Camping Nova Scotia

New immigrants camping for 1st time in Canada

There are 115 immigrants new to Canada that will head out for their first Canadian camping experience this weekend.

The Learn to Camp project is being sponsored by Parks Canada and Mountain Equipment Co-op and coincides with Parks Canada's centennial celebrations.

It'll be held at Fort Beauséjour National Historic Site on the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Anahita Aslani and her husband Homayoon were surgeons in Iran who abandoned everything to come to Moncton two months ago to start a new life for their 4-year-old son.

The family jumped at the chance to try out camping in Canada.

"The most important reason to participate in this activity is him," said Aslani.

Geraldine Arsenault from Parks Canada said there will be campers from 17 different countries, now living in Halifax, Charlottetown and Moncton.

"They're going to learn to put up a tent, how to start a campfire, [and] how to make some S'mores," said Arsenault.

She said Parks Canada and Mountain Equipment Co-op wanted to help people new to Canada experience how many Canadians spend their summer weekends.

"I can't think of a better way to welcome new Canadians to our country," said Arsenault.

Arsenault said she hopes they enjoy their camping weekend, and hopes it will inspire them to visit other national parks or historic sites.

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Hello. My family will have two weeks to spend in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia this summer. We are camping in a little pop-up trailer (there are four of us, two adults and two young teens), and we're hoping to spend a couple of days in each campsite where possible and not drive more than 4 hours between sites. We enjoy short-medium hikes, nice views, local culture, good mix of cities/towns and natural sites. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I hope you have a wonderful vacation! In terms of your question about Fundy National Park, my choice would probably be either Headquarters or maybe Point Wolfe (see comments below). There are three main campgrounds in Fundy. Headquarters is right as you enter the park (from Alma), and is the oldest built when the park opened. It has a section with full hookups, and also a section for tents (or no hook up other vehicles). The latter include some which overlook the bay, very nice if you can get one. The main attraction is that you can from here walk to many things - playground, golf course, Alma, etc. Point Wolfe is located at the end of the road along the bay, after a picturesque covered bridge. The area is nice, with walks to beach, by the river old dam, and Coppermine along the bay to an abandoned mine head. The camping sites are generally nice. No hook ups there. While the sites are not on the bay, it is an easy walk. The Chignecto campground is on the highlands up the hill, and is the newest and largest campground. It has both hook ups and regular sites. You would need to drive to get most anywhere fun from there. There is also primitive camping at the lake on the entrance at the upper end of the park, and hike in camping a few places around park on the trails (must register for these too). I hope this helps.

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