Parks Canada has announced that Leanne Cooper is being replaced as Superintendent of Riding Mountain National Park.
The news comes after a tumultuous past few months for the Park, as they've faced backlash for a last-minute decision to ban motorized watercraft from Clear Lake for a second straight summer.
The announcement was made just prior to the May long weekend, but the true reasoning wasn't revealed until later this summer, when Parks Canada officials say a threat of legal action led them to scrub their initial "one boat, one lake" plan for this year.
Riding Mountain M.P. Dan Mazier was among those calling for the leadership change, and reacted today by saying it's an important first step towards repairing years of failed management.
Mazier added that the culture of secrecy within Parks Canada must end, as well as the practice of conveying different information to different parties behind closed doors.
