Volume 47, No. 26 December 29, 2023

Part II Halifax, Nova Scotia Regulations under the Regulations Act Published by Authority Contents Act Reg. No. Page Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act Institutional Cook Trade Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216/2023 703 Financial Measures

(2023) Act Proclamation of Act, S. 49(1), S.N.S. 2023, c. 2–S. 3 to 6 and 8 to 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219/2023 714 Motor Vehicle Act Snow Vehicles Pilot Project Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220/2023 715 Municipal Government Act Polling District Order: Municipality of the County of Inverness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218/2023 705 Off-highway Vehicles Act Snow Vehicles Pilot Project Trails Designation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222/2023 720 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217/2023 705 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221/2023 719 Special Places Protection Act Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223/2023 725 East River St.

Marys Nature Reserve Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224/2023 727 Harpers Lake Nature Reserve Designation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225/2023 729 Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226/2023 731 Minard Brook Nature Reserve Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227/2023 733 Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228/2023 735 Point Michaud Nature Reserve Designation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229/2023 737 Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve Designation of Additional Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230/2023 739 Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve Designation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231/2023 741 Tobacco Island Nature Reserve Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232/2023 743 Wilderness Areas Protection Act Big Plains Wilderness Area Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233/2023 745 Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands. . . 237/2023 754 Devils Jaw Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238/2023 756 Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234/2023 747 Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239/2023 758 Gully Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240/2023 760 Guysborough Headlands Wilderness Area Designation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235/2023 749 Island Lake Wilderness Area Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244/2023 768 Liscomb River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241/2023 762 Nine Mile Woods Wilderness Area Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236/2023 751 701

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 In force date of regulations: As of November 28, 2023*, the date a regulation comes into force is determined by subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act. A regulation comes into force on the date it is filed unless the regulation states that it comes into force on a later date, or the Act that the regulation is made under authorizes the regulation to come into force on a date earlier than the date it was filed or authorizes another method of coming into force. *Date that subsections 3(4) and (5) of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act, were proclaimed in force. Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242/2023 764 South Panuke Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245/2023 770 Trout Brook Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243/2023 766 702

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 216/2023 Made: November 15, 2023 Filed: December 7, 2023 Institutional Cook Trade Regulations Order dated November 27, 2023 Regulations made by the Apprenticeship Board pursuant to subsection 17A(1) of the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act Apprenticeship Board Institutional Cook Trade Regulations made under subsection 17A(1) of the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act I, Trent Soholt, Chair of the Apprenticeship Board for the Province of Nova Scotia, certify that at a meeting on November 15, 2023, the Apprenticeship Board, pursuant to subsection 17A(1) of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2003, the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act, carried a motion to make regulations respecting the institutional cook trade in the form set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”. Dated and signed November 27, 2023, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Trent Soholt Trent Soholt Chair, Apprenticeship Board

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting the Institutional Cook Trade made by the Apprenticeship Board under subsection 17A(1) of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2003, the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Institutional Cook Trade Regulations.

Definitions 2

(1) In these regulations, “Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act; “cook trade” means the cook trade as defined in the Cook Trade Regulations made under the Act; “General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act General Regulations made under the Act; “institutional cook trade” means the occupation of an institutional cook consisting of preparing, cooking and serving small- to large-quantity meals that meet the dietary and health needs of guests and residents in institutional settings, in accordance with institutional budgets, industry standards, food safety requirements and occupational health and safety requirements. 703

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(2) A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in these regulations. Term of apprenticeship for institutional cook trade 3

(1) The term of apprenticeship for the institutional cook trade consists of all of the following: (a) 3600 documented hours of the combination of practical experience and the portion of technical training spent learning the skills of the designated trade as described in clause 26(1A)(

a) of the General Regulations and as approved by the Director; (

b) related technical training as described in clause 26(1A)(

b) of the General Regulations and as approved by the Director; (

c) a certification examination.

