Provincial park in Ontario, Canada
René Brunelle Provincial Park is a provincial park in both the municipality of Moonbeam and the geographic Township of Gurney in Unorganized North Cochrane District , Cochrane District , in Northeastern Ontario , Canada .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Established in 1957[ 6] and named in 1981 for René Brunelle ,[ 7] it is operated by Ontario Parks and has camping, hiking, swimming and other facilities on or near Remi Lake .[ 3] [ 6]
Geography
The park is on the north and east shores of Remi Lake . A second, smaller, non-contiguous portion of the park is southwest of the lake in the municipality of Moonbeam.[ 3] Spruce Creek is entirely within the park, and arrives at Round Bay on the northeast shore of Remi Lake. Other named lakes wholly in the park are Crawfish Lake; Spruce Lake, the source of Spruce Creek; and West Audrey Lake. The outflow from Remi Lake, the Remi River , is at Outlet Bay also in the park.[ 3]
Transportion
Remi Lake was the location of a seaplane base in the early 1900s.[ 6] Access to the park is by Ontario Highway 581 which connects to Ontario Highway 11 .[ 3] [ 4]
References
^ a b "René Brunelle Provincial Park" . Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
^ "Toporama (on-line map and search)" . Atlas of Canada . Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
^ a b c d e Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (2014). Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search) (Map). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
^ a b Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (January 1, 2016). Official Road Map of Ontario (PDF) (Map). 1:1,600,000. Toronto: Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. § G13. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
^ Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (2006). Restructured Municipalities: Ontario Map #3 (Map). Scale not given. Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
^ a b c "René Brunelle" . Ontario Parks. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
^ "Deaths: René Brunelle" . The Globe and Mail . Toronto. April 17, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
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