Historic Canals Regulations

11 (1) No person shall

• (a) deposit in a historic canal, snow that has been collected during snow removal;

• (b) discard waste in a historic canal, except in a receptacle designated for that purpose;

• (c) discharge the contents of a holding tank in a historic canal, except at a pumpout station designated for that purpose; or

• (d) abandon or discard any other thing in a historic canal.

(2) No person shall, except in accordance with a permit issued under subsection (3), remove, alter or destroy any cultural resource, natural resource, structure, equipment or object in a historic canal.

(3) The superintendent may, on receipt of an application, issue a permit authorizing the applicant to remove, alter or destroy a cultural resource, natural resource, structure, equipment or object, where the removal, alteration or destruction is necessary for

• (a) scientific purposes; or

• (b) the management of water levels or flows.

(4) A permit issued under subsection (3) shall specify

• (a) the cultural resource, natural resource, structure, equipment or object, or the amount thereof, that may be removed, altered or destroyed and the location from which it may be removed or at which it may be altered or destroyed; and

• (b) the period for which the permit is valid.