Temagami’s Most Endangered Canoe Routes 2007

Once again, we are sorry to present you with the second annual list of Temagami’s Most Endangered Canoe Routes. The first was published last year by the Nastawgan Network, before the Network, Friends of Temagami, and Friends of Chiniguchi joined forces.

After publishing last year’s list, you responded. Thanks to your letters, explorations, and route rehabilitation efforts, we won protection for the Breeze Lake canoe route. Logging on another of last year’s routes, the Charley to Sutton Lake route, has been postponed indefinitely due to operational concerns.

Of course, we will again be seeking your assistance in protecting this year’s Endangered Canoe Routes. Stay tuned to the Nastawgan Traveller newsletter and our forum on Ottertooth for more information.

This also marks the first year that the Endangered Routes list has included routes in the GTA (Greater Temagami Area). The traditional family lands of the Teme-Augama Anishnabe, known as n’daki menan, have been dispersed to four political districts by the MNR: Temagami, Temiskaming, Sudbury, and Nipissing. These boundaries are arbitrary, with little concern for ecological, historical, or recreational realities. They have served to divide the attention of environmentalists and canoeists for years. With the inclusion of endangered routes in all four districts, 2007 marks the end of this distraction.

Seven canoe routes made the 2007 list of Temagami’s Most Endangered Canoe Routes, and are posted below.

Links
Temagami’s Most Endangered Canoe Routes - 2006
Nastawgan Network Forum