British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Wildlife Amending BC Reg (O.C. 884/2000)

O.C. 884/2000

British Columbia — Orders in Council

vironment. Lands and Parks est mg Mem ouncil PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No.- 884 , Approved and Ordered j UN 1 5 2000 Lieutenant Governor Executive Council in Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that B.C. Reg. 76/84, the Closed Areas Regulation, is amended as set out in the Appendix to this Order. (ibis

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) MELP tracking # 00-25 Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Wildlife Act. R.S.B.C. 1996,

Chapter 488 s.108(2),(3) Other (specify): O.C. 518/84 (QP 4033)

Appendix 1. The Closed Areas Regulation, B.C. Reg. 76/84, is amended in

section 1 by adding the following definition: "shot" means a cartridge manufactured so that it contains 8 or more roughly spherical projectiles. 2.

Section I() is repealed and the following is substituted:

(1) A person commits an offence if the person discharges (

a) a firearm in an area set out in

Schedule 9 unless the person uses shot only, (

b) a firearm in an area set out in

Schedule 10 during the period set out for each area unless the person uses shot only, (

c) a rifle in an area set out in

Schedule 11, or (

d) a firearm in an area set out in

Schedule 13 unless the person uses non-toxic shot only. (2) Subsection (1) (

a) does not apply to a person hunting in the area set out in

section 6 of

Schedule 9 if the person uses a muzzle-loading firearm in that portion of the area which is west of Highway 1 or Highway 19. 3.

Schedule 3 is amended by repealing

section 51. 4.

Schedule 4 is amended in

section 6 by adding "That portion of M.U. 7-23 in the Province of British Columbia contained within the following described boundaries:" before "Commencing at". 5.

Schedule 5 is amended

a) by repealing

section 12 and substituting the following: Fording River Operations 12 That portion of the Province of British Columbia in M.U. 4-23 in the vicinity of Elkford which is contained within the following described boundaries: Commencing at the intersection of the northerly boundary of District Lot 4588 and the Fording River; thence easterly along said northerly boundary to the Canadian Pacific Railway right of way; thence northerly along said right of way to the main forestry access road for Kilmarnock Creek, on the south side of the creek: thence northeasterly and easterly along said access road along the north face of Castle Mountain to the intersection of the access road with a posted road east of Casino Creek; thence northerly along said posted road

across Kilmarnock Creek to the 'T' intersection on the Kilmarnock Creek Forestry Access road; thence westerly along said road to the western edge of the cutblock; thence northerly along the western edge of the cutblock to its northwest corner; thence northerly along a posted cutline east of Brownie creek to the height of land dividing the Brownie Creek and McQuarrie Creek watersheds; thence westerly along said height of land to Mount Turnbull; thence downstream along McMillan Creek to a road on the south side of the Henretta Creek valley bottom at approximately 1 830 metres elevation; thence easterly along said road to a posted point at the intersection of said road with Henretta Creek and the Upper Fording-Henretta Creek recreational access trail; thence northwesterly along said trail to its intersection with the Fording River; thence southerly along said trail to the Henretta Creek seismic road; thence westerly along the seismic road approximately 1 300 metres to a posted unnamed creek; thence southerly along said creek to a posted cutline; thence southerly along said cutline to its intersection with a posted unnamed creek; thence westerly along said unnamed creek to the B.C.

Forest Service Fording Fire Lookout road; thence southerly along said road to the B.C. Forest Service Fording Fire Lookout situated on the height of land which is the common watershed boundary of Fording River and Elk River; thence southerly along said height of land to the northerly boundary of District Lot 4588; thence easterly along the northerly boundary to the point of commencement.,

b) by repealing

section 21 and substituting the following: Cowichan Bay 21 That portion of the Province of British Columbia in M.U. 1-04 in the vicinity of Cowichan Bay, Cowichan District, which is contained within the following described boundaries: Commencing on the northern edge of the right of way of Cowichan Bay Road opposite the southeastern point of Lot 9,

Section 8, Range 3, Plan 8313, Cowichan Bay; thence northwesterly along the northern edge of said right of way to a point opposite Ole northwest corner of Lot 2,

Section 8, Range 2, Plan 12543; thence directly north to the low water level mark on the northern shore of the southernmost channel of the Koksilah River; thence easterly along the northern shore of said channel to the southeasternmost point of Lot 1,

section 9, Range 3, Plan 1725; thence southeasterly in an arc that passes between Lots 19A and 19B (commonly known as Widgeon island), to the point of commencement.,

c) By repealing

section 25 and substituting the following:

Natal Ridge 25.

