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Figure 5-3. Canadian Heritage Rivers in Ontario in relation to Ecoregion boundaries. BLOODVEIN RIVER BOUNDARY WATERS/VOYAGEUR WATERWAY 0 100 200 300 400 kms L . S u p e r i o r L . M i c h i g a n MISSINAIBI RIVER Ontario’s Natural Heritage Areas 130 ST. MARYS RIVER DETROIT RIVER L . H u r o n THAMES RIVER L . E r i e MATTAWA RIVER 5S FRENCH RIVER 4S 3S 4W HUMBER RIVER GRAND RIVER 2W 3W 0E 1E RIDEAU RIVER L . O n t a r i o 2E 3E 4E 6E 7E Ecoregions 5E This map is illustrative only. Do not rely on this map for legal administrative purposes. Do not rely on it as being a precise indicator of routes, locations of features, or as a guide to navigation. This map may contain cartographic errors or omissions. Published October, 2008 © 2008, Queen's Printer for Ontario Produced By: The Provincial Geomatics Service Centre Project Number: 7400_023 Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic Datum: North American Datum 1983
experience, without significant interruption by modern human intrusions. • The river is capable of supporting recreational uses without significant loss of, or impact on, its natural and cultural values or its visual character (Parks Canada, 2001b). Management Objectives and/or Guidelines The Canadian Heritage Rivers System is created and managed in accordance with the following principles: • Participation in the Canadian Heritage Rivers System is voluntary. • Participants in the Canadian Heritage Rivers System will retain their traditional jurisdictional powers over rivers in the system including ownership of land, the choice to nominate a river to the system, and the right to continue to operate and manage designated rivers in accordance with the objectives of the system. • All participants in the Canadian Heritage Rivers System will respect the rights and concerns of communities, Aboriginal peoples, landowners, and other stakeholders in the nomination, designation, and management of Canadian Heritage Rivers. • Rivers, or sections of rivers, included in the Canadian Heritage Rivers System will meet the spirit of the heritage and recreational value selection guidelines as set out by the Canadian Heritage Rivers Board. • River nominations and designations will be jointly approved on the recommendation of the Canadian Heritage Rivers Board, by the Minister(s) of the nominating jurisdiction(s), and by the Minister responsible for Parks Canada. • Parks Canada will continue to be the lead federal agency in the Canadian Heritage Rivers System and will, through a Secretariat operated on behalf of the Board, provide support for the promotion of the system at the national and international levels and co-ordination of the ongoing monitoring of designated rivers. Parks Canada will also provide assistance to provinces and territories for the preparation of studies and plans leading to the nomination and designation of rivers to the system. • Provincial and territorial governments will continue to make a substantial commitment to the Canadian Heritage Rivers System by assuming the long-term operational and management costs of having rivers within their jurisdictions designated to the system (Parks Canada, 2001b). The Degree of Protection for Canadian Heritage Rivers and the Corresponding IUCN Protected Area Management Category: A Preliminary Assessment The Canadian Heritage River designation is not a regulatory mechanism. Some Canadian Heritage Rivers qualify as ‘fully protected’ areas based on their location in National Parks, Provincial Parks, Conservation Authority properties, or other designations. Rivers that are ‘fully protected’ may qualify as IUCN Category I, II, or III protected areas. In addition, it is possible that the collective application of domestic protection mechanism(s) used to care for Canadian Heritage Rivers (e.g., the Grand River) could qualify these designations as IUCN Category V protected areas. The objectives for the management of, and the degree of natural heritage protection offered in, each river system may provide the determining criteria. The management plan for each site would require examination in order to assign IUCN protected areas categories. Key Contact(s) Canadian Heritage Rivers Secretariat c/o Parks Canada 25 Eddy Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M5 Telephone: 819-997-4930 Fax: 819-953-4704 Website: www.chrs.ca 131 Ontario’s Natural Heritage Areas
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