Accessing Haliburton Canoe Routes: A Legal and Historical Perspective

Accessing Haliburton Canoe Routes: A Legal and Historical Perspective

MacLeod, Jaime

Haliburton Association of Recreational Canoeists
Host contact: Maher, Terry

Wadland, John; Whillans, Tom 
Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

TP-338

2002

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Public access to canoe routes and portages

The issue of portages on private property is of increasing concern to canoeists. The lack of value for canoe routes, and their historical significance, has lead to issues such as that of accessing private property by the public. On one side those that abuse the privilege of enjoying the natural environment of a canoe route do not value the land that they use.

Similarly those that demand ownership of the land and deny access to other humans are not contributing to the complex interactions that are formed with these natural landscapes. This issue is examined through case studies and examples.

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