OIC Number: 2022 - 294

Date of Order: Dec 09, 2022

Statute: Wilderness Areas Protection Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables dated November 16, 2022, and pursuant to subsection 11(3) of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act (the “ Act ”), is pleased to approve the designation of additional land to the following seven wilderness areas by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, effective on and after December 9, 2022: (

a) the addition of 96 hectares to Eastern Shore Islands Wilderness Area, originally designated by the Minister of Environment and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2015-196 dated June 16, 2015, N.S. Reg. 254/2015, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; (

b) the addition of 5,495 hectares to Economy River Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 8 of

Schedule “A” to the Act , in the manner set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; (

c) the addition of 71 hectares to Eigg Mountain-James River Wilderness Area, originally designated by the Minister of Environment and Labour and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2005-165 dated April 22, 2005, N.S. Reg. 92/2005, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; (

d) the addition of 430 hectares to Medway Lakes Wilderness Area, originally designated by the Minister of Environment and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2015-423 dated December 29, 2015, N.S. Reg. 423/2015, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “D” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; (

e) the addition of 21 hectares to Middle River Framboise Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 16 of

Schedule “A” to the Act , in the manner set forth in

Schedule “E” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; (

f) the addition of 974 hectares to Portapique River Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 20 of

Schedule “A” to the Act , in the manner set forth in

Schedule “F” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; and (

g) the addition of 65 hectares to Wentworth Valley Wilderness Area, originally designated by the Minister of Environment and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2018-301 dated November 26, 2018, N.S. Reg. 201/2018, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “G” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation.

Department(s): Environment and Climate Change Natural Resources and Renewables