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The Ontario Parks system began in 1893 with the creation of Algonquin Park, originally designed to protect loggers' interests from settlement. The management and creation of provincial parks came under the Department of Lands and Forests in 1954 and led to a period of accelerated park creation: a ninefold increase in the number of parks over the next six years.
The Ministry of the Environment was originally established as a portfolio in the Executive Council of Ontario (or provincial cabinet) in 1972.. The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Energy to form the Ministry of Environment and Energy from 1993 to 1997, and briefly again in 2002, before being split back up again.
Rondeau Provincial Park is the second oldest provincial park in Ontario, Canada, having been established with an order in council on 8 September 1894. [3] The park is located in Southwestern Ontario , on an 8 km long crescentic sand spit extending into Lake Erie .
The list of provincial parks in the Canadian province of Ontario contains lists of more than 300 provincial parks in Ontario. These provincial parks are maintained by Ontario Parks. For a list of protected areas in Ontario, see the List of protected areas of Ontario. Northern Ontario. List of provincial parks of Northern Ontario; Southern Ontario
The Aubinadong-Nushatogaini Rivers Provincial Park is a provincial park in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.It protects a 85 kilometres (53 mi) network of rivers and lakes, [3] in particular portions of the West Aubinadong and Nushatogaini Rivers, as well as a series of lakes extending south from the West Aubinadong-Nushatogaini confluence towards Ranger Lake, such as Saymo, Gong, Island ...
The Obonga–Ottertooth Provincial Park is located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Thunder Bay, in Ontario, Canada. [1] It protects a 100 kilometres (62 mi) long stretch of lakes and streams between Obonga Lake in the east and Kashishibog Lake in the west, mostly following the Kashishibog River (a tributary of the Brightsand River) and Ottertooth Creek (a tributary of the Kopka River).
The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) is a public-sector agency with delegated provincial authority to address risks of natural hazards, relating to flooding and erosion. ERCA was established in 1973 to manage the natural resources of the Essex Region in partnership with its member municipalities and the Province of Ontario .
Tidewater Provincial Park is a provincial park located on five islands [3] in the Moose River estuary between Moosonee and Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada: Charles Island; South Charles Island; Butler Island; Hayes Island; Bushy Island; The park was created in 1964 and is operated by the Town of Moosonee rather than the Ministry of Natural ...