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BILL NO. 17


Government Bill


6th Session, 56th General Assembly

Nova Scotia

46 Elizabeth II, 1997






An Act to Protect

Wilderness Areas in Nova Scotia






The Honourable F. Wayne Adams

Minister of the Environment








Halifax

Printed by Queens Printer for Nova Scotia



An Act to Protect

Wilderness Areas in Nova Scotia



Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:


1 This Act may be cited as the Wilderness Areas Protection Act.


2 The purpose of this Act is to provide for the establishment, management, protection and use of wilderness areas in perpetuity for present and future generations, in order to achieve the following objectives:


(a) maintaining and restoring the integrity of natural processes and biodiversity;


(b) protecting representative examples of natural landscapes and ecosystems and outstanding, unique, rare and vulnerable natural features and phenomena;


(c) providing reference points for determining the effects of human activity on the natural environment; and


(d) promoting public consultation and community stewardship in the establishment and management of wilderness areas,


while providing opportunities for public access for wilderness recreation, sport fishing, traditional patterns of hunting and trapping and for scientific research and environmental education.


3 In this Act,


(a) "campsite lease" means a campsite lease issued pursuant to the Crown Lands Act;


(b) "Department" means the Department of the Environment;


(c) "Director of Surveys" means the Director of Surveys appointed pursuant to the Crown Lands Act;


(d) "enforcement officer" means a conservation officer within the meaning of the Wildlife Act, a regional, municipal or town police officer, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or a person designated pursuant to this Act;


(e) "land" includes, where waters cover the land, all the waters thereon;


(f) "licence" means a written approval issued to a person pursuant to this Act or the regulations with respect to an activity, including terms and conditions of the licence and the renewal of a licence;


(g) "mineral right" means a right issued pursuant to the Mineral Resources Act;


(h) "Minister" means the Minister of the Environment;


(i) "motorized vehicle" means a motorized vehicle, whether or not it is registered pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act, and includes a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle, a motor boat, a motor vessel and an aircraft, unless otherwise specifically provided;


(j) "order" means an order made by the Minister, in accordance with this Act, that is directed to the public and restricts, regulates or prohibits activities in a wilderness area;


(k) "Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre" means the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre provided for pursuant to the Crown Lands Act;


(l) "Registrar of Crown Lands" means the Registrar of Crown Lands appointed pursuant to the Crown Lands Act;


(m) "structures or facilities" includes buildings, installations and equipment;


(n) "wilderness area" means an area of land designated as a wilderness area pursuant to this Act;


(o) "wilderness recreation" means non-motorized, outdoor recreational activities that have minimal environmental impact, including nature-based tourism.


4 (1) This Act and the regulations bind Her Majesty in right of the Province and of Canada, Her Majestys corporations, boards, commissions, agents, administrators, servants and employees and, for greater certainty, these persons are subject to a prosecution, an order and other remedies pursuant to this Act and the regulations.


(2) Where there is a conflict or inconsistency between this Act or the regulations and any other enactment, this Act and the regulations prevail.


5 (1) The areas of land described in the Schedule to this Act are hereby designated as wilderness areas, except for any land located therein that is privately owned at the date of the coming into force of this Act.


(2) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), and only in order to achieve the purpose of this Act, the Minister, with the approval of the Governor in Council, may


(a) designate, as a wilderness area, an area of Crown land in addition to those designated pursuant to subsection (1);


(b) add an additional area of Crown land to a wilderness area;


(c) with the written consent of the owner and subject to the term of consent, if any, and any other conditions included in the consent, designate privately owned land as a wilderness area or add privately owned land to a wilderness area,


and, where the authority pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (c) is exercised, the Minister shall cause to be deposited, in the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, a plan signed by the Director of Surveys showing the boundaries of the wilderness area for which it was made.


(3) For greater certainty and notwithstanding clause 19(f) of the Interpretation Act, the designation of a wilderness area shall not be revoked except by an Act of the Legislature.


(4) Before taking any action pursuant to clause (2)(a), (b) or (c), the Minister shall provide the public with


(a) at least sixty days notice of the intended action; and


(b) an opportunity for public consultation on the intended action.


(5) The Minister shall cause the notice required pursuant to subsection (4) to be published


(a) in a newspaper circulating throughout the Province; and


(b) a local newspaper circulating in the area in which the land is located,


advising of the intended action and the timing of, and manner in which, the public consultation will occur.


6 (1) The Minister shall encourage the voluntary establishment of privately owned lands as new wilderness areas or as parts of designated wilderness areas.


(2) Where the owner of privately owned land gives written consent to the designation of that land as a wilderness area, a copy of the consent shall be filed in the office of the Registry of Deeds for the registration district in which the land is located, and the consent is binding for the term, to the extent and subject to the conditions specified in the consent upon the owner and all subsequent owners of the land, or any estate or interest therein, and the occupier of the land and the successors of the occupier.


