Yukon Students Can Access New Camping Gear Library
Parks Canada Yukon just announced a partnership with Yukon Education to provide gear for Yukon Schools, Parks Canada, and non-profits that work with Yukon youth.
“The goal of that program has been to essentially lower barriers to access for first time campers to be able to get out in the Canadian camping experience, and also build an awareness of how health and wellness can be positively affected by spending time in the outdoors. But this specific program is kind of our unique take on that.”
The loaner equipment includes tents, sleeping bags, compression sacks, Therm-a-Rest air mattresses, an MSR Pocket Rocket stove, Katadyn water filtration, pots, tarps, and a MEC duffle bag. There will be approximately over 4,500 students enrolled in schools across the territory can benefit from the program as well as the Learn to Camp program at Parks Canada.
“We’re really hoping that this is going to benefit youth. We know that there’s already some gear available to them to participate in programs like this.
But we also know that it can be a barrier to access — especially high-quality gear can be quite expensive — and so we’re hoping that youth and educators will benefit by being able to access this equipment and make it easier and more affordable to get their groups and students out into our national parks and also our beautiful Yukon landscape.”
You can book the gear using an online form.
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Evan Holt
