Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, the federal minister responsible for Parks Canada, and P.J. Akeeagok, the president of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, will celebrate the opening of Qausuittuq National Park at a ceremony Aug. 10 in Resolute Bay. The park has actually existed since 2015. (PARKS CANADA IMAGE)

The federal minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, and the president of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, P.J. Akeeagok, will mark the creation of Nunavut’s newest national park at a ceremony to be held 2 p.m. today, Aug. 10, in Resolute Bay.

Qausuittuq National Park, about 11,008 square kilometres in size, is located on and around Bathurst Island west of Resolute Bay.

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