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French River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands

made under subsection 11(3) of the

Wilderness Area Protection Act

S.N.S. 1998, c. 27

O.I.C. 2015-403 ( December 29, 2015), N.S. Reg. 403/2015

Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-403

I, Randy Delorey, Minister of Environment 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 at Barrachois River to Birch Plain, Victoria County, with

approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to French

River Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 9 of

Schedule A to the Act.

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 Land Records

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, except for any portion of the land that was

formerly subject to exploration licence numbered 10097 issued to Marc Fortier under the

Mineral Resources Act (referred to in this Order as “excepted portion of land”).

This designation is effective for an excepted portion of land 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

following the later of the following:

(

a) the end of 1 year after the date of the Order in Council approving this designation;

and

(

b) the date any subsequent exploration licence issued under the Mineral Resources Act

for the excepted portion of land within the 1-year period referred to in clause (a), or

any valid continuation of the mineral right granted by that subsequent exploration

licence, no longer applies to 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, December 1, 2015.

sgd: Randy Delorey

Honourable Randy Delorey

Minister of Environment

Appendix A

Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of

Addition to French River Wilderness Area