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 Awenda Provincial Park - Tiny, Ontario Posted by:  Bon Echo
N 44° 50.601 W 080° 00.352
17T E 578565 N 4966029
Awenda Provincial Park was opened on July 4th, 1979.
Waymark Code: WMWTPW
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/12/2017
Views: 1
Awenda Provincial Park is a large park located on the southern shore of Georgian Bay. At 2915 ha, it is one of the larger parks in south-western Ontario. It was opened in 1979.
The park is popular for camping and swimming. There are 333 regular campsites in 6 campgrounds, as well as group camping sites. There are 4 sandy beach areas, including a dedicated dog beach. There are 31 kms of hiking trail and a sheltered kettle lake for canoeing and fishing.  
The Grand Opening plaque is mounted on a large stone, just outside the main gate. It reads:
ON THIS DATE
THE HONOURABLE
JAMES A. C. AULD
MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ONTARIO
OFFICIALLY OPENED
AWENDA PROVINCIAL PARK
TINY TOWNSHIP
ON THE COUNTRY OF SIMCOE
JULY 4, 1979
THIS PARK WAS DEVELOPED ON AN
EQUAL COST SHARING BASIS BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
AND
THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
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CANADA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
HON. JOHN WISE, MINISTER
GAETAN LUSSIER, DEPUTY MINISTER | ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
HON. JAMES A. C. AULD, MINISTER
DR. J. K. REYNOLDS, DEPUTY MINISTER |
The park was opened by James Auld, Member of Provincial Parliment (Progressive Conservative) who represented the area of Leeds from 1954 to 1981. He served in a number of Cabinet posts between 1962 and 1981, including Minister of Transport, Minister of Public Works, Minister of Environment, Minister of Colleges and Universities, Minister of Energy, and Minister of Natural Resources.
Mr Auld was born in Toronto in 1921. He served the Canadian Military as Captain in the Queen's Own Rifles and participated in the D-Day landings at Normandy during the Second World War.
What was opened/inaugurated?: AWENDA PROVINCIAL PARK
Who was that opened/inaugurated it?: JAMES A. C. AULD, MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ONTARIO
Date of the opening/inauguration?: JULY 4, 1979
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