Visitor Centre Showcases Alberta Prairie and Heritage of First Nations People

A new visitor centre in Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park will showcase the awesome forces of nature that created this unique area of the Alberta prairie, as well as the human heritage of the First Nations people and of the settlers who followed. This project is one of a number of capital legacy projects the Government of Alberta is investing in commemoration of the centennial.

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is a provincial historic resource and archaeological preserve. It preserves and protects hundreds of Aboriginal petroglyphs (rock carvings) and pictographs (rock paintings) on sandstone cliffs of the Milk River Canyon. The park is considered sacred land by the Blackfoot People. It was recently designated a National Historic Site and is one of the top candidates in Canada for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Funding made available through he Alberta Centennial Legacies Program will help to develop an interpretive visitor centre to accommodate increased visitation and programming. The centre will be 525 square metres in size, providing space to accommodate increases in the 60,000 annual visitors to the park. Public services will include a visitor reception area, gift shop, and indoor exhibits.

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