(2) Any probationary period included in a term of apprenticeship for the institutional cook trade as permitted by subsection 12(2) of the General Regulations must be no longer than 3 months.

(3) An apprentice in the institutional cook trade may obtain practical experience under the supervision of a journeyperson in the cook trade to meet the practical experience requirements as described in clause (1)(a). Institutional cook trade certificate through trade qualification 4 The period of employment in the designated trade that is required by paragraph 30(1)(a)(ii)(

B) of the General Regulations for a person who does not hold a certificate of apprenticeship and is applying for a certificate of qualification in the institutional cook trade is 5400 hours. Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations 5 For the purpose of

Section 34 of the General Regulations, which requires an apprentice or journeyperson to keep their identity card in their possession when practising the designated trade and produce it on request, a person is practising the institutional cook trade while the person is doing any of the following: (

a) for an apprentice, (

i) acquiring practical experience in the trade, or (ii) learning the skills of the trade during the technical training portion of apprenticeship training; (

b) for a journeyperson, performing the duties of the trade as defined in these regulations or their duties as set out in the General Regulations. 704

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 217/2023 Made: December 7, 2023 Filed: December 7, 2023 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated December 7, 2023 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] N.S. Reg. 218/2023 Made: December 4, 2023 Filed: December 8, 2023 Polling District Order: Municipality of the County of Inverness Order dated December 4, 2023 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 369 of the Municipal Government Act Order M10903 Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board In the matter of the Municipal Government Act - and - In the matter of an application by the Municipality of the County of Inverness to confirm the number of councillors and to alter the boundaries of polling districts Before: Roland A. Deveau, K.C., Vice Chair Richard J. Melanson, LL.B., Member Julia E.

Clark, LL.B., Member The Board having heard an application by the Municipality of the County of Inverness pursuant to s. 369 of the Municipal Government Act and the Board having issued its decision on August 9, 2023; It is hereby ordered that the application is approved as follows: 1. The number of polling districts is confirmed at six (6); 2. The number of councillors is confirmed at six (6); 705

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 3. The boundaries of the polling districts are amended; and 4. The digital maps of the polling district boundaries are attached to this Order.

And it is further ordered that all provisions of the Municipal Government Act and the Municipal Elections Act and any other Acts of the Province of Nova Scotia applying to the preparation for and holding of the regular election of councillors of the Municipality in the year 2024 will be complied with as if the above-noted changes had been made on the first day of March, 2024, but for all other purposes, such changes shall take effect on the first day of the first meeting of the Council after the election of councillors for the year 2024. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 4th day of December, 2023. sgd. Bruce A.

Kiley Clerk of the Board 706

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N.S. Reg. 219/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 219/2023 Made: December 12, 2023 Filed: December 12, 2023 Proclamation of Act, S. 49(1), S.N.S. 2023, c. 2–S. 3 to 6 and 8 to 16 Order in Council 2023-348 dated December 12, 2023 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 49(1) of the Financial Measures

(2023) Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board dated November 29, 2023, and pursuant to subsection 49(1) of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that Sections 3 to 6 and 8 to 16 of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, do come into force on and not before January 1, 2024. L.S. Canada Province of Nova Scotia Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada, and His Other Realms and Territories, KING, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. To all [to] whom these presents shall come, or whom the same may in any wise concern, Greeting! A Proclamation

Whereas in and by

Section [subsection] 49(1) of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, it is enacted as follows: 49(1) Sections 3 to 6, 8 to 16, 42 and 45 to 48 come into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. And

Whereas it is deemed expedient that Sections 3 to 6 and 8 to 16 of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, do come into force on and not before January 1, 2024; Now Know Ye That We, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that Sections 3 to 6 and 8 to 16 of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, do come into force on and not before January 1, 2024, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. In Testimony Whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. Witness, Our Trusty and Well Beloved, Arthur J. LeBlanc, Chancellor of Our Order of Nova Scotia, one of Our Counsel learned in the law in the Province of Nova Scotia, Lieutenant Governor in and of Our Province of Nova Scotia. Given at Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 12th day of December in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three and in the Second year of Our Reign. 714

