Application for a special event permit to allow a snowmobile event to pass through Akami-Uapishku - KakKasuak - Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve
This is a non-designated project on federal lands or outside Canada. The listed authorities are responsible for the project assessment.
Cain's Quest is a snowmobile race held biannually during early March in central and southern Labrador. Up to 50 two-person teams will come from all over the world to participate in this endurance event, which covers approximately 3100 kilometers through the Labrador wilderness. Two segments of the proposed 2020 route pass through Akami-Uapishku – KakKasuak – Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve; an eastern segment is 85.3 kilometers long, while the western segment is 16. 5 kilometers long, and the designated routes will be 20 meters wide. These segments provide safe routes that will allow participants to avoid dangerous ice conditions along the coast of Labrador, and connect the event to the communities of Rigolet and Cartwright. Use of these routes predates park establishment. These segments follow existing snowmobile trails and will be mandatory routes agreed upon by Cain's Quest organizers and Parks Canada; guided by GPS, racers will not be permitted to deviate from these routes within the national park reserve. These segments are short enough that stopping to refuel snowmobiles will not be required, and no checkpoints, fuel caches, other planned stops, or route clearing or preparation will be permitted in the national park reserve.
Latest update
Participate
Key documents
Document Number | Document Title | File | Date |
---|---|---|---|
2 | Parks Canada has issued a notice of determination and decided that the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects | - | February 20, 2020 |
1 | New project being assessed by Parks Canada - Public comments invited from 19 december 2019 to 18 january 2020 | - | December 19, 2019 |
Contacts
Akami-Uapishk?-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve114 Hamilton River RD
Happy-Valley-Goose, Newfoundland and Labrador A0P 1E0
Telephone: 709-896-2394
Email: mealys@pc.gc.ca
-
Location
- Akami-Uapishk?-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve (Newfoundland and Labrador)
-
Nature of Activity
- Recreation and Tourism
-
Assessment Status
Completed -
Start Date
2019-12-19 -
Proponent
Cain's Quest -
Authorities
- Parks Canada Agency
-
Assessment Type
Project on federal lands -
Reference Number
80388
Disclaimer
This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.
Nearby assessments
...within 200 kilometres-
Radio Repeater System Site Construction
Akami-Uapishk?-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve -
Aid to Navigation Tower Refurbishments - Coast of Labrador
Coast of Labrador -
Small Boat Basin Construction, Cartwright, Newfoundland Labrador
Cartwright -
Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation Residential Subdivision Development
Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation -
Sheshatshiu School Expansion and Renovation
Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation -
Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation Gas Bar and Store
Sheshatshiu -
Sheshatshiu Fire Station Project
Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation -
JP Forestry Loading Dock
Wilbourne Bay, Goose Bay -
Vegetation Removal - Communication line to Dome Mountain; 5 Wing Goose Bay, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Communication line is located west of the 5 Wing Goose Bay airfield along the Pine Tree Road to Dome Mountain. -
Upgrade Back Beam Marker Road, 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Upgrade Back Beam Marker Road, 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Miscellaneous Fencing Projects, 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Demolition and Disposal of Petroleum Oil and Lubricants (POL) Tank - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose bay -
Replacement of Base Perimeter Fence - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Building 371- Fuel Oil and Condensate Tank Upgrades - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Demolition and Disposal of Buildings - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Fuel Tank Replacement and Pad Modifications - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Resurfacing and Rehabilitation of Runway 15-33 - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Auxiliary Power Unit Installation - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Construction of New Tennis and Basketball Courts - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Install Beaver Control Structures, South Escarpment Stillwaters
South Escarpment Stillwaters Site at 5 Wing Goose Bay in Happy Valley- Goose Bay -
Launchway Construction, Charlottetown, Labrador
Charlottetown, Newfoundland -
Base-wide Asphalt Paving - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Base-wide Spread of Asphalt Millings from Runway, 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Ultraviolet Reactor System Replacement - 5 Wing Goose Bay
5 Wing Goose Bay -
Makkovik RCMP Building Demolition and Site Redevelopment
Makkovik, Nunatsiavut -
DFO-SCH Infilling and Floating Dock Installation, Pinsent's Arm, NL
DFO-SCH Infilling and Floating Dock Installation, Pinsent's Arm, NL