Property Description
REMOTE ACCESS
OFF GRID
RURAL ZONING
GREAT HUNTING
This is your opportunity to experience nature at its best as this property is perfect for viewing wildlife and is home to big game such as moose and black bear.
LOCATION
This property is in Gowan Township just northeast of the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.
This property is classed by us as a REMOTE ACCESS property as there are NO ROADS leading to the property.
Best way to see this property is by snowmobile in winter by following snowmobile trails and in the non-winter months by using an ARGO on tracks rather than an ATV.
ABOUT THE AREA
The property is west of Ice Chest Lake Road and North of Highway 101.
The area is vastly underpopulated and it has become an excellent hunting ground for big game.
In the past when the Crown lands were harvested, the harvest was usually done in the winter as it was easier to make winter roads to get to where the wood was.
After harvesting and when winter was over what usually remained was a pretty decent ATV/ARGO trail that would be used by prospectors and hunters.
ABOUT THE PROPERTY
The property is comprised of 160-acre parcel of land that is roughly 8 km West of the Frederick House Lake.
There is a creek the meander through the full length of the property from North to South.
This is classed as a remote access property.
THERE IS NO ROAD LEADING TO THE PROPERTY.
There are some old snowmobile trails that lead to and past this property.
A review of the TOPO MAPS show that The terrain is relatively flat that can be wet, which attracts the big game like the moose as breeding grounds.
There are level areas where you can make trails and build tree stands.
This property is relatively easy to access. Between Ice Chest lake Road and the subject property is all crown land.
The trail that leads to the property does go through the neighbouring property which is privately owned and is located south of the subject property.
PROPERTY RIGHTS
SURFACE RIGHTS COME WITH THIS PROPERTY
MINING RIGHTS COME WITH THIS PROPERTY
TREE RIGHTS COME WITH THIS PROPERTY other than the “Pine Rights” which are reserved to the Crown.
TREES
Typical trees that are found on this property are mostly Spruce Trees and Poplar Trees.
ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY
This property is classed by us as a REMOTE ACCESS property.
It is accessible by trail using an ATV or ARGO in the non-winter months and by using a snowmobile in the winter months.
This ATV trails that lead to this property go through Crown Land. The last section of the trail goes through private land, which is the neighbouring property to the south.
ZONING
GOWAN Township is AN ORGANIZED TOWNSHIP that is within the boundary of the City Of Timmins.
There is ZONING and there are ZONING BY-LAWS.
THIS PROPERTY IS IN AN RD-RU zone
You DO REQUIRE A BUILDING PERMIT to build whatever is allowed under this zoning.
PERMITTED USES UNDER THE ZONING
These are some of the permitted uses under this zoning that would be practical for this property.
Log Hauling Operation Mine
Mine — Aggregate Operation Portable Sawmill
Sawmill or Planing Mill Shooting Range or Rifle Club
Tourist Establishment Tourist Outfitters Establishment
Wind Farm Wind Turbine
PLUS A HUNT CAMP
Since the property does NOT front on a Municpally Maintained Road the you are limited to building a HUNT CAMP.
The Following is a definition of a “HUNT CAMP”
Camp (Hunt Camp, Fishing Camp, Back Country Camp)
Means a building or structure having a floor area of up to 46.5 m2 [ 500 ft. 2], including
any liveable basement area, located in a rural area intended to provide basic shelter
and accommodation on a temporary basis for persons engaged in such activities as
hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, hiking or other similar forms of recreation but does
not include a seasonal dwelling.
CROWN LANDS
Crown land neighbours this property on the North and west property lines.
This gives you access to thousands of acres of crown land to hunt and explore.