In June 2023, Cabox Aspiring Geopark and Gros Morne National Park (GMNP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to “work cooperatively within and consistent with their respective mandates to identify joint and complimentary opportunities to support the nomination for Cabox Aspiring Geopark to full UNESCO Global Geopark status.” The MOU also identifies areas where Cabox and GMNP “can advance common objectives, achieve common goals, and recognize their cooperation publicly.”
Cabox to Receive Phase Two Funding
At a combined federal-provincial press release at Lobster Cove Lighthouse in Gros Morne National Park, Cabox Aspiring Geopark was among a number of tourism-related projects in Western Newfoundland to share in a total of $2,744,563 in government funding intended to “help upgrade accommodations, host events and festivals, market the region, and develop new world-class attractions”. On hand for the announcement was Premier Andrew Furey and MP Gudie Hutchings, federal Minister of Rural Economic Development.