That portion of the Province of British Columbia in M.U. 4-23 within the following described boundaries: Commencing at the junction of the railway tracks leading from the Michel Creek valley and the railway tracks leading from Elk valley, within the Municipal District of Sparwood and approximately 250 metres upstream along Michel Creek above the confluence of Elk River and Michel Creek; thence northerly along the railway tracks leading into the Elk Valley approximately 2.2 kilometres to the railway bridge over the Elk River; thence northerly along the midline of the Elk River approximately 3.9 kilometres; thence due east approximately 200 metres to the midline of the road known locally as the C.N.I.

Valley Road at the northern end of the Elkview coarse refuse piles; thence northerly along the midline of said road approximately 1.25 kilometres to its point of intersection with the tributary of Elk River known locally as Scales Creek; thence easterly along the midline of the said tributary to its point of intersection with the 1 770 metre elevation contour; thence northerly and easterly along the midline of an exploration road that crosses the active slide area in the drainage area of the creek known locally as Six Mile Creek at approximately the 1 950 metre elevation contour; thence southerly and easterly approximately 2.2 kilometres along the midline of said exploration road to a point located at approximate Universal Transverse Mercator, (U.T.M.(NAD83, Zonell)) grid coordinate 657 250 East and 5 517 150 North (49° 47' 34" north latitude, 114° 49' 00" longitude)); thence southerly and easterly approximately 1.75 kilometres along the midline of a cutline to the 1 585 metre elevation contour; thence northerly and easterly approximately 900 metres to the northwest corner of the settling pond berm located on a tributary of Harmer Creek locally known as Dry Creek; thence easterly and southerly along the midline of the settling pond berm to its southeastern terminus; thence southerly approximately 2.5 kilometres along the ridge line of the ridge locally known as Cowboy Ridge to a point located at approximate U.T.M. (NAD83, Zonel 1) grid coordinate 659 550 East and 5 514 470 North (49° 46' 3" north latitude, 114° 47' 7" longitude) at the intersection of said ridge line with the 1 875 metre elevation contour; thence southerly and easterly approximately 2.4 kilometres to a point on the ridge line of Erickson Ridge at approximate U.T.M. (NAD83, Zonel

l) grid coordinate 661 585 East and 5 513 740 North (49° 45' 16" north latitude, 114° 45'24" longitude); thence south 5 kilometres to approximate U.T.M. (NAD83, Zonel 1) grid coordinate 661 700 East and 5 508 900 North (49° 42'39" north latitude, 114' 45'25" longitude); thence east one kilometre to the height of land above Erickson Creek; thence southerly along said height of land to its intersection with the northern boundary of the power line right-of-way; thence northerly and westerly along the northern boundary of the power line right-of- way to its intersection with the midline of Erickson Creek; thence southerly and westerly along the midline of the Erickson Creek channel to the point of intersection of Erickson Creek and the railway tracks leading from Michel

Creek; thence northerly and westerly along said railway tracks to the point of commencement.,

d) in

section 41 by changing the marginal note to "Luscar Mines",

e) by repealing

section 77 and substituting the following: Fording Coal Limited Coal Mountain Mine 77.

