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Order in Council 1032/2017

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas pursuant to

section 7 of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994, S.O. 1994, c. 25, the then Minister of Natural Resources designated a management unit for the purposes of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 (the “ Big Pic Forest Management Unit ”), and such designation became effective April 1, 1996;

And

Whereas pursuant to

section 26 of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 , the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry (the “ Minister ”) may, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, grant a renewable licence to harvest forest resources in a management unit for a term of up to 20 years, which licence requires the licencee to carry out renewal and maintenance activities for the benefit and on behalf of the Crown necessary to provide for the sustainability of the Crown forest in the area covered by the licence (“ SFL ”);

And

Whereas granting an SFL for the Big Pic Forest Management Unit was initially approved pursuant to Order in Council O.C. 227/96 dated February 14, 1996 and the SFL was subsequently cancelled by the Crown pursuant to the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 as approved by Order in Council O.C. 841/2010 dated June 15, 2010;

And

Whereas Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (“ NFMC ”), a Crown agency, was established as a corporation without share capital on May 29, 2012 by regulation under the Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act, 2011 and pursuant to

section 5 of the Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act, 2011 one of NFMC ’s objects is to hold forest resource licences and manage Crown forests in a manner necessary to provide for the sustainability of Crown forests in accordance with the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 and to promote the sustainability of Crown forests;

And

Whereas NFMC wants to carry out its objects and the Minister wants to grant to NFMC an SFL covering the Big Pic Forest Management Unit;

Now Therefore , pursuant to subsection 26(1) of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 , the Minister is hereby given approval to grant an SFL substantially in the form of SFL 553395 to NFMC .

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Approved and Ordered:

May 18, 2017

Updated: June 29, 2022

Published: June 02, 2017