Bulletins

HAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES 

The following activities are subject to the authority of Section 6, Subsection 1 of the National Parks General Regulations which is stated as follows: 

“The Superintendent may require any person to register at the office of the Superintendent or at such other place as may be specified by the Superintendent prior to and on completing, in a Park, any activity that, in the opinion of the superintendent, may present a hazard to the person.” 

• Backcountry Camping - All overnight camping in any backcountry area of Prince Albert National Park requires a valid backcountry permit and must adhere to all conditions associated with that permit as prescribed by the Superintendent. This permit allows its holder to start and maintain an open fire in the backcountry in the absence of a fire ban. Canoe groups (schools, organizations, guides) must view the safety video titled “On an Even Keel” as a condition to receiving their backcountry permit. 

• Scuba Diving - Scuba diving in any park water in Prince Albert National Park requires the person or group to register at the Park Visitor Centre. 

 

RESTRICTED AND PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES, USES AND TRAVEL 

1. The following restrictions apply under the authority of Section 7, Subsection 1 of the National Parks General Regulations, which is stated as follows: 

“The Superintendent may, where it is necessary for the proper management of the park to do so, designate certain activities, uses or entry and travel in areas in a park as restricted or prohibited.” 

• Backcountry Camping – Random camping is prohibited within 2 km of any public highway or designated campground, and 50 meters of any designated trail in Prince Albert National Park, and within 2 km of the shorelines of Sandy (Halkett), Crean, Lost Lakes, Hanging Hearts, Waskesiu, Bagwa, Clare, Lily, Ajawaan and Kingsmere (except for Sanctuary Lake, Lone Island Lake and the most easterly lake on the Bladebone Wilderness Route) 

• Use of generators in the backcountry is prohibited. 

• Metal Detectors - The use of metal detectors in Prince Albert National Park is prohibited. 

• Motor Powered Vessels - Motor powered vessels (including electric) may only be used on Waskesiu, Kingsmere, Crean, Heart and Sandy Lakes and in the Kingsmere River from the restored beach ridge north to Kingsmere Lake. Motor powered vessels exceeding 40 hp (30 kw) are prohibited on Kingsmere Lake and in the Kingsmere River from the restored beach ridge north to Kingsmere Lake. 

• Personal Watercraft - The use of “personal watercraft” is prohibited on all park waters in Prince Albert National Park. Personal watercraft means a water-jet driven vessel with an enclosed hull and no cockpit and a maximum length of 4 m that is designed to be used by one or more persons while straddling, sitting, standing or kneeling and “shuttlecraft” having attachable/detachable hulls powered by personal watercraft. 

• Watercraft Certification Permit – All watercraft entering Prince Albert National Park waters must have a valid Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Watercraft Certification Permit and comply with Permit conditions. 

• Pesticide Use - The use, application and spraying of pesticides and other toxic substances in Prince Albert National Park is prohibited without authorization from the Superintendent. 

• Mooring of vessels in Prince Albert National Park - Overnight mooring of vessels is prohibited in Prince Albert National Park except at a marina facility, on a private leasehold, or immediately adjacent to a campground while in the possession of a valid camping permit for that campground. For the camping permit to be valid one needs to be occupying the campsite. Overnight mooring of vessels is prohibited on Waskesiu Lake, except at a marina. 

• Cannabis and alcohol consumption - is only permitted on a visitor’s campsite or on private leasehold property 

• Firewood Management - Under section 7(1) of the National Parks General Regulations, bringing firewood into Prince Albert National Park is prohibited unless the firewood is brought in by an approved supplier or leaseholder with a valid Attestation form. 

2. The following prohibition applies under the authority of Section 13, Subsection (a) of the National Parks Camping Regulations, which is stated as follows: 

“The Superintendent may, at any time and for such period as he deems necessary for the management and control of a public campground, prohibit the use within the campground of any radio, musical instrument, or anything whatever that causes excessive noise.” 

• Use of Generators - The use of generators is prohibited from 1800 hrs to 1000 hrs the following day. 

3. The following prohibition applies under the authority of Section 26 of the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations, which is stated as follows: 

“The superintendent may designate park waters where offal from fish caught in those park waters are permitted to be put.” 

• Fish Offal – Fish offal (i.e., waste) must be sunk in deep water, at a minimum of 250 meters away from the shoreline, or, the approximate center of the lake, in all park waters, except for Waskesiu, Namekus, Sandy and the Hanging Heart (excluding Crean Lake) where designated fish filleting stations must be used. 

PARK USE AUTHORIZATION 

The following activities are subject to the authority of Section 7.1, Subsection 2 of the National Parks General Regulations which is stated as follows: 

“The Superintendent may, where it is necessary for the proper management of the park, designate the activities other than those referred to in section 7 that may be carried on only by the holder of an authorization for that purpose.” 

• Travel /Use of Facilities -Travel within Prince Albert National Park, or the use of any park facility requires a valid authorization (Park Use Permit). 

• Lavallee Lake Special Preservation Area - Entry and travel onto all parts of Lavallee Lake is restricted; access is permitted only with an approved scientific research permit. This area includes all that part of the shoreline to the high water level and, by way of clarification, all that portion of Township 62, Range 4 covered by the Lake. 

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Jennifer Duquette

Field Unit Superintendent, Northern Prairies Field Unit

May 15, 2025