parks Symposium
Music Credits:
Power Restored
Machinations
Sock Hop
Photo Credits:
“Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park“ by rbergsma
Citation:
Kheraj, Sean. “Episode 18: Local and Regional Parks” Nature’s Past: Canadian Environmental History Podcast. 21 November 2010.

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