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W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park
W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	Location of W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park in Ontario
Location	Timiskaming, Northeastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	47°18′29″N 79°48′47″W / 47.30806°N 79.81306°W
Area	465 ha (1,150 acres)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Established	1985
Named for	Ben Greenwood, Ontario's first chief of the Division of Parks, 1954 to 1960
Website	www.ontarioparks.com/nonoperating/wjbgreenwood

W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park is a non-operating recreational class park and protected area in the town of Latchford, Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is on the southern shores of Bay Lake on the Montreal River, part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, and is in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Forest / Boreal Forest transition zone biome.^[2] The park was established in 1985 and is named for Ben Greenwood, Ontario's first chief of the Division of Parks, 1954 to 1960.^[2]

References edit

^ "W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
^ ^a ^b W.J.B. Greenwood: Preliminary Management Statement (PDF). Ontario Parks. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4249-6871-8. OCLC 456828999. Retrieved 2011-09-09.