Canadian Heritage Rivers System
The Canadian Heritage Rivers System ( CHRS ) has existed since 1984. Was formed by the governments of Canada and its provinces to protect the best preserved rivers in Canada and get their recreational function. Furthermore, the diversity of the Canadian rivers and maintained its importance to Canadian history and society is to be shown. This protection is also the generations to preserve the rivers. This system is managed by a 15-member National Authority.
History
The first flow in the system was located in Ontario French River, which received this status in 1986. Currently, there are 36 rivers in this state, which produces six new rivers have been nominated for it.
Rivers with the status
In parentheses is the year in which the flow attained the status:
- Alsek River ( 1986)
- Arctic Red River ( 1993)
- Athabasca River ( 1989)
- Bay du Nord River ( 2006)
- Bloodvein River (1987 and 1998 in Manitoba, Ontario )
- Bonnet Plume River ( 1998)
- Boundary Waters (1996 )
- Clearwater River ( 1986)
- Cowichan River ( 2004)
- Detroit River ( 2001)
- Fraser River ( 1998)
- French River ( 1986)
- Grand River ( 1994)
- Hayes River ( 2006)
- Hillsborough River ( 1997)
- Humber River ( 1999)
- Kazan River ( 1990)
- Kicking Horse River ( 1989)
- Main River ( 2001)
- Margaree River ( 1998)
- Mattawa River ( 1998)
- Missinaibi River ( 2004)
- North Saskatchewan River ( 1989)
- Red River of the North (2007)
- Restigouche ( upper reaches of the River ) ( 1998)
- Rideau Canal (2000)
- Seal River ( 1992)
- Shelburne River ( 1997)
- Soper River ( 1992)
- South Nahanni River ( 1987)
- Saint Croix River ( 1991)
- Saint Marys River ( 2000)
- Tatshenshini River ( 2004)
- Thames River ( 2000)
- Thelon River ( 1990)
- The Three Rivers (2004)
- Yukon River between Lake Laberge and Teslin River ( 1991)
Nominated rivers
- Churchill River
- Coppermine River
- Cowichan River
- Rivière Jacques -Cartier
Weblink
- Website of the CHRS (English )
- Canadian Heritage River