That portion of the Province of British Columbia in Kootenay District that is contained within the following described boundaries: Commencing at the southerly boundary of Lot 6994 and the Flathead road; thence proceeding north along said road to Corbin Creek; thence proceeding westerly along Corbin Creek to the confluence of Corbin Creek and Michel Creek; thence northerly along Michel Creek to the confluence of Michel Creek and Andy Good Creek; thence due north from said confluence to the gas pipeline right of way; thence southeasterly along the gas pipeline right of way to the intersection of the gas pipeline right of way with the height of land on Middle Mountain; thence easterly along said height of land to an exploration road; thence southeasterly to Scrubby Creek; thence due south through Lots 7292, 7293 and into 7294 for a distance of approximately 4 000 metres to the southern boundary of Lot 6995; thence westerly on the southern boundaries of Lots 6995 and 6994 to the point of commencement.,

f) by repealing

section 82,

g) by repealing

section 95 and substituting the following: Equity Niines 95. That part of M.U. 6-09 in the vicinity of Houston which is contained within the following described boundaries: Commencing at a point on the Houston to Equity Silver Mine Road appro.imately 150 metres east of the 36 kilometre mark; thence approximately 1.7 kilometres at approximately S 20 W to the apex of an unnamed peak south of Lu Lake; thence approximately 1.85 kilometres at approximately S 26 E to the midline of the Goosley Lake Road; thence approximately 3.2 kilometres at approximately N 86 E to the apex of an unnamed peak; thence approximately 2.55 kilometres at approximately N 1 E

to the apex of an unnamed peak; thence approximately 3.9 kilometres at approximately N 50 W to the apex of an unnamed peak; thence approximately 2.2 kilometres at approximately S 19 W to the point of commencement., and

h) by adding the following sections: Fording Coal Limited McGillivray Mine 131 That portion of the Province of British Columbia in M.U. 4-23 in the Kootenay District that is contained within the following described boundaries: Commencing at the gate on the access road north of the Alberta Natural Gas Pipeline and proceeding north along said road until it forks: thence east and north along the southerly and the easterly sides of the east access road to the mine area clearing: thence following the treeline along the northerly boundary of the clearing to its northern limit: thence in a westerly direction along the treeline to the lowest end of the clearing: thence southerly along the west side of the interceptor ditch access road to the end of the ditch: thence in a southerly direction along the treeline to the west access road: thence along the westerly side of said access road to the point of commencement.

Sparwood Ridge 132 That portion of the Province of British Columbia in M.U. 4-23 within the following described boundaries: Commencing at the midpoint of Michel Creek at its intersection with Highway #3 approximately 250 metres west of the junction of Highway #3 and the Michel Creek Road and proceeding upstream along the midline of Michel Creek in general southerly and easterly directions approximately 4.25 kilometres to its point of intersection with the downstream edge of the Highway #3 bridge; thence southerly and easterly along the western edge of an access road right of way to its point of intersection with the western edge of the Highway #3 right-of-way; thence in a southerly direction along the western edge of the Highway #3 right-of-way approximately 350 metres; thence in westerly and southerly directions to the top of the Sparwood Ridge along a line approximately 75 metres north of an unnamed tributary of Michel Creek known locally as Spruce Creek; thence continuing in a general westerly direction to the southwestern terminus of an abandoned open pit coal mine locally known as 10-7 pit; thence in '; general northerly direction approximately 3.2 kilometres along an access road to its point of intersection with another access road; thence westerly along the midline of said access road to its point of intersection with the eastern edge of a power line right-of- way; thence northerly and easterly approximately 3.1 kilometres along the eastern edge of said power line right-of-way to its point of intersection with

the southern edge of the Highway #3 right-of-way; thence easterly along the southern edge of the Highway #3 right-of-way to the point of commencement. 6.

Schedule 6 is amended in

section 7 by striking out " including all intervening territory, during the period February 1 to the Saturday following Labour Day" and substituting "including all intervening territory but excluding all Indian Reserve Lands, during the period March 11 to the Saturday following Labour Day" 7.

Schedule 7 is amended by repealing sections 1, 2 and 47. 8.

Schedule 9 is amended by striking out "PROHIBITED DISCHARGE AREAS - SINGLE PROJECTILES" and substituting "FIREARMS USING SHOT ONLY AREAS" 9.

Schedule 10 is amended by striking out "SEASONAL PROHIBITED DISCHARGE AREAS - SINGLE PROJECTILES" and substituting "FIREARMS USING SHOT ONLY AREAS (SEASONAL)"

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 884/2000
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0884 2000
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6b33facc056bec2bf472614ec085aa8aefc09c63

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