Website www.zecpetawaga.com Province Québec Established 1978 | Area 1,186 km² Phone +1 819-660-2027 | |
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Location Canada, Quebec, Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality Governing body Association Chasse et Pêche de la région de Mont-Laurier Inc. Address Acceuil Hatin, Rapides Ceizur (César), Canada Hours Open today · 8AM–7PMSunday8AM–7PMMonday7AM–12PMTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursday3–7PMFriday7AM–10PMSaturday7AM–7PMSuggest an edit | ||
Zec petawaga
The ZEC Petawaga is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) located in the area of Mont-Laurier, in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, in the Laurentides, in Quebec, in Canada.
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- Zec petawaga
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- Toponymy
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The zec is managed by the "Association chasse et pêche de la région de Mont-Laurier inc". The zec was created in 1978 and covers an area of 1,186 square kilometres (458 sq mi).
Chemin de la zec petawaga une femelle orignal avec son petit
Geography
Zec Petawaga shares its boundaries with the ZEC Le Sueur in the east, La Verendrye Wildlife Reserve in the west. Its eastern border is the Baskatong Reservoir. The zec is bounded on the north by the free territory extending to Clova. Zec counts 314 lakes, of which a hundred are used for recreational fishing.
'Journey'
From Montreal, users of the zec take the route 117 to Mont-Laurier, then the road to Ferme-Neuve. From there, they follow the path of "Devil's Mountain" (Montée Leblanc/road 17 CIP); then they follow the directions (60 miles away from Ferme-Neuve). Option B as the route is to take the route 117, and turn right at the Clova way into the La Verendrye Park. Then follow the road signs.
History
Founded in 1952, the "l'association chasse et pêche de la région de Mont-Laurier inc" had originally the mission of seeding fishes. After organizing several sports-related activities and social in the region, the Association has established the International Classic boat which attracted more than 15,000 people annually.
In 1978, the Quebec government entrusted the Association is responsible for administering the ZEC Petawaga.
Toponymy
Petawaga comes from the original word in Algonquin 'petwewegami'. This name took over the place-name Petawaga Lake, which is located in the ZEC.