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A new National Capital Commission survey is seeking public feedback on ideas including closing the Gatineau Park parkways to motorized traffic overnight.

The aim is to reduce crashes, speeding, collisions with wildlife, nuisance to neighbours, vandalism and the use of the park for drug use and drinking, the commission says in a survey posted Tuesday as part of a review of the park’s master plan.

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They’re also looking for ideas to reduce “frequent clashes” between users including drivers, cyclists and running groups in the West Quebec park.

The survey is online until Dec. 10. The next steps in the review launch in February.

The NCC is also seeking feedback on the Curley Lake trail and future development of Camp Fortune as it updates the 2005 master plan for the 361-square-kilometre park which draws 2.6 million visits a year.

The agency is considering closing the snowmobile trail at Curley Lake so its “sensitive natural settings” can be restored and opening a new recreational pathway along the Eardley-Masham Road between Pontiac to La Pêche. A new pathway could be used by cyclists and horseback riders in the summer and by snowmobilers in the winter.

Given the “uncertainties with regard to climate change,” Camp Fortune wants to expand summer offerings with activities including alpine luge and more zip lines, the NCC said.

Take the survey here

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