Regulation - LGIC
Amendments to Killbear Provincial Park boundary - Crown Land Use Amendment 2014-001
Regulation Number(s):
316/07
Instrument Type:
Regulation - LGIC
Bill or Act:
Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006
Summary of Decision:
We made the following amendments to the boundary of Killbear Provincial Park.
1. We added a 131.62-hectare (ha) (325.24-acre) parcel of acquired land to the western part of the park. The added land includes features that will complement existing habitat in the park.
2. We removed a 3.67-ha (9.07-acre) area of land from the park so the land can be transferred to the Township of Carling for their landfill site. The deregulated area increased slightly from the proposed area (1.95 ha/4.82 acres) to more accurately reflect the amount of land required for the contaminant attenuation zone. This increase in land is consistent with the original intent of the proposal.
Responsibility for the boundary regulation component of this project was transferred from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks in 2018. MNRF approved the Crown land use amendment in support of the deregulation in January 2021.
In 2020, changes to the Guide for Crown Land Use Planning resulted in the addition of the acquired land to Killbear Provincial Park no longer requiring a land use amendment decision.
The park boundary was changed through an amendment to Ontario Regulation 316/07 under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006.
1. We added a 131.62-hectare (ha) (325.24-acre) parcel of acquired land to the western part of the park. The added land includes features that will complement existing habitat in the park.
2. We removed a 3.67-ha (9.07-acre) area of land from the park so the land can be transferred to the Township of Carling for their landfill site. The deregulated area increased slightly from the proposed area (1.95 ha/4.82 acres) to more accurately reflect the amount of land required for the contaminant attenuation zone. This increase in land is consistent with the original intent of the proposal.
Responsibility for the boundary regulation component of this project was transferred from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks in 2018. MNRF approved the Crown land use amendment in support of the deregulation in January 2021.
In 2020, changes to the Guide for Crown Land Use Planning resulted in the addition of the acquired land to Killbear Provincial Park no longer requiring a land use amendment decision.
The park boundary was changed through an amendment to Ontario Regulation 316/07 under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006.
Analysis of Regulatory Impact:
The amendment offers a positive, unquantifiable benefit to the Township of Carling by allowing them to operate the waste management facility in alignment with the province's standards. There are no additional costs or impacts to the municipality or other regulated entities.
Further Information:
Proposal Number:
23-MECP023
Posting Date:
Summary of Proposal:
Killbear Provincial Park is a 1,753.7 hectare (ha) natural environment class park, located on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. Killbear is situated in the geographic Township of Carling, in the District of Parry Sound. The park is located on a peninsula west of the Town of Parry Sound. Two boundary amendments are proposed that were included as implementation priorities in the Killbear Provincial Park Management Plan (2000).
The first proposed boundary change includes the addition of 131.62 ha of land to the park (the Crown-owned portions of Lots 64 and 65, Concession 8, which are immediately adjacent to the park's western boundary and currently designated as General Use Area). This addition is being proposed because the lots contain a variety of wetland ecosites and habitat for the provincially threatened Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake that will complement existing habitat in the park.
The second proposed boundary change includes the removal of 1.95 ha of land from the park (Lot 63, Concession IX, Carling Township). The Township of Carling operates a landfill site on the east side of the park which currently encroaches on the regulated park boundary. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) intends to transfer the land containing the encroachment to the Township. Prior to doing this, MNRF must deregulate the land which includes the landfill's main entrance road and limited parking/turnaround area.
The first proposed boundary change includes the addition of 131.62 ha of land to the park (the Crown-owned portions of Lots 64 and 65, Concession 8, which are immediately adjacent to the park's western boundary and currently designated as General Use Area). This addition is being proposed because the lots contain a variety of wetland ecosites and habitat for the provincially threatened Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake that will complement existing habitat in the park.
The second proposed boundary change includes the removal of 1.95 ha of land from the park (Lot 63, Concession IX, Carling Township). The Township of Carling operates a landfill site on the east side of the park which currently encroaches on the regulated park boundary. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) intends to transfer the land containing the encroachment to the Township. Prior to doing this, MNRF must deregulate the land which includes the landfill's main entrance road and limited parking/turnaround area.
Contact Address:
Ontario Parks Northeast Zone
933 Ramsey Lake Road
4th Floor, Willet Green Miller Centre
Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 6B5
933 Ramsey Lake Road
4th Floor, Willet Green Miller Centre
Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 6B5
Effective Date:
July 27, 2023
Decision:
Approved