Shesheeb Bay Provincial Park Management Statement

Regional Director’s approval statement

Shesheeb Bay Provincial Nature Reserve

This revised Interim Management Statement will provide interim direction for the management of the above Provincial Nature Reserve until a comprehensive Park Management Plan is prepared.

This statement will provide the basis for the subsequent preparation of the Park Management Plan.

I am pleased to approve this Interim Management Statement.

M. S. Millar
A/Regional Director
North Central Region

Revised March 1991

Background information

Date: 19.10.85

• Name: Shesheeb Bay
• Class: Nature Reserve
• M.N.R. District: Nipigon
• M.N.R. Region: North Central
• Total area ha: 275
  • Land: [no information provided]
  • Water: [no information provided]
• Site region: 3W
• Site district: 3
• Date in regulation: October 19, 1985

Map of Shesheeb Bay Provincial Park

Life science representation targets

• Site type/landscape unit: N/A
• Species/communities

Earth science representation

• Geological theme: Neohelikian Rift Valley Environment Theme
• Feature: Main sequence of Osler Go volcanic rocks

Cultural resource representation

• Theme: Recent Historic, Mining and Mining Communities, Forest Industry and Communities
• Theme segment: Exploration Site, Dock/Road

Recreation opportunities

• Day use: N/A
• Car camping: N/A
• Wilderness/back country: N/A

Inventories

level/type	Reconnaissance/completion date	Detailed completion date	required?
earth science	Checksheet	Wallace, 1972 (thesis)	Detailed Inventory
life science	N/A	N/A	Brief survey
cultural	Site record form	N/A	N/A
recreational	N/A	N/A	N/A
other	N/A	N/A	N/A

Shesheeb Bay Provincial Nature Reserve interim management statement

I Land tenure

The Nature Reserve is entirely Crown Land.

II Land acquisition/disposition

N/A

III Existing/proposed development

N/A

IV Recreational activities

Inaccessibility precludes use of this area by most people.

V Commercial activities

N/A

VI Natural resources

At present there are no staked mining claims in the Nature Reserve and it is unknown if there were claims in the past. Medium mineral potential exists in the Nature Reserve area. Trapline NG-2 encompasses the Nature Reserve but this is only a small portion of the trapline.

Guideline

Mining will not be permitted within the Nature Reserve.

As per N.D.L.U.G., trapping will not be permitted within the Nature Reserve (Appendix I).

VII Cultural resources

Known resources in the Nature Reserve are of recent historic vintage and centre around:

1. mining; and
2. forest industry and communities.

Features include an exploration site, a dock and a road used during past resource extraction activities

VIII Client services

N/A

IX Research/inventories

This Nature Reserve represents the Geological Theme (Neohelikian Rift Valley Environment) and includes the feature of the Main Sequence of Osler Group Volcanic Rocks.

References/sources

O.M.N.R. 1983. Nipigon District Land Use Guidelines.

Kor, P. Earth Science Inventory Checksheet.

McIlwaine, W. M. and H. Wallace. 1976. Geology of the Black Bay Peninsula Area, District of Thunder Bay, Ontario Division Mines. G. R. 133. 54 p.

Nipigon District Staff. Impact Assessment Sheet.

Wallace, H. 1972. Differentiation Trends in Osler Volcanics, Shesheeb Bay Section. Unpubl. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.

Plan of Shesheeb Bay Provincial Nature Reserve in the District of Nipigon

Appendix I

Land use activity for Shesheeb Bay

Activity	Acceptable?	Recommended Guidelines
Aggregate extraction	No	N/A
Agriculture	No	N/A
Bait fishing	No	N/A
Commercial fishing	No	N/A
Cottaging	No	N/A
Crown Land recreation	No	Not applicable to Parks
Forestry	No	N/A
Hunting	No	N/A
Mining	No	N/A
Provincial Parks	Yes	N/A
Roads	No	N/A
Rural residential	No	N/A
Sport Fishing	No	N/A
Tourism	No	N/A
Trapping	No	N/A
Wildlife viewing	Yes	N/A
Wildrice harvesting	No	N/A
Urban development	No	N/A

Source: Nipigon Land Use Guidelines, 1983