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 By Command: PROVINCIAL SECRETARY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE N.S. Reg. 220/2023 Made: December 12, 2023 Filed: December 12, 2023 Snow Vehicles Pilot Project Regulations Order in Council 2023-351 dated December 12, 2023 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 307 of the Motor Vehicle Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Public Works and the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables dated November 10, 2023, and pursuant to

Section 307 of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, is pleased to make regulations respecting a snow vehicle pilot project, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after December 15, 2023.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting a Pilot Project for Snow Vehicles made under

Section 307 of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act

Interpretation Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Snow Vehicles Pilot Project Regulations.

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “access period” means the period specified in subsection 4(2) for when participants are permitted access to the pilot area; “Act” means the Motor Vehicle Act; “controlled access highway” means a highway designated as a controlled access highway under the Public Highways Act; “off-highway vehicle” means an off-highway vehicle as defined in the Off-highways Vehicles Act; “participant” means a person who is eligible to operate a snow vehicle in a pilot area; “pilot area” means a portion of a public highway designated as an off-highway vehicle trail by the 715

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables for the purposes of these regulations; “pilot project” means the Department’s project for researching, testing and evaluating the use of snow vehicles on highways, as authorized by these regulations; “snow vehicle” means an off-highway vehicle that is designed or intended to be driven on snow or ice, or both, and includes off-highway vehicles known as snowmobiles.

Application of Act and its regulations 3 Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, the provisions of the Act and its regulations applicable to motor vehicles apply to the operation of a snow vehicle in a pilot area, except those provisions that by their very nature can have no application. Pilot Project Pilot project duration and access period 4

(1) The pilot project begins on the date these regulations come into force and ends December 1, 2024.

(2) A pilot area may only be used by participants between December 15th and March 31st in a calendar year. Permitted snow vehicles 5 Only a snow vehicle that meets all of the following criteria may be operated in a pilot area as part of the pilot project in accordance with these regulations: (

a) it has handle bars for steering control; (

b) it is a tracked vehicle, commonly known as a snowmobile, that has 1 or more steering skis; (

c) it is designed or intended to be driven exclusively or as its main purpose on snow covered land and ice. Eligibility for participation in pilot project 6

(1) To be a participant, a person must have a driver’s license in accordance with Sections 64 and 65 of the Act and regulations made under

Section 66 of the Act.

(2) A licensed learner is not eligible to be a participant and must not participate in the pilot project.

(3) A person must not operate a snow vehicle in a pilot area unless they carry third-party liability insurance in at least the amount required by the regulations under the Off-highway Vehicles Act. Operating Snow Vehicles in Pilot Areas Permitted operation on highways 7

(1) Except as otherwise permitted under the Off-highway Vehicles Act, a person must not drive a snow vehicle on a highway unless they are a participant operating the snow vehicle in accordance with these regulations.

(2) A participant must not operate a snow vehicle in a pilot area other than during the access period. Passengers 8 A participant must not operate a snow vehicle in a pilot area with a passenger unless both of the following conditions are met: 716

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a) the snow vehicle is designed by the original equipment manufacturer to carry both a driver and a passenger; (

b) the passenger is seated in [a] straddled position behind the driver, facing forward and has their feet securely on the separate foot rests intended for the passenger. Age limit for passengers 9 A participant must not operate a snow vehicle in a pilot area with a passenger who is under the age of 9 years. Permitted time of day 10 A participant must not operate a snow vehicle in a pilot area between 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise. Maximum speed 11 A participant must not operate a snow vehicle in a pilot area at a rate of speed greater than 25 km/h.

