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  2. Bruneau–Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    The wilderness area is named after and protects much of the Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers and their canyons. Whitewater rafting is a popular recreational activity in this wilderness area, which has rivers up to Class V. [1] [2] About 40 miles (64 km) of the Bruneau River and about 28.8 miles (46.3 km) of the Jarbidge River are classified as a ...

  3. Bruneau River - Wikipedia

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    The Bruneau River region was historically occupied by the Northern Shoshone, Northern Paiute, and Bannock tribes [2] The Bruneau River was given its name sometime before 1821 by French Canadian Pierre Bruneau (1796–1873) voyageurs working for the Montreal-based fur trading North West Company. [5] The name is derived from the French meaning ...

  4. Wilderness Tours - Wikipedia

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    Wilderness Tours Resort. Wilderness Tours (WT) is a commercial whitewater rafting/kayaking and outdoor training center. It was founded in 1975 when Joe E. Kowalski and five others (Sean Mannion, Jimmy Casilio, Robbie Rosenberger, Ken Czambel and Paul Fogal) took rafts down and navigated the section of river known as Rocher-Fendu.

  5. Time in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Yukon Time Zone (UTC−09:00) covered most of Yukon from 1900 until 1966. In 1973, the last portions of Yukon switched to Pacific Time, leaving UTC−09:00 unused in Canada. In 1988, Newfoundland observed "double daylight saving time" from April 3 until October 30, meaning that the time was set ahead by 2 hours. [24]

  6. Paris, Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Paris (2021 population, 14,956 [2]) is a community located in the County of Brant, Ontario, Canada. It lies just northwest from the city of Brantford at the spot where the Nith River empties into the Grand River. Paris was voted "the Prettiest Little Town in Canada" by Harrowsmith Magazine. [3] The town was established in 1850.

  7. Canadian canoe routes - Wikipedia

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    Albany River with Fort Albany, Ontario on the west side of James Bay with Henley House (1743) 160 miles upstream: 1) southwest: up the Albany, up the Ogoki River, cross to Lake Nipigon and south to Lake Superior; 2) West: Albany River to Lake St. Joseph, portage to a river going south to Lac Seul and down the English River (Ontario) to the ...

  8. Elsas, Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Elsas is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Kapuskasing Township, [3] in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Agate to the west and Oatland to the east, and is the location of Elsas railway station, a stop for Via Rail ...

  9. Fort Frances - Wikipedia

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    Ontario Highway 11 and Ontario Highway 71, the latter of which ends in Fort Frances, are the two major highways in the community. Both are part of the Trans-Canada Highway. The town is connected to Kenora via Highway 71, while Highway 11 provides connections to Devlin, Emo, and Rainy River to the west, and Atikokan and Thunder Bay to the east.