Thunder Bay Area of Concern

Thunder Bay was designated as one of the 43 Areas of Concern in accordance with Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). Remedial Action Plan (RAP) is an ongoing collaborative effort implemented by federal, provincial, and local governments as well as industry and public partners. There are 3 key stages of the RAP: Stage 1 is a detailed description of the environmental problem; Stage 2 identifies remedial actions and options; Stage 3 is the final document providing evidence that the beneficial uses have been restored and the AOC can be “delisted”.


The Thunder Bay Area of Concern extends approximately 28 km along the shoreline of Lake Superior from north of Bare Point south to Flatland Island and up to 9 km offshore, including the Welcome Islands. The area’s watershed is drained by the Kaministiquia River system and a number of smaller rivers and creeks. The marsh area of the harbour represents a major portion of wetlands in the Lake Superior basin in Canada, providing habitat for nesting and migrating species of birds and a wide variety of fish.


For more information visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/great-lakes-protection/areas-concern/thunder-bay.html

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Date Stamp
2022-11-09T17:06:45
Metadata language

eng; CAN
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UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - ACRD Data Management Team
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
 

Data identification

Date (Publication)
2018-09-19
Date (Creation)
1986-01-01
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Biota
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - ACRD Data Management Team
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • All applicable data content

  • Great Lakes Action Plan (GLAP)

  • Area of Concern

  • remedial and restoration

  • binational policy, remediation, partnerships, beneficial use impairments
Place

  • Thunder Bay

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Environment

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Other

Business Functions

  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions

  • Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern

Geography

  • Water - Drainage regions - Great Lakes

Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

Program (PAA)

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

GC Security Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
1986-01-01

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http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 / 1
 

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Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Public inquiries centre
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd. , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
https://www.canada.ca
 
 

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Keywords

All applicable data content Area of Concern Great Lakes Action Plan (GLAP) Thunder Bay binational policy, remediation, partnerships, beneficial use impairments remedial and restoration
Branch
Science and Technology Branch
Business Functions
Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
Directorate
Water Science and Technology
ECCC Information Category EN
Other
GC Security Level
Unclassified
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Environment
Program (PAA)
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

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