By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nunatsiaq News This is part one of a three-part series on the 20th anniversary of Nunavik Parks. Nunatsiaq News was invited to visit Kangiqsujuaq and experience parts of the Pingualuit National Park. Nunavik’s parks might be a destination for hikers, campers and tourists but behind the scenes there is battle ongoing against climate change through conservation, scientific research and cultural revival. Nunavik Parks is the custodian of four parks in the region: Pingualuit, which is near Kangiqsujuaq; Kuururjuaq and Ulittaniujalik, located near Kangiqsualujjuaq; and Tursujuq, in the vicinity of Umiujaq. The organization employs two conservation specialists. Corentin Chaillon takes care of Pingualuit and Kuururjuaq and Isabeau Pratte’s domain is Tursujuaq and Ulittaniujalik. “Tourism is only the small tip of the iceberg, it is…
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