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ORIGINAL REPORT Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment of Residential Lots Proposed on Part of Lots 2, 3, & 4, Concession 9 Part of Lots 2, 3, 4 & 5 Concession 8 Geographic Township of Radcliffe Township of Madawaska Valley County of Renfrew in northcentral Ontario. Report Author: Dave Norris Woodland Heritage Northwest 134 College St. Thunder Bay, ON P7A 5J5 p: (807) 632-9893 e: [email protected] Project Information Location: Lot 2 and 3 CON 8 and Lots 2 and 3 CON 9 of the Township of Madawaska Valley PIF P307-0077-2017 Proponent Information: Mr. Neil Enright National Fur Farms Inc. 118 Annie Mayhew Road Combermere, Ontario K0J 1L0 Tel: (480) 363-6558 E-Mail: [email protected] Report Completed: September 13, 2017 Report Submitted: October 1, 2017 Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment of Lots 2 and 3 CON8, Lots 2 and 3 CON 9 in the Township of Madawaska Valley, Township of Renfrew i © 2017 Woodland Heritage Northwest. All rights reserved. Executive Summary National Fur Farms Inc. in Combermere, Ontario contracted Woodland Heritage Services to conduct a Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment of their property located on Part of Lots 2, 3 and 4 CON 9 and Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5 CON 8 of the Township of Madawaska Valley, in the county of Renfrew in northcentral Ontario. The proponent is planning on subdividing the property into 60 residential lots. The archaeological assessment was undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act (R.S.O. 1990), the Planning Act, and the Standards and Guidelines for Consulting Archaeologists (2011). All archaeological consulting activities were performed under the Professional Archaeological Licence of Dave Norris (P307). The Subject property is situated in the Canadian Shield (Section 1.3.3, Standard 1). This project involves the purchase of land whereby previous activities on the subject property include seasonal camping and RV park in lots 2 and 3 on CON 9 and a private airstrip located in the southern portion on lots 2 and 3 CON 8. The property is bordered by the Madawaska River to the immediate south and includes shorelines associated with Green Lake to the north. There is approximately 230 m of beach located on the southwestern portion of the subject property that was utilized by the commercial camp and the area is dotted by various accommodations such as cottages, RV and tenting camp spaces and Pod “Glamping” structures which consist of a wooden frame that include a bed and indoor living space. Proposed changes include the development of cottages along the river area for more permanent living. A previous Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment (P307-0070-2017) determined that several areas of the proposed development exhibited archaeological potential and thus recommendations for Stage 2 were required. Following Stage 2 investigations for this assessment (P307-0077-2017) a find spot was discovered however, subsequent testing in the surrounding area did not result in any further archaeological materials being recovered. The area has no further cultural heritage value. Physical inspection was carried out upon the remaining portion of the proposed development with no archaeological potential observed. Recommendations for further assessment are as follows: • Part of Lots 2, 3, & 4, Concession 9 Part of Lots 2, 3, 4 & 5 Concession 8 Geographic Township of Radcliffe Township of Madawaska Valley County of Renfrew hold no further cultural heritage value and therefore no further archaeological investigations are recommended. Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment of Lots 2 and 3 CON8, Lots 2 and 3 CON 9 in the Township of Madawaska Valley, Township of Renfrew ii © 2017 Woodland Heritage Northwest. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... ii • Part of Lots 2, 3, & 4, Concession 9 Part of Lots 2, 3, 4 & 5 Concession 8 Geographic Township of Radcliffe Township of Madawaska Valley County of Renfrew hold no further cultural heritage value and therefore no further archaeological investigations are recommended. ...................................................................................................................... ii Maps .................................................................................................................................... iv Photographs of Survey Area ................................................................................................. iv Project Personnel .................................................................................................................vii 1.0 Project Context ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Development Context ................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Historical Context ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3.1 Historical Documentation ....................................................................................................... 1 1.3.2 Pre-Contact Period ................................................................................................................. 1 1.4 Archaeological Context ................................................................................................................. 6 1.4.1 Current Conditions ................................................................................................................. 6 1.4.2 Physiography ............................................................................................................................. 6 1.4.3 Previous Archaeological Assessments ..................................................................................... 7 1.4.4 Registered Archeological Sites ................................................................................................ 7 1.4.5 Summary ................................................................................................................................ 8 2.0 Methods .......................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Physical Inspection........................................................................................................................ 8 2.2. Shovel Testing .............................................................................................................................. 9 3.0 Records of Finds............................................................................................................. 10 4.0 Analysis and Conclusions ............................................................................................... 10 5.0 Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 11 Part of Lots 2, 3, & 4, Concession 9 Part of Lots 2, 3, 4 & 5 Concession 8 Geographic Township of Radcliffe Township of Madawaska Valley County of Renfrew hold no further cultural heritage value and therefore no further archaeological investigations are recommended. ... 11 6.0 Advice on Compliance with Legislation ........................................................................... 11 7.0 Bibliography and References .......................................................................................... 13 8.0 Maps ............................................................................................................................. 16 9.0 Photographs .................................................................................................................. 20 Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment of Lots 2 and 3 CON8, Lots 2 and 3 CON 9 in the Township of Madawaska Valley, Township of Renfrew iii © 2017 Woodland Heritage Northwest. All rights reserved. Maps Map 1. General Location of proposed development in northcentral Ontario (from P307-0073- 2017). .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Map 2. Close-up satellite imagery (Bing Maps) of proposed development area (from P307- 0073-2017).................................................................................................................................. 16 Map 3. Location of proposed development area (from P307-0073-2017). ................................ 17 Map 4. Recommended areas of testing from the Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment (P307- 0073-2017).................................................................................................................................. 17 Map 5. Results of areas inspected via pedestrian and test pit survey for this archaeological assessment. ................................................................................................................................ 18 Map 6. Map of observed disturbance, water and undisturbed areas in the study area........... 18 Map 7. Location and direction of photographs in this report. ..................................................... 19 Map 8. Proposed development map for the 52 lots for the proposed development. .............. 19 Photographs of Survey Area Photo 1. In northern portion of property along