(3) For greater certainty and subject to any terms and conditions that are included in a written consent given to designate privately owned land as a wilderness area, this Act and the regulations apply to such privately owned land for the period of the consent.


7 (1) Her Majesty in right of the Province shall not grant, deed or lease, or issue an approval, licence, permit, easement or authorization, or permit any of the same, with respect to Crown land within a wilderness area, or any part thereof, pursuant to any enactment or other authority, whether under the administration of the Minister or not.


(2) For greater certainty, subsection (1) does not prevent an activity or the approval of an activity authorized or permitted pursuant to this Act or the regulations.


8 (1) Wilderness areas are accessible to the public for wilderness recreation that is undertaken in a manner consistent with this Act, the regulations and the applicable management plan.


(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may make an order temporarily restricting or prohibiting activities in a wilderness area to protect property, the environment or the health or safety of humans.


9 Tenting, camping, lighting a fire or maintaining a fire are permitted within a wilderness area at campsites designated by the Minister or, where no campsites are designated, pursuant to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by an order made by the Minister.


10 The Minister may


(a) designate, develop and manage within a wilderness area, a trail or route for wilderness recreation;


(b) construct, manage and maintain such structures or facilities as are, in the opinion of the Minister, required for wilderness recreation or for the management or use of a wilderness area.


11 (1) Wilderness areas are accessible to the public for


(a) sport fishing; and


(b) traditional patterns of hunting and trapping,


that are undertaken in a manner consistent with this Act, the regulations and the applicable management plan and in accordance with any applicable laws.


(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may make an order temporarily restricting or prohibiting the hunting, sport fishing or trapping referred to in subsection (1) or related activities, structures or facilities in a wilderness area to protect property, the environment or the health or safety of humans.


12 The Minister may permit the use and operation of snowmobiles by designating a trail or route within a wilderness area where


(a) the wilderness area is included in the Schedule to this Act and the trail or route existed before February 9, 1993; or


(b) in any other wilderness area, the trail or route existed before the area was designated as a wilderness area,


and the trail or route is an essential link with a more extensive snowmobile trail network and, in the opinion of the Minister, continued use or operation of snowmobiles within the wilderness area will have a minimal environmental impact on the wilderness area.


13 The Minister may issue a licence authorizing the use of a motorized vehicle on a trail or route within a wilderness area, to enable access for wilderness recreation, sport fishing, or traditional patterns of hunting or trapping, where


(a) the wilderness area is included in the Schedule to this Act and the trail or route existed before February 9, 1993; or


(b) in any other wilderness area, the trail or route existed before the area was designated as a wilderness area,


and, in the opinion of the Minister,


(c) the continued use will have a minimal environmental impact on the wilderness area; and


(d) no reasonable alternative exists to enable the access.


14 The Minister may require a trail or route in a wilderness area to be realigned or re-routed as necessary to minimize the environmental impact on the wilderness area.


15 The Minister may undertake or provide for environmental education and natural history interpretation in a wilderness area in a manner consistent with this Act and the regulations.


16 The Minister may issue a licence authorizing scientific research within a wilderness area, including the carrying out of activities necessary to such scientific research that would otherwise be prohibited pursuant to Section 18.


17 (1) The Minister shall prepare, for each wilderness area, a management plan to guide the protection, management and use of a specific wilderness area, a part of a specific wilderness area or any action or activity undertaken to manage a specific wilderness area.


(2) A management plan may be revised from time to time.


(3) The Minister shall engage in such public consultation as the Minister considers appropriate for the development of a management plan.


(4) The Minister shall encourage the voluntary planning and management of land adjoining or affecting wilderness areas in a manner consistent with the purpose of this Act and the regulations.


18 (1) Within a wilderness area, no person shall


(a) acquire a mineral or petroleum right;


(b) construct or develop an energy-resource development, including hydro-electric or water-resource developments and associated impoundments; or


(c) carry out forestry, aquaculture or agricultural activities.


(2) No person shall carry out mineral or petroleum development, quarrying or mining within a wilderness area, except in accordance with Section 19.


(3) No person shall construct, maintain or operate a structure or facility, a road or a utility corridor within a wilderness area, except in accordance with Sections 10, 15, 16, 19 and 23.


(4) Within a wilderness area, no person shall


(a) destroy, remove or damage any object of scientific, historical, archaeological, cultural or palaeontological interest;


(b) introduce a substance or thing that might damage or destroy existing flora, fauna or ecosystems; or


(c) destroy, remove or damage any natural object, flora or fauna, whether living or dead.