No towing 12 A participant must not operate a snow vehicle in a pilot area to tow another person, vehicle or device. Helmets 13 A person must not operate or be a passenger on a snow vehicle operated in a pilot area unless that person is wearing a helmet that complies with standards determined by or in accordance with the regulations under the Off-highway Vehicles Act. Rules of the Road in Pilot Areas Snow vehicle to be driven on shoulder 14

(1) A snow vehicle operated in a pilot area must be driven (

a) only when the shoulder is completely covered in snow or ice, or both; (

b) in the same direction as the traffic using the same side of the highway; and (

c) on the shoulder of the highway, except as provided in Sections 15 and 16.

(2) When driven on the shoulder, a snow vehicle must be driven as close to and parallel with the right edge of the shoulder as can be done practically and safely.

(3) When entering the shoulder, a participant operating a snow vehicle must yield the right of way to any traffic already using the shoulder and must enter the shoulder only when it is safe to do so. When snow vehicle driven on roadway 15

(1) A snow vehicle may be driven on the roadway in a pilot area when the roadway is completely covered in snow or ice, or both, in any of the following circumstances: (

a) there is no shoulder; (

b) the shoulder is not wide enough to be driven with both skis off the roadway completely; (

c) the shoulder is obstructed; (

d) the operator of the snow vehicle is preparing to make a left turn across the roadway. 717

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(2) When driven on the roadway as permitted under this Section, a snow vehicle must be driven as close to and parallel with the right edge of the roadway as can be done practically and safely.

(3) When entering the roadway, a participant operating a snow vehicle must yield the right of way to any traffic already using the roadway and must enter the roadway only when it is safe to do so. Pilot areas and controlled access highways 16

(1) In this Section, “ditch”, in relation to a highway, means the area between the boundary line of the highway and the line of the shoulder farthest removed from the travelled portion of the highway.

(2) On a portion of a controlled access highway that has been designated as a pilot area, a snow vehicle must be operated only in the ditch, and must not be operated on the shoulder or the roadway of the highway. No overtaking and passing 17

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a participant operating a snow vehicle in a pilot area must not overtake any moving motor vehicle when both the snow vehicle and the other vehicle are travelling on the same shoulder or roadway of the highway.

(2) A participant operating a snow vehicle in a pilot area may overtake and pass a stationary snow vehicle or motor vehicle on the shoulder, if the movement can be made in safety while remaining on the shoulder and to the left of the other snow vehicle or motor vehicle. Turning, stopping or decreasing speed 18

(1) A participant operating a snow vehicle making a turn, stopping or decreasing speed must give a hand and arm signal in the manner required by subsection 119(3) of the Act.

(2) Before beginning a left turn, a participant operating a snow vehicle must, without interfering with the movement of traffic travelling in the same direction as the snow vehicle, move away from the shoulder or the right edge of the roadway and be positioned on the roadway in the position from which the left turn is to be made.

(3) On completing a left turn from one road onto another road, a participant operating a snow vehicle must, without interfering with the movement of traffic travelling in the same direction as the snow vehicle, move to the right edge of the roadway or shoulder. No roadway or shoulder parking 19 Snow vehicles are not permitted to park on the roadway or shoulder in the pilot area. Trail Grooming in Pilot Area No grooming of roadways and shoulders 20 Equipment used in the grooming of snowmobile trails is prohibited from conducting grooming maintenance activities on the roadway and shoulder within the pilot area.

Penalties Category F offences 21 The penalties for a violation of any of the following provisions of these regulations are the penalties provided for a category F offence in the

Summary Proceedings Act and regulations: Sections 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19 and 20. 718

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Category F (double) offences 22 The penalties for a violation of any of the following provisions of these regulations are the penalties provided for a category F (double) offence in the

Summary Proceedings Act and regulations: Sections 9, 13, 16 and 18. N.S. Reg. 221/2023 Made: December 14, 2023 Filed: December 14, 2023 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated December 14, 2023 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] 719

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 222/2023 Made: December 13, 2023 Filed: December 15, 2023 Snow Vehicles Pilot Project Trails Designation Order dated December 13, 2023 Designation made by the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables pursuant to subsection 12D(1) of the Off-highway Vehicles Act In the matter of subsection 12D(1) of

Chapter 323 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Off-highway Vehicles Act -and- In the matter of

Section 4 of the Off-highway Vehicles Designated Trails and Trail Permits Regulations made under

Section 25 of the Off-highway Vehicles Act -and- In the matter of the designation of portions of public highways as off-highway vehicle trails for the purpose of the Snow Vehicles Pilot Project Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act Order I, Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to subsection 12D(1) of

Chapter 323 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Off-highway Vehicles Act (the “Act”), and in accordance with

Section 4 of the Off-highway Vehicles Designated Trails and Trail Permits Regulations made under the Act, hereby designate portions of public highways located on land owned by His Majesty the King in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia under the administration and control of the Minister of Public Works at various locations in the Province of Nova Scotia shown in bold line on the maps attached in

Schedule “A,” filed at the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, as off-highway vehicle trails for the purpose of the Snow Vehicles Pilot Project Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act. This designation is effective on and after the date it is filed and expires on December 1, 2024, unless it is revoked at an earlier time. Dated and made December 13, 2023, 2023, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Tory Rushton Honourable Tory Rushton Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables 720

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Schedule “A” Location of Proposed Designated Trails Appendix A: New Germany Area Beginning at a point where the former rail bed intersects with Maple Drive, New Germany (near fire hall), Lunenburg County, at coordinates east 363164, north 4934130. Then southwest crossing Highway 10 and travelling 210 m to the intersection of Highway 10 and Varner Road, coordinates east 363012, north 4934000. 721

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B: Margaree Centre Area Beginning at a point on Cranton Cross Road, Margaree Centre, Inverness County, at coordinates north 46203193, west 60594578. Travelling northwest on Cranton Cross Road 160 m to coordinates north 4634208, west 6099601. 722

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix C: Big Intervale Area Three sections of road: 1. Beginning at a point on East Big Intervale Road, Kingross, Inverness County, at coordinates north 4626483, west 6055096, travelling north on East Big Intervale Road to Kingross Cross Road for 200 m. Turn left on Kingross Cross Road at coordinates north 4626547, west 6055087, travelling west 730 m on Kingross Cross Road to the intersection of West Big Intervale Road. 2.

Beginning at the intersection of Kingross Cross Road and West Big Intervale Road, Kingross, Inverness County, at coordinates north 4626547, west 6055087. Travelling north on West Big Intervale Road for 2.4 km to Chemin Pembroke Road (K-class), at coordinates north 4628083, west 6055088. 3. Beginning at the intersection of Kingross Cross Road and West Big Intervale Road, Kings Cross [Kingross], Inverness County, at coordinates north 4626547, west 6055087.

Travelling south for 3.2 km to just past the Big Intervale Fishing Lodge at coordinates north 4625313, west 6056494 to the end of the maintained portion of West Big Intervale Road. 723

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 223/2023 to 232/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Approved: December 19, 2023 Filed: December 19, 2023 Various Nature Reserve Designations Order in Council 2023-358 dated December 19, 2023 Designations made by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 14 of the Special Places Protection Act 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 29, 2023, and pursuant to

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act, is pleased to approve the designation by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, effective on and after December 19, 2023, of (

a) an ecological site to be known as Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

b) an ecological site to be known as East River St. Marys Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

c) an ecological site to be known as Harpers Lake Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

d) an ecological site to be known as Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “D” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

e) an ecological site to be known as Minard Brook Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “E” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

f) an ecological site to be known as Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “F” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

g) an ecological site to be known as Point Michaud Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “G” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

h) an addition to Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve ecological site designation, N.S. Reg. 207/1992, originally designated by the Minister of Education and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 92-942 dated September 22, 1992, in the form set forth in

Schedule “H” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

i) an ecological site to be known as Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “I” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; and (

j) an ecological site to be known as Tobacco Island Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “J” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation. 724

N.S. Reg. 223/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 223/2023 Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve Designation

Schedule “A” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Richmond County to be known as Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an ecological site to be known as Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette. In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve ALL those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land located in the County of Richmond, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-107/16, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing an area of 72 hectares more or less. 725

N.S. Reg. 223/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve 726

N.S. Reg. 224/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 224/2023 East River St. Marys Nature Reserve Designation

Schedule “B” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Pictou and Guysborough Counties to be known as East River St. Marys Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an ecological site to be known as East River St. Marys Nature Reserve. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette. In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of East River St. Marys Nature Reserve ALL and singular that certain lot, piece or parcel of land located in the Counties of Pictou and Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold as East River St.

Marys Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-019/22, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing a total area of 5 hectares more or less. 727

N.S. Reg. 224/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of East River St. Marys Nature Reserve 728

N.S. Reg. 225/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 225/2023 Harpers Lake Nature Reserve Designation

Schedule “C” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Shelburne County to be known as Harpers Lake Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an ecological site to be known as Harpers Lake Nature Reserve. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette. In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T.

Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of Harpers Lake Nature Reserve ALL those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land and land covered by water located in Welshtown, County of Shelburne, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Harpers Lake Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-059/23, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing an area of 398 hectares more or less. 729

N.S. Reg. 225/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Harpers Lake Nature Reserve 730

N.S. Reg. 226/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 226/2023 Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve Designation

Schedule “D” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Queens County to be known as Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an ecological site to be known as Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette. In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T.

Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve ALL and singular that certain lot, piece or parcel of land and land covered by water located in Lake Rossignol, County of Queens, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-077/23, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing an area of 715 hectares more or less. 731

N.S. Reg. 226/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve 732

N.S. Reg. 227/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 227/2023 Minard Brook Nature Reserve Designation

Schedule “E” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Queens County to be known as Minard Brook Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an ecological site to be known as Minard Brook Nature Reserve. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette. In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of Minard Brook Nature Reserve ALL and singular that certain lot, piece or parcel of land located in the County of Queens, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold as Minard Brook Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-020/22, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing a total area of 83 hectares more or less. 733

N.S. Reg. 227/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Minard Brook Nature Reserve 734

N.S. Reg. 228/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 228/2023 Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve Designation

Schedule “F” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Guysborough County to be known as Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an ecological site to be known as Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette. In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T.

Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve ALL and singular that certain lot, piece or parcel of land and land covered by water located in Middle Melford, County of Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-078/23, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing an area of 245 hectares more or less. 735

N.S. Reg. 228/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve 736

N.S. Reg. 229/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 229/2023 Point Michaud Nature Reserve Designation

Schedule “G” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Richmond County to be known as Point Michaud Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an ecological site to be known as Point Michaud Nature Reserve. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette. In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T.

Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of Point Michaud Nature Reserve ALL those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land and land covered by water located in Grand River, County of Richmond, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Point Michaud Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-075/23, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing an area of 308 hectares more or less. 737

N.S. Reg. 229/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Point Michaud Nature Reserve 738

N.S. Reg. 230/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 230/2023 Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve Designation of Additional Lands

Schedule “H” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Queens and Lunenburg Counties as an addition to Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an addition to the Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve ecological site designation, N.S. Reg. 207/1992, made by the Minister of Education and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 92-942 dated September 22, 1992. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette.

In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated. Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T.

Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of Addition to Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve ALL those certain lots, pieces, parcels or islands of land located in the Counties of Queens and Lunenburg, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold as Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve Addition on Field Plot P-021/22, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing a total area of 162.5 hectares more or less. 739

N.S. Reg. 230/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Addition to Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve 740

N.S. Reg. 231/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 231/2023 Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve Designation

Schedule “I” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Guysborough County to be known as Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an ecological site to be known as Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette. In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T.

Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve ALL those certain lots, pieces, parcels or islands of land and land covered by water located in the County of Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-098/16, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing an area of 36 hectares more or less. 741

N.S. Reg. 231/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve 742

N.S. Reg. 232/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 232/2023 Tobacco Island Nature Reserve Designation

Schedule “J” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site in Guysborough County to be known as Tobacco Island Nature Reserve I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

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 attached as Appendix B as an ecological site to be known as Tobacco Island Nature Reserve. Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette. In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Description of Tobacco Island Nature Reserve ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel of land or island located in the County of Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Tobacco Island Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-094/16, filed at the Surveys Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing an area of 9 hectares more or less. 743

N.S. Reg. 232/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Tobacco Island Nature Reserve 744

N.S. Reg. 233/2023 to 236/2023 - 233/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 233/2023 to 236/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Approved: December 19, 2023 Filed: December 19, 2023 Various Wilderness Area Designations Order in Council 2023-359 dated December 19, 2023 Designations made by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Wilderness Areas Protection Act 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 29, 2023, and pursuant to subsection 11(3) of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, is pleased to approve the designation of the following four wilderness areas by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, effective on and after December 19, 2023: (

a) the designation of 2112 hectares to be known as Big Plains Wilderness Area, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

b) the designation of 637 hectares to be known as Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area, in the form set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

c) the designation of 3012 hectares to be known as Guysborough Headlands Wilderness Area, in the form set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; and (

d) the designation of 1031 hectares to be known as Nine Mile Woods Wilderness Area, in the form set forth in

Schedule “D” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation. N.S. Reg. 233/2023 Big Plains Wilderness Area Designation

Schedule “A” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of an area of Crown land in Guysborough County to be known as Big Plains Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Guysborough County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as Big Plains Wilderness Area. The actual boundaries of the designated 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. 745

N.S. Reg. 233/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 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. Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Big Plains Wilderness Area 746

N.S. Reg. 234/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 234/2023 Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area Designation

Schedule “B” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of an area of Crown land in Colchester and Cumberland Counties to be known as Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Colchester and Cumberland Counties, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area.

The actual boundaries of the designated 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 747

N.S. Reg. 234/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area 748

N.S. Reg. 235/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 235/2023 Guysborough Headlands Wilderness Area Designation

Schedule “C” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of an area of Crown land in Guysborough County to be known as Guysborough Headlands Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Guysborough County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as Guysborough Headlands Wilderness Area.

The actual boundaries of the designated 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 749

N.S. Reg. 235/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Guysborough Headlands Wilderness Area 750

N.S. Reg. 236/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 236/2023 Nine Mile Woods Wilderness Area Designation

Schedule “D” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of an area of Crown land in Guysborough County to be known as Nine Mile Woods Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Guysborough County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as Nine Mile Woods Wilderness Area. The actual boundaries of the designated 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. Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 751

N.S. Reg. 236/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Nine Mile Woods Wilderness Area 752

N.S. Reg. 237/2023 to 243/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 237/2023 to 243/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Approved: December 19, 2023 Filed: December 19, 2023 Various Wilderness Area Designations of Additional Lands Order in Council 2023-360 dated December 19, 2023 Designations made by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Wilderness Areas Protection Act 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 29, 2023, and pursuant to clause 11(3)(

b) of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection 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 19, 2023: (

a) the addition of 15 hectares to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, originally designated by the Minister of Environment and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2009-198 dated April 21, 2009, N.S. Reg. 201/2009, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

b) the addition of 40 hectares to Devils Jaw Wilderness Area, originally designated by the Minister of Environment and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2015-389 dated December 29, 2015, N.S. Reg. 389/2015, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

c) the addition of 191 hectares to Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area, originally designated by the Minister of Environment and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2015-421 dated December 29, 2015, N.S. Reg. 421/2015, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

d) the addition of 175 hectares to Gully Lake 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. 91/2005, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “D” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

e) the addition of 144 hectares to Liscomb River Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 13 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 134 hectares to Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 19 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 38 hectares to Trout Brook Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 28 of

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

Schedule “G” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation. 753

N.S. Reg. 237/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 237/2023 Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands

Schedule “A” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of lands to be added to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Halifax County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, originally designated by Order in Council 2009-198 dated April 21, 2009, N.S. Reg. 201/2009.

