UNESCO Project plan: Klondike in Canada Governmental rules and funding issues
Klondike National Historic Site in Canada focuses on the illustration of its importance to the nation through commemoration of the 1896 gold rush (Berton, 2001). This is a reflection of the development of corporation gold mining in the region with the essence of water or river transportation (Berton, 2001). The development of the Klondike national heritage reflects on the need why the government, through relevant subsidiary programs, should provide the crucial preservation of the site in Canada (Meyer, 2008). One of the ways through which the government can exercise its regulations and funding issues is through effective management of the payment systems during visits to the historical site. The government should offer diversity in the payment system, in relation to corporations and individual visitors or tourists to the historical site in Canada. Students and researchers also find it essential and crucial to visit these national heritages for learning purposes. In handling the aspect of the students and researchers, the government should moderate the visit payments through charging lower fees. This will contribute towards the increase in the number of students and researchers visiting the place thus increase in the level of revenues for integration in other sectors. This amount will also facilitate effective and efficient management of the site for the attraction of numerous tourists from across the globe (Meyer, 2008).
The government also has the ability to adopt and implement preservation concepts and plans for the management of the site. This is through identification and evaluation of the risks that might influence the operation of the site in relation to the achievement of the goals and objectives. This is essential in the determination of the ways to offer effective preservation mechanisms thus the facilitation of goals achievement (Licciardi, Amirtahmasebi, & World Bank, 2012). Klondike is a significant area for the citizens of Canada. This relates to the cultural and relation it creates between the locals and their past. The locals have the ability and opportunity to interact with their past when in need to understand the concept of the gold rush era in the region.
This makes it a tourist attraction thus the concept in the generation of revenues and income. The preservation and management of the site by the government can contribute towards the utilization of the site thus the increase in the level of revenues and tourists per year. The site can also improve the living conditions of the community members through the generation of employment opportunities as guides to the tourists. The government should also implement strict rules and norms to curb the aspect of interference with the materials at the site as a way of preserving the national heritage site in Canada (Meyer, 2008). In the process of adopting and implementing the regulations, the government should focus on the integration of site regulations and norms under the jurisdiction of the World Heritage Center. This should supplement the efforts of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in enhancing protection of Klondike in Canada. Effective management by the government should also focus on application of the budgetary funds from the Ministry in relation to tourism and natural resources.
Conclusively, Klondike of Canada is a massive property for the attraction of tourists thus the opportunity for the generation of revenues for growth and development. Its preservation and management by acts of the government should be beneficial to the nature and the citizens of the nation. The site offers an opportunity for the tourists to contribute to the growth of the economy. It also offers the opportunity for the development of knowledge thus essential for the improvement of Canada at personal and national levels.
References
Berton, P. (2001). Klondike: The last great gold rush, 1896-1899. Toronto: Anchor Canada.
Licciardi, G., Amirtahmasebi, R., & World Bank. (2012). The economics of uniqueness: Investing in historic city cores and cultural heritage assets for sustainable development. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
Yvonne A. Meyer. (2008). Historic Preseravtion in Skagway, Alaska, and Dawson City, Yukon Territory: A comparison of cultural resource management policies in two northern towns. UMI Microform, United States.
