Nearest city Saguenay city Phone +1 418-548-0812 Established 1978 | Area 1,462 km² Province Québec | |
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Location Canada, Quebec, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality Address 2496 rue Dubose Jonquière, Québec, QC G7S 1B4, Canada Similar Monts‑Va National Park (Sép, Station De Ski Valinouet, Lac Sébastien Water Aer, Les Nids Des Monts‑Va, Chalets Valinouët | ||
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The ZEC Onatchiway is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec) of 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi), located in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada.
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Geography
The western boundary of the ZEC is usually between 16 and 20 kilometres (12 mi) of Peribonka River. ZEC is bordered on:
ZEC has many rivers, including:
The largest lakes are: Lake Onatchiway (west), Little Lake Onatchiway (west), Rouvray (north), Lake au Poivre (center), Bergeron (east) and Beausejour (center). Among the accessible recreative fishing lakes, there are lakes: Clair, Lessard, Pétamban, des Nymphes, Saint-Martin, McNaughton, Coghill, 1st Lake Price, 2nd Price Lake, du Castor (Beaver), Craig, Petit Lac Croche, Bob, Grand Lake Croche, Little Lake Culotte and Ponds Fortin.
The most important entry roads are: Shipshaw road and Bras Louis road. Paths to access to the entrance stations of the ZEC:
Note: Users of Zec will pay at entrance station, their access right and daily or seasonal fishing rights and/or hunting, the various hunting licenses and fishing. They can also be purchased maps of the area etc., service light refreshments. And learn about the territory
Hunting and Fishing
On the territory of the ZEC, several lakes are equipped with a ramp for launching. ZEC provides the user with a rental service launches on different bodies of water. While canoes are available at the entrance stations.
Toponymy
The name "Onatchiway" comes from a term derived from the Montagnais "unatshishineu" which refers to the deception, deceit, in the scheme. According to oral tradition, the Montagnais or Innu have escaped an Iroquois prosecution fooling their enemies by making use of unusual tricks.
For many centuries this territory to the east of Lake Onatchiway was part of the usual hunting areas and trapping of Montagnais bands. This is sometimes called Zec Onatchiway East; adding the cardinal simply means that the area is located east of Lake Onatchiway
The name "ZEC Onatchiway" was recorded on August 5, 1982 at the Bank of place names in the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec).