Area 3 - Canoona Protected Area
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Kitasoo/Xaixais Values:

  • Kitasoo/Xaixais/Xaixais Indian Reserve at the mouth of Canoona River,
  • The highest fisheries habitat values in the Kitasoo/Xaixais traditional territories,
  • Very high wildlife and bio-diversity values,
  • Home of the Kermode bear and wolves,
  • Very high scenic values for inland fiords and mountains,
  • High potential for low-impact eco-tourism.

Kitasoo/Xaixais Management Objectives:

  • No logging or mining,
  • Part of Laredo / Canoona / Khutze Tribal Park,
  • Protect visual quality of the Inside Passage,
  • Low impact Kitasoo/Xaixais eco-tourism to create jobs and economic development opportunities,
  • Co-management Agreement with Kitasoo/Xaixais before any resource planning or tourism development begins.