Location
Key Information
| 25 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 26 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Regulations: Government of British Columbia
Boundary: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (Unmodified)
2.0
April 2023
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Purpose
To protect important migratory and wintering waterfowl habitat, and critical juvenile salmon habitat.
Species of Concern: western grebe, trumpeter swan, great blue heron
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
1. Commercial logging, mining and hydroelectric power generation, other than local run-of-the river projects, are prohibited in a conservancy. Other activities must be assessed to determine whether they would hinder, restrict, prevent or inhibit the development, improvement or use of the conservancy.
2. In accordance with the Park Act, a natural resource, other than fish and wildlife taken, hunted or killed in accordance with the Wildlife Act and fish, game or wildlife stalked or pursued for observation or for photographic or study purposes, in a conservancy must not be granted, sold, removed, destroyed, disturbed, damaged, exploited, developed, improved or utilized except as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit.
3. In accordance with the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation, a park ranger may seize a firearm, bow, crossbow, fishing rod or other device used in a park, conservancy or recreation area to capture fish or wildlife if the park ranger finds that the firearm, bow, crossbow, fishing rod or other device is being used by or is in the possession of a person who
(a) is in contravention of the Wildlife Act or section 28 or 29 of this regulation, or
(b) fails upon request to exhibit a proper licence or permit issued under the Wildlife Act.
4. In accordance with the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation, a person must not have an explosive or an explosive substance in a park, conservancy or recreation area except
(a) lawfully carried firearm ammunition, or
(b) as authorized by a park officer.
Allowed
Certain activities may be allowed in accordance with local laws.