Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists


Park Management Plan Ammendment Background Information Commentary
March 4, 2010  ..   ABR News Item

The Ministry of Natural Resources has been requesting input on specific background information relating to a proposed amendment to the Algonquin Park Management Plan concerning incorporation of items from the Joint Proposal (of the OPB/AFA) for "Lightening the Ecological Footprint of Logging in Algonquin Park".

The ABR conveyed a number of items, culminating with the submission of a 13-page document involving comparisons between the 2009 Canoe Route Map and the OPB/AFA Joint Proposal High Definition Map. The ABR's submitted document can be accessed here .. www.abrweb.ca/docs/ABR-PMP-Comments.pdf.

The submission contains specific observations and concerns. It includes both text comments and illustrations which were extracted from the ABR's “Camp Values Inventory” side-by-side map-comparing utility. Comparisons are drawn between the 2009 Canoe Route Map and the OPB/AFA Joint Proposal High Definition Map.



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