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St. Lawrence Parks Commission

Commission des parcs du Saint-Laurent
Agency overview
Formed	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Type	Crown agency
Jurisdiction	Government of Ontario
Headquarters	Morrisburg, Ontario
Minister responsible	Neil Lumsden, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
Agency executives	Hollee Kew, CEO Bob Runciman, Chair
Key document	St. Lawrence Parks Commission Act
Website	parks.on.ca

The St. Lawrence Parks Commission ( French: Commission des parcs du Saint-Laurent) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario that manages parks and heritage sites along the shoreline of the St. Lawrence River in southeastern Ontario. It functions similarly to the Niagara Parks Commission's role in overseeing attractions and conservation on the Ontario side of the Niagara River.

List of Parks and Attractions

• Parks and Attractions
  • Thousand Islands Parkway (including Ivy Lea Campsite, Brown's Bay Day-Use Area Park and St. Lawrence Recreation Trail)
  • Riverside-Cedar Campsite
  • St. Lawrence Recreation Trail
  • Crysler Park Marina
  • Crysler Beach
  • Upper Canada Golf Course
  • Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary

    

  • Long Sault Parkway (including McLaren, Woodlands and Mille Roches)
  • Farran Baker Park
  • Glengarry Park
• Fort Henry National Historic Site in Kingston, Ontario
• Upper Canada Village Heritage Park
  • Upper Canada Village
  • Upper Canada Village Heritage Park Information Centre
  • Queen Elizabeth Gardens
  • Battle of Crysler's Farm Visitor Centre
  • Pioneer Memorial

See also

• Conservation authority (Canada)
  • Conservation area
• Niagara Parks Commission
• St. Clair Parkway
• National Capital Commission
• Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Seaway System
• Ottawa River Waterway
• Rouge Park
• Ontario Parks
• Parks Canada
• Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SEPAQ)
• Morrisburg Airport

External links

• Official website
• St. Lawrence Parks (park management section of the Commission)
• Fort Henry National Historic Site

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