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Cains Mountain Wilderness Area Designation

made under subsection 11(3) of the

Wilderness Area Protection Act

S.N.S. 1998, c. 27

O.I.C. 2015-405 (December 29, 2015), N.S. Reg. 405/2015

Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-405

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 Washabuck River in Victoria County, with approximate

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

Cains Mountain Wilderness Area.

The actual boundaries of Cains Mountain 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 the land that was formerly subject to either of the following

exploration licences:

(

i) exploration licence number 06412 issued to Frontline Gold Corporation under

the Mineral Resources Act ,

(ii) exploration licence number 05726 issued to Merrex Gold Incorporated 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 the existing mineral right:

(

i) non-mineral registration MP0004 issued to Little Narrows Gypsum Company

or its successor or approved transferee under the Mineral Resources Act ,

[Note: original text does not include subclause (ii).]

(iii) exploration licence number 06221 issued to Merrex Gold 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 number 06412 issued to Frontline Gold Corporation under the

Mineral Resources Act or exploration licence number 05726 issued to Merrex Gold

Incorporated 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, December 1, 2015.

sgd: Randy Delorey

Honourable Randy Delorey

Minister of Environment

Appendix A

Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of

Cains Mountain Wilderness Area