(5) Subsection (4) does not prohibit an activity that is permitted by or pursuant to subsection 8(1) or 11(1) or Section 10, 16, 19 or 23.


(6) No person shall dump or deposit any litter, garbage or refuse within a wilderness area, except in places provided or designated by the Minister for that purpose.


(7) No person shall create a nuisance or act in a manner or do anything that might be, or might cause, a nuisance.


(8) No person shall occupy, camp or light or maintain a fire within a wilderness area, except in accordance with Sections 9 and 23.


(9) No person shall use or operate a motorized vehicle in a wilderness area, except in accordance with Sections 12, 13, 16, 19 and 23.


19 (1) Where, before


(a) February 9, 1993, with respect to land in a wilderness area included in the Schedule to this Act; or


(b) the date of wilderness area designation with respect to any other land,


a person held a mineral right, a campsite lease or any other right, estate or interest, the right, estate or interest may continue until its expiry, lawful termination or cancellation and may be renewed in a form and manner consistent with the governing legislation and associated policies.


(2) A person acting pursuant to a right, estate or interest referred to in subsection (1) shall do so in a manner that, in the opinion of the Minister, will have a minimal environmental impact on the wilderness area.


(3) For greater certainty, mineral development undertaken pursuant to subsection (1) is subject to the Mineral Resources Act, the Environment Act including any required environmental assessments, the Crown Lands Act and any other applicable enactment.


(4) The Minister may issue a licence to the holder of an interest referred to in subsection (1) to carry out activities that are otherwise prohibited pursuant to Section 18, where the activities are, in the opinion of the Minister, necessary for the proper exercise or utilization of the interest.


(5) The Minister may issue a licence to the holder of a campsite lease within a wilderness area authorizing the operation of an all-terrain vehicle, a snowmobile or a motor boat on a trail or route in the wilderness area where the operation is for the purpose of gaining access to the campsite and, in the opinion of the Minister, no reasonable alternative exists for such access.


20 The Minister may issue a licence to the owner of privately owned land surrounded by a wilderness area to enable access to the land where, in the opinion of the Minister, no reasonable alternative exists for the access.


21 (1) The Minister is responsible for the general supervision and management of this Act and the regulations.


(2) Land designated as a wilderness area pursuant to this Act shall be under the administration and control of the Minister.


(3) The Minister may, in writing, delegate to any person a power or duty conferred or imposed on the Minister pursuant to this Act or the regulations.


(4) Such employees as are necessary for the administration of this Act and the regulations shall be appointed in accordance with the Civil Service Act.


(5) To achieve the purpose of this Act, the Minister may


(a) enter into an agreement with any federal, provincial or municipal government, or any agency thereof, or with any person, including a lessee or licensee within a wilderness area and the owner of land adjacent to a wilderness area;


(b) acquire by exchange, purchase, gift or lease any land or interest in land or may accept the transfer of administration and control of land from another minister of the Government or the Government of Canada or an agency thereof.


(6) The Minister shall establish and administer such policies, programs, standards, guidelines, objectives, codes of practice, directives and approval processes as are necessary for the management, protection and use of wilderness areas, after engaging in such public consultation as the Minister considers appropriate.


(7) The Minister may establish committees and retain experts, and clauses 9(a) to (c) of the Environment Act apply, mutatis mutandis.


(8) The Minister shall file information respecting activities pursuant to this Act and the regulations in the environmental registry established pursuant to the Environment Act, and Section 10 of that Act applies, mutatis mutandis.


(9) The Minister may establish fees and prescribe forms for any matter necessary or advisable for the administration of this Act and the regulations.


22 (1) Enforcement officers are responsible for the enforcement of this Act and the regulations.


(2) The Minister may designate any person or class of persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, have the qualifications and experience to act as enforcement officers for the purpose of this Act and the regulations.


(3) An enforcement officer, in carrying out duties pursuant to this Act and the regulations, has the powers and authorities of a conservation officer pursuant to the Wildlife Act and, for greater certainty, Sections 88 to 100 of the Wildlife Act apply, mutatis mutandis.


(4) The protections afforded to


(a) a conservation officer by the Wildlife Act;


(b) an inspector appointed pursuant to the Environment Act; or


(c) a peace officer by any other enactment,


extend to an enforcement officer and to any other person while, and to the extent that, the person is in the course of assisting an enforcement officer.


23 (1) An enforcement officer, an employee of the Department or any other person to whom a delegation has been made pursuant to subsection 21(3) may, in the performance of that person's duties under this Act and the regulations, carry out activities otherwise prohibited pursuant to Section 18.


(2) The Minister may carry out, or authorize the carrying out of, activities within a wilderness area, including activities otherwise prohibited pursuant to Section 18, for the protection of property or the environment, the health or safety of humans or the suppression of forest fires.


