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Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area Designation

made under subsection 11(3) of the

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

S.N.S. 1998, c. 27

O.I.C. 2015-381 (December 29, 2015), N.S. Reg. 381/2015

including up to O.I.C. 2026-179 (May 26, 2026), N.S. Reg. 136/2026

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Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-381

Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries ofToadfish Lakes Wilderness Area

Order approved by O.I.C. 2026-179

Appendix G Addition to Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area

Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-381

I, Randy Delorey, Minister of Environment for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause

11(3)(

a) of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act , hereby

designate an area of Crown land near Moser River, in Halifax County, with approximate

boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as a wilderness area to be known as

Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area.

The actual boundaries of Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area shall be as described and shown on a

description and plan signed by the Director of Surveys and deposited in the Provincial Crown

Land Information Management Centre, formerly known as the Provincial Crown Lands Record

Centre, as required by subsection 11(3) of the Act, the signed description and plan forming part

of this designation.

This designation is effective on and after the later of the date it is approved by the Governor in

Council and the date the description and plan are deposited in the Provincial Crown Land

Information Management Centre, except for the following portions of land (individually

referred to in this Order as “excepted portion of land”):

(

a) any portion of land that was formerly subject to exploration licence 09421 issued

to Scratch Exploration and Mining Limited under the Mineral Resources Act ;

(

b) any portion of the land that is now or was formerly subject to any of the following

mineral rights (individually referred to in this Order as “existing mineral right”) or

any valid continuation of the mineral right granted by that existing mineral right:

(

i) exploration licence number 09030 issued to Scratch Exploration and

Mining Limited or its successor or approved transferee under the Mineral

Resources Act ,

(ii) exploration licence number 09420 issued to Dufferin Resources

Incorporated or its successor or approved transferee under the Mineral

Resources Act ;

(

c) any portion of the land that is subject to an existing mineral right issued under the

Mineral Resources Act that becomes subject to a subsequent exploration licence

within 1 year following the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration,

cancellation or termination of the existing mineral right or any valid continuation

of the existing mineral right, or any valid continuation of the mineral right granted

by the subsequent exploration licence.

With respect to any portion of an excepted portion of land, this designation is effective on and

after the date the Minister of Environment publishes a notice in the Royal Gazette

Part I to that

effect, which shall be done in accordance with the following:

(

a) for any portion of an excepted portion of land that was formerly subject to

exploration licence 09421 issued to Scratch Exploration and Mining Limited under

the Mineral Resources Act ,

(

i) if no subsequent exploration licence is issued under the Mineral Resources

Act for that portion of the excepted portion of land within 1 year following

the date of the Order in Council approving this designation, the notice shall

be published following the end of that 1-year period,

(ii) if a subsequent exploration licence is issued under the Mineral Resources

Act for that portion of the excepted portion of land within 1 year following

the date of the Order in Council approving this designation, the notice shall

be published following the date that the subsequent exploration licence or

any valid continuation of the mineral right granted by that subsequent

exploration licence no longer applies to that portion of the excepted portion

of land as a result of the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration,

cancellation or termination of that subsequent exploration licence or

continued mineral right;

(

b) for any portion of an excepted portion of land that is or was formerly subject to an

existing mineral right or any valid continuation of that existing mineral right,

(

i) if no subsequent exploration licence is issued under the Mineral Resources

Act for that portion of the excepted portion of land within 1 year following

the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration, cancellation or

termination of the existing mineral right or valid continuation of that

existing mineral right, the notice shall be published following the end of that

1-year period,

(ii) if a subsequent exploration licence is issued under the Mineral Resources

Act for that portion of the excepted portion of land within 1 year following

the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration, cancellation or

termination of the existing mineral right or valid continuation of that

existing mineral right, the notice shall be published following the date that

the subsequent exploration licence or any valid continuation of the mineral

right granted by that subsequent exploration licence no longer applies to that

portion of the excepted portion of land as a result of the surrender,

abandonment, forfeiture, expiration, cancellation or termination of that

subsequent exploration licence or continued mineral right.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 25,

sgd: Randy Delorey

Honourable Randy Delorey

Minister of Environment

Appendix A

Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of

Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area

Order approved by O.I.C. 2026-179

I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova

Scotia, pursuant to clause 11(3)(

b) of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas

Protection Act , hereby designate an area of Crown land in Halifax County, with approximate

boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix G, as an addition to Toadfish Lakes

Wilderness Area, originally designated by the Minister of Environment and approved by the

Governor in Council by Order in Council 2015-381 dated December 29, 2015, N.S. Reg.

381/2015.

The actual boundaries of the designated additional area shall be as described and shown on a

description and plan signed by the Director of Surveys and deposited in the Provincial Crown

Land Information Management Centre, formerly known as the Provincial Crown Lands Record

Centre, the signed description and plan forming part of this designation.

This designation of additional land is effective on and after the later of the date it is approved by

the Governor in Council and the date the description and plan are deposited in the Provincial

Crown Land Information Management Centre.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, March 12, 2026.

sdg. T. Halman

Honourable Timothy Halman

Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Appendix G

Addition to Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area Designation

N.S. Reg.

381/2015

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area Designation made

under the Wilderness Areas Protection Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

381/2015

unknown

date

specified

(later

of date approved [December 29, 2015] and date deposited in Provincial Crown

Land Information Management Centre)

Jan

22, 2016

136/2026

unknown

date

specified

(later

of date approved [May 26, 2026] and date deposited in Provincial Crown Land

Information Management Centre)

Jun 12, 2026

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Order approved by O.I.C. 2026-179

ad. 136/2026

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table unless specifically referenced.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.