Parks Canada to speed up conservation of shipwrecks from failed Arctic expedition

The Canadian government has proposed $15 million over three years to accelerate archaeological and conservation work for the wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror from the legendary and ill-fated Franklin Expedition of 1845.

The proposed investment — about $12 million USD — was announced Monday as part of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2021 budget and would start flowing for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/04/canada-promises-funding-conserve-sir-john-franklins-shipwrecks

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