24 (1) Every person who fails to comply with or contravenes this Act, the regulations, or an order or a licence issued pursuant to this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction


(a) in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding one million dollars; or


(b) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both,


and Sections 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167 of the Environment Act apply, mutatis mutandis.


(2) An order made by the Minister pursuant to the authority of this Act is a regulation within the meaning of the Regulations Act, but for greater certainty, subsection 25(4) does not apply to an order made pursuant to this Act.


(3) The Minister shall endeavour to give notice to those affected by the order of any order made pursuant to this Act or the regulations, by whatever method the Minister considers appropriate.


25 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations


(a) respecting the erection, development, operation, maintenance, use or licensing of structures or facilities or the type of construction, location or cost of structures or facilities within a wilderness area;


(b) respecting the posting, erection or other display of notices, plaques, markers, signs or other devices in a wilderness area;


(c) for the classification or zoning of wilderness areas and the uses to which each classification or zone may be put;


(d) controlling, regulating, restricting or prohibiting any use, activity, development or occupation of the land or of any of the natural features, phenomena or processes in a wilderness area;


(e) regulating, restricting or prohibiting modes of travel in or through a wilderness area;


(f) respecting any activity undertaken in accordance with a mineral right or other interest held before the coming into force of this Act;


(g) respecting any matter necessary or advisable for the administration of a system of administrative penalties;


(h) defining a word or expression used in this Act and not defined herein or further defining a word or expression used in this Act;


(i) respecting any other matter necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the intent and purpose of this Act.


(2) The exercise by the Governor in Council of the authority contained in subsection (1) is regulations within the meaning of the Regulations Act.


(3) Any regulation made pursuant to subsection (1) may be made applicable to all wilderness areas or to any wilderness area or to any part of a wilderness area.


(4) A regulation pursuant to subsection (1), or a substantive amendment thereto, shall not be made until there has been such public consultation as the Minister considers appropriate.


SCHEDULE


1. ALDER GROUND WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Alder Ground Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-16 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


2. BOGGY LAKE WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Guysborough and Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Boggy Lake Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-17 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


3. THE BIG BOG WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as The Big Bog Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-15 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


4. BONNET LAKE BARRENS WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Bonnet Lake Barrens Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-12 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


5. BOWERS MEADOWS WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Shelburne, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Bowers Meadows Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-30 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


6. JIM CAMPBELLS BARREN WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Inverness, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Jim Campbells Barren Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-31 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


7. CANSO COASTAL BARRENS WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Canso Coastal Barrens Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-13 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


8. CLATTENBURGH BROOK WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Clattenburgh Brook Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-20 deposited on December 8, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


9. CLOUD LAKE WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Kings and Annapolis, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Cloud Lake Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-25 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


10. ECONOMY RIVER WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Colchester and Cumberland, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Economy River Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-23 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


11. MIDDLE RIVER FRAMBOISE WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Cape Breton and Richmond, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Middle River Framboise Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-8 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


12. FRENCH RIVER WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Victoria, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as French River Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-3 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


13. GABARUS WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Cape Breton, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Gabarus Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-9 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


14. LISCOMB RIVER WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Liscomb River Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-14 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


15. MARGAREE RIVER WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Inverness, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Margaree River Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-2 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


16. McGILL LAKE WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Annapolis, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as McGill Lake Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-26 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


17. MIDDLE RIVER WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Victoria and Inverness, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Middle River Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-5 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


18. NORTH RIVER WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Victoria, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as North River Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-6 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


19. OGDEN ROUND LAKE WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Guysborough, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-11 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


20. POLLETTS COVE - ASPY FAULT WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Inverness and Victoria, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Polletts Cove-Aspy Fault Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-1 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


21. PORTAPIQUE RIVER WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Colchester and Cumberland, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Portapique Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-24 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


22. LAKE ROSSIGNOL WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Queens, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Lake Rossignol Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-27 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


23. SCATARIE ISLAND WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Cape Breton, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Scatarie Island Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-10 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


24. SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Inverness, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Sugarloaf Mountain Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-4 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


25. TANGIER GRAND LAKE WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-18 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


26. TERENCE BAY WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Terence Bay Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-22 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


27. TIDNEY RIVER WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Shelburne and Queens, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Tidney River Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-29 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


28. TOBEATIC WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne and Queens, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Tobeatic Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-28 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


29. TROUT BROOK WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the Counties of Inverness and Victoria, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Trout Brook Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-7 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


30. WAVERLEY - SALMON RIVER LONG LAKE WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Waverley-Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-21 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


31. WHITE LAKE WILDERNESS AREA


ALL and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located in the County of Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as White Lake Wilderness Area on Plan C.L.R. No. E-21-19 deposited on December 9, 1997, at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


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