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Abraham Lake Nature Reserve Ecological Site Designation

made under

Section 14 of the

Special Places Protection Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 438

O.I.C. 2006-351 (July 24, 2006), N.S. Reg. 141/2006

In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989,

the Special Places Protection Act

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In the matter of the designation of an ecological site near Creelmans Crossing, Halifax

County to be known as the Abraham Lake Nature Reserve

I, Mark Parent, Minister of Environment and Labour for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places

Protection Act , hereby designate the area of land described in Appendix A and shown on the

map in Appendix B, attached to and forming part of this order, as an ecological site, to be

known as the Abraham Lake Nature Reserve.

The written consent of the landowner has been granted and has been filed with the Department

of Environment and Labour.

This designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette, except

that the designation is not effective on that portion of the land that is subject to mineral

exploration licences numbered 05916 and 05917, or any valid continuation of title, issued to

D.D.V. Gold Limited or its successor as ratified under

Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1990, the

Mineral Resources Act , until the date upon which the licences or any valid continuation of title

no longer apply to the land as a result of the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration,

cancellation or termination of the licences.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, July 11, 2006.

Sgd.: Mark Parent

Honourable Mark Parent

Minister of Environment and Labour

Appendix A

Abraham Lake Nature Reserve

All that certain lot , piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Abraham Lake area,

in the County of Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia, and being more particularly described

as follows:

Beginning at a survey marker, wooden post and stones, numbered 6212, situate (by grid

azimuths referenced to the Nova Scotia Three Degree Modified Transverse Mercator

Projection, Zone 4, Central Meridian 61 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude) 276 degrees, 52

minutes, 19 seconds a distance of 10194.91 feet from the Nova Scotia Coordinate Monument

# 12020 having coordinate values (North 16 412 813.12 feet, East 14 488 709.43 feet);

Thence 338 degrees, 03 minutes, 03 seconds, a distance of 1712.28 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6211;

Thence Northwesterly a distance of 1826 feet, more or less, along a forestry road being lands

now or formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered

6210, said survey marker being 309 degrees, 24 minutes, 49 seconds, a distance of 1812.80 feet

from survey marker numbered 6211;

Thence 286 degrees, 42 minutes, 07 seconds, a distance of 1738.09 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6209;

Thence 275 degrees, 59 minutes, 14 seconds, a distance of 1963.34 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker and stones numbered 6214;

Thence 275 degrees, 59 minutes, 14 seconds a distance of 2421.60 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6208;

Thence 250 degrees, 42 minutes, 14 seconds, a distance of 1374.42 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6207;

Thence Southwesterly a distance of 470 feet, more or less, along a forestry road being lands

now or formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered

6206, said survey marker being 218 degrees, 14 minutes, 26 seconds a distance of 466.37 feet

from survey marker number 6207;

Thence 161 degrees, 32 minutes, 59 seconds a distance of 1550.30 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6205;

Thence 125 degrees, 55 minutes, 33 seconds a distance of 1718.87 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6204;

Thence 158 degrees, 38 minutes, 11 seconds a distance of 3031.45 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6203;

Thence 104 degrees, 44 minutes, 48 seconds a distance of 336.49 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6202;

Thence 104 degrees, 44 minutes, 48 seconds a distance of 1705.79 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6201;

Thence 64 degrees, 21 minutes, 27 seconds a distance of 2893.99 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker and wooden post numbered 6213;

Thence 64 degrees, 21 minutes, 27 seconds a distance of 2569.12 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to a survey marker, wooden post and stones numbered 6200;

Thence 338 degrees, 03 minutes, 05 seconds a distance of 627.91 feet along lands now or

formerly of Neenah Paper Inc. to the place of beginning;

Containing an area of 958 acres , more or less;

Saving and excepting from the above described lot of land the road known as Abraham Lake

Road, said road being 66 feet in width and the boundaries to be defined by a line 33 feet each

side of the centerline of the existing road, the title to this strip of land being now or formerly of

Neenah Paper Inc.;

Being and intended to be the land as acquired by the Nature Conservancy of Canada from

Scott Worldwide, Inc. by Indenture dated the 20th day of December, 1994 and as recorded in

the Office of the Registrar of Deeds for Halifax County, on the 23rd day of January, 1995, in

Book 5675, at Pages 1101-1105, as Document 2656;

Also being and intended to be the land as acquired by the Nature Conservancy of Canada

from Scott Worldwide, Inc. by Indenture dated the 30th day of November, 1993 and as recorded

in the Office of the Registrar of Deeds for Halifax County, on the 10th day of December, 1993,

in Book 5505, at Pages 456-459, as Document 52139;

Also being and intended to be land covered by Abraham Lake.

Appendix B

Map of Abraham Lake Nature Reserve