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 Lands Record 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 754

N.S. Reg. 237/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Addition to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area 755

N.S. Reg. 238/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 238/2023 Devils Jaw Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands

Schedule “B” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of lands to be added to Devils Jaw Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Hants County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Devils Jaw Wilderness Area, originally designated by Order in Council 2015-389 dated December 29, 2015, N.S. Reg. 389/2015.

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 Lands Record 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 756

N.S. Reg. 238/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Addition to Devils Jaw Wilderness Area 757

N.S. Reg. 239/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 239/2023 Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands

Schedule “C” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of lands to be added to Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Richmond and Cape Breton Counties, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area, originally designated by Order in Council 2015-421 dated December 29, 2015, N.S. Reg. 421/2015.

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 Lands Record 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 758

N.S. Reg. 239/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Addition to Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area 759

N.S. Reg. 240/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 240/2023 Gully Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands

Schedule “D” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of lands to be added to Gully Lake Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Pictou and Colchester Counties, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Gully Lake Wilderness Area, originally designated by Order in Council 2005-165 dated April 22, 2005, N.S. Reg. 91/2005.

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 Lands Record 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 760

N.S. Reg. 240/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Addition to Gully Lake Wilderness Area 761

N.S. Reg. 241/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 241/2023 Liscomb River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands

Schedule “E” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of lands to be added to Liscomb River Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Guysborough County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Liscomb River Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 13 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 Lands Record 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 762

N.S. Reg. 241/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Addition to Liscomb River Wilderness Area 763

N.S. Reg. 242/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 242/2023 Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands

Schedule “F” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of lands to be added to Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Guysborough County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 19 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 Lands Record 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 764

N.S. Reg. 242/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Addition to Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area 765

N.S. Reg. 243/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 243/2023 Trout Brook Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands

Schedule “G” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act -and- In the matter of the designation of lands to be added to Trout Brook Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Inverness County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Trout Brook Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 28 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 Lands Record 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023.x sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 766

N.S. Reg. 243/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Addition to Trout Brook Wilderness Area 767

N.S. Reg. 244/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 244/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Approved: December 19, 2023 Filed: December 19, 2023 Island Lake Wilderness Area Designation Order in Council 2023-361 dated December 19, 2023 Designation made by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Wilderness Areas Protection Act 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 29, 2023, and pursuant to subsection 11(3) of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, is pleased to approve the designation by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of a wilderness area to be known as Island Lake Wilderness Area, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after December 19, 2023.

Schedule “A” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an area of Crown land in Hants and Halifax Counties to be known as Island Lake Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Hants and Halifax Counties, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as Island Lake Wilderness Area. The actual boundaries of the designated 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, 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. Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 768

N.S. Reg. 244/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Island Lake Wilderness Area 769

N.S. Reg. 245/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 N.S. Reg. 245/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Approved: December 19, 2023 Filed: December 19, 2023 South Panuke Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands Order in Council 2023-362 dated December 19, 2023 Designation made by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and approved by Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Wilderness Areas Protection Act 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 29, 2023, and pursuant to subsection 11(3) of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, is pleased to approve the designation by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of additional land to South Panuke Wilderness Area, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after December 19, 2023.

Schedule “A” In the matter of

Section 11 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of lands to be added to South Panuke Wilderness Area I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 in Hants and Halifax Counties, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to the South Panuke Wilderness Area, originally designated by Order in Council 2015-426 dated December 29, 2015, N.S. Reg. 426/2015.

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 Lands Record Centre, 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.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023. sgd. T. Halman Honourable Timothy Halman Minister of Environment and Climate Change 770

N.S. Reg. 245/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 26 Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Addition to South Panuke Wilderness Area 771