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19-518: Checleset Bay was named in the late 1930s in association with the Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation of nearby Kyuquot Sound. This First Nation , today officially spelled Che:k:tles7et'h', was historical spelled in various ways such as Checleset and Cheklesaht. They once occupied the shores of Checleset Bay until moving to Mission Island in the 1950s. Today they live at Houpsitas on Kyuquot Sound. Historically, Checleset Bay

38-588: A character in the Charles Dickens novel Dombey and Son . Among the islands is Big Bunsby Marine Provincial Park . Che:k'tles7et'h' Island is one of the southwesternmost Bunsby Islands. This island was once an Indian Reserve but in 2011 was transferred in fee simple to the Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation. Malksope Inlet, whose preferred modern spelling is Maq:cup, is the easternmost inlet of Checleset Bay. Near its entrance

57-578: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Species at Risk Act The Species at Risk Act ( French : Loi sur les espèces en péril , SARA) is a piece of Canadian federal legislation which became law in Canada on December 12, 2002. It is designed to meet one of Canada's key commitments under the International Convention on Biological Diversity . The goal of the Act

76-583: Is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations community located on Kyuquot Sound on northwestern Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada. Meaning people of Kayukw in the Nuu-chah-nulth language, it is partly the community of the Kyuquot and Cheklesahht peoples, whose band government is the Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation . The site of Kayukw, the original village of the Kyuquot people ,

95-755: Is nearby in the form of Kayouk Indian Reserve No. 8, adjacent to which are Kayouk Bluff and Kayouk Creek. The original village site of the Cheklesahht people is the Checkaklis Island Indian Reserve 9 on the island of the same name in the Bunsby Islands in Checleset Bay , which is named for the people, whose name means "people of Checkaklis". This article about a location on the Coast of British Columbia , Canada

114-601: Is the site of Upsowis, the former main winter village of the Cheklesahht. The Malkscope (Maq:cup) River flows into the head of Malkscope Inlet. Near the river's mouth is the former Cheklesahht village Maq:cup. Most of Checleset Bay is protected as the 34,650-hectare (85,600-acre) Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve , which was established in 1981 for the reintroduction of sea otters , which were once abundant but hunted to local extinction in British Columbia during

133-642: Is to prevent wildlife species in Canada from disappearing by protecting endangered or threatened organisms and their habitats. It also manages species which are not yet threatened, but whose existence or habitat is in jeopardy. SARA defines a method to determine the steps that need to be taken in order to help protect existing relatively healthy environments, as well as recover threatened habitats, although timing and implementation of recovery plans have limitations. It identifies ways in which governments, organizations, and individuals can work together to preserve species at risk and establishes penalties for failure to obey

152-640: The Government of Canada issued an emergency order to stop the development of a 2 km area on the South Shore (Montreal) , Quebec to protect the Western Chorus Frog , which by 2009 had seen a 90% decrease in its historical range. This action was opposed by the Government of Quebec , who perceived it as an overstepping of provincial jurisdiction. The emergency order stopped the development of 171 new residences that had been approved by

171-427: The maritime fur trade era. Around 1970 89 sea otters were brought from Alaska to Checleset Bay. By 1984 there were about 200 in the reserve and about 150 more in the surrounding area. By 2013 their range had expanded over much of the coasts of western and northern Vancouver Island and elsewhere, with a total population of about 5,600. Long designated endangered, today sea otters are designated "Special Concern" under

190-574: The 1790s. It was used by Gray's officer Robert Haswell and several times by John Boit in his log of the Union , which anchored in the cove in 1795. An islet at the entrance of Columbia Cove is known as Boit Rock, after John Boit. Deeper into Nasparti Inlet is Johnson Lagoon, an inlet-like saltwater lake narrowly connected to Nasparti Inlet. Tidal currents are funneled through the narrow opening, resulting in dangerous tidal rapids . The Acous Peninsula lies between Nasparti Inlet and Ououkinsh Inlet. Acous

209-661: The Checleset Bay area. Their main winter village was at Upsowis, and the summer village at Acous. Besides these there were at least 34 other village sites, 10 refuges, 8 camps, 7 fish traps, 3 fish weirs, 11 burial caves, and 2 cemeteries on the shores of Checleset Bay. Near the mouth of Nasparti Inlet is Columbia Cove , named for the maritime fur trade ship Columbia Rediviva , which under Captain Robert Gray anchored here in June 1791 and July 1792. The name dates back to

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228-690: The Hisnit River Watershed Protected Area and Power Lake before emptying into Ououkinsh Inlet near the former Cheklesahht village of Hisnit. Hisnit was an important sockeye salmon fishing site. The Ououkinsh River flows into the head of Ououkinsh Inlet. At the river's mouth is another former Cheklesahht village, called Ououkinsh. Between Ououkinsh Inlet and Malksope Inlet lie the Bunsby Islands, named in 1862 by Captain George Henry Richards after

247-699: The federal Canadian Species at Risk Act . In addition they are protected by the Marine Mammal Regulations in the federal Fisheries Act. They are listed as "Threatened" under the British Columbia Wildlife Act. For these reasons motorized watercraft are not allowed in Checleset Bay and there are restrictions or bans on activities like fishing and camping. To land on the shore requires a request for permission. Research and educational activities require special permits. Kyuquot Kyuquot (pronounced "ky YOO kit")

266-638: The law. The Act designates COSEWIC , an independent committee of wildlife experts and scientists, to identify threatened species and assess their conservation status . COSEWIC then issues a report to the government, and the Minister of the Environment evaluates the committee's recommendations when considering whether to add a species to the Schedule 1, which is the official List of Wildlife Species at Risk , or change its status. The Minister will give

285-525: The list of wildlife species at Risk to the governor in council and will take advice from the Cabinet. The Cabinet is in charge of taking the list of species into account. If a species is listed as extirpated, endangered, or threatened, SARA requires that a Recovery Strategy be prepared by the federal government, in consultation with the relevant provinces and territories, wildlife management boards, and Indigenous organizations. The Recovery Strategy describes

304-466: The local municipalities and by the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks (Quebec) . 1000 residences are still permitted to be constructed. The original approved plan included 35.5 hectares to be retained for Western Chorus Frog habitat and breeding ponds and for a conservation area . 87 hectares will now be set aside. On March 31,2022 the government of Canada had decided to revamp

323-489: The major threats to the species and its habitat, identifies population objectives, and in broad terms, states what will need to be done to stop or reverse the species declines. Proposed Recovery Strategies are posted on the Species at Risk Public Registry, after which public comments are accepted, generally for 60 days. 30 days after the end of the public comment period, the recovery strategy must be finalized. In July 2016,

342-535: Was the main Che:k:tles7et'h' (Cheklesahht) summer village, located near the point of Acous Peninsula. Although long abandoned, the village site still contains old carvings and house posts. Just east of Acous Peninsula, at the entrance of Ououkinsh Inlet is Battle Bay. Nearby is the former Cheklesahht village of Mahope. Near the head of Ououkinsh Inlet is the mouth of the Power River , which flows through

361-666: Was the northernmost area of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations. The land north of Checleset Bay and Brooks Peninsula was Kwakwakaʼwakw territory, with the Klaskino being the southernmost of the Kwakwakaʼwakw people. Today the Klaskino are part of the Quatsino First Nation , whose territory lies just north of Checleset Bay and Brooks Peninsula. The Che:k:tles7et'h' (Cheklesahht) people lived in

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