NLR 83/02 - Little Grand Lake Provisional Ecological Reserve Order under the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 83/02 Little Grand Lake Provisional Ecological Reserve Order under the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act (O.C. 2002-597) (Filed November 18, 2002 ) Under the authority of subsection 14(1) of the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act , the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Order. Dated at St. Johns , November 13, 2002 . Deborah E. Fry Clerk of the Executive Council ORDER Analysis 1. Short title 2. Area included Schedule Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Little Grand Lake Provisional Ecological Reserve Order . Back to Top Area included 2. The Little Grand Lake Provisional Ecological Reserve is established and the area included for the purpose of protecting representative portions of 3 ecodistricts contributing to the Natural Areas Systems Plan and protecting the habitat of the Newfoundland Marten is set out in the Schedule. Back to Top Schedule All those pieces or parcels of land situate and being in the Grand Lake Area in the Electoral Districts of St. Georges-Stephenville East, Grand Falls-Buchans, Humber East and Humber West abutted and bounded as follows: Beginning at a point on the northerly bank of a brook, that point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,389,704 metres and east 475,606 metres; Then running along the northerly bank of the brook in a northwesterly direction to a point where a brook flows from another pond having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,391,161 metres and east 471,747 metres; Then running along the northerly shoreline of the pond at low water to a point where a brook flows into the pond having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,391,994 metres and east 468,930 metres; Then running in a northwesterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,393,183 metres and east 465,520 metres; Then running in a northwesterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,400,550 metres and east 461,818 metres; Then running in a northwesterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,401,539 metres and east 459,751 metres; Then running in a southwesterly direction to a point on the southerly bank of Red Indian Brook having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,399,545 metres and east 458,685 metres; Then running in a southerly direction to a point on the northeasterly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,393,776 metres and east 458,755 metres; Then running in a southerly direction to a point on the easterly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,393,397 metres and east 458,545 metres; Then running in a southwesterly direction to a point on the northwest corner of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,391,346 metres and east 456,746 metres; Then running along the westerly shoreline of the pond at low water to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,390,383 metres and east 456,748 metres; Then running in a southwesterly direction to a point in the southeast corner of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,387,341 metres and east 454,904 metres; Then running in a southwesterly direction to a point on the northerly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,385,866 metres and east 454,268; Then running in a southwesterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,385,659 metres and east 453,667 metres; Then running in a northwesterly direction to a point on the easterly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,386,696 metres and east 453,239 metres; Then running in a southwesterly direction to a point on the easterly shoreline of Little Lake at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,385,557 metres and east 450,243 metres; Then running along the southerly shoreline of Little Lake at low water to a point on the westerly shoreline having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,385,020 metres and east 449,247 metres; Then running in a northwesterly direction to a point on the easterly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,389,792 metres and east 443,369 metres; Then running in a westerly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,389,495 metres and east 442,190 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,390,412 metres and east 442,989 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point on the southeasterly shoreline of Grand Lake at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,391,958 metres and east 444,342 metres; Then running in a southwesterly direction along the southeasterly shoreline of Grand Lake at low water and along the mouth of Lewaseechjeech Brook to a point on the westerly bank of the Lewasheechjeech Brook having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,386,804 metres and east 430,235 metres; Then running along the westerly bank of Lewaseechjeech Brook at low water in a southerly direction to a point on the westerly bank of a brook flowing into the Lewaseechjeech Brook having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,385,643 metres and east 429,908 metres; Then running along the westerly bank of the brook and along the westerly shoreline of a pond at low water in a southerly direction to a point on the southerly shoreline of the pond having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,383,359 metres and east 429,072 metres; Then running in a southerly direction to a point on the northerly shoreline of another pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,382,971 metres and east 428,980 metres; Then running along the westerly shoreline of the pond at low water and along the westerly bank of a brook in a southerly direction to a point on the westerly shoreline of a small pond having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,379,559 metres and east 428,242 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point on the northwest corner of the shoreline at low water of a pond contained in Bottom Brook having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,377,444 metres and east 428,570 metres; Then running along the westerly shoreline at low water of the pond in a southerly direction to a point on the southwest corner having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,377,244 metres and east 428,647 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point on the northerly shoreline of a pond at low water where a brook flows into the pond having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,375,629 metres and east 429,663 metres; Then running in a northerly direction to a point on the southerly bank of Bottom Brook having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,377,651 metres and east 429,375 metres; Then running along the southerly bank of Bottom Brook in a northeasterly direction to a point on the western shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,378,006 metres and east 429,789 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point on the westerly shoreline of Island Pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,376,000 metres and east 434,641 metres; Then running along the westerly shoreline of Island Pond at low water in a southeasterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,374,939 metres and east 435,872 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point on the southerly shoreline of Island Pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,374,236 metres and east 437,560 metres; Then running along the southerly shoreline of Island Pond at low water to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,374,019 metres and east 438,975 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point on the southerly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,373,738 metres and east 441,754 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point on the westerly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,373,680 metres and east 443,916 metres; Then running along the northerly shoreline of the pond to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,373,688 metres and east 444,159 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point on the westerly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled coordinates of north 5,374,221 metres and east 447,675 metres; Then running along the northerly shoreline of the pond at low water to a point on the easterly shoreline having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,374,053 metres and east 448,399 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point on the easterly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,373,326 metres and east 452,037 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point on the southerly bank of a brook flowing into Little Grand Lake having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,373,018 metres and east 458,454 metres; Then running along the southerly bank of the brook and along the southeasterly shoreline of a pond at low water in a northeasterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates north 5,374,178 metres and east 464,746 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point on a hilltop having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,380,135 metres and east 470,561 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to the point of beginning; The above described piece or parcel of land containing an area of 692.97 kilometres squared, more or less; Also, all that other piece or parcel of land containing an area of 1.67 kilometres squared, more or less; abutted and bounded as follows: Beginning at a point on the westerly bank of the Lewaseechjeech Brook at low water, the point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,386,804 metres and east 430,235 metres; Then running along the westerly bank of Lewaseechjeech Brook and along the southwesterly shoreline of Grand Lake at low water in a northwesterly direction to a point on the southerly shoreline having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,389,218 metres and east 427,412 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point on the northerly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,388,300 metres and east 428,197 metres; Then running along the northerly shoreline of the pond at low water in a southeasterly direction to a point on the southerly shoreline of the pond where a brook flows from the pond having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,388,234 metres and east 428,300 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point on a hill having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,388,465 metres and east 429,523 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to the point of beginning; Also, all that other piece or parcel of land containing an area of 34.46 kilometres squared, more or less, abutted and bounded as follows: Beginning at a point in the northwesterly shoreline of Grand Lake at low water, the point being located west of Sandy Point on the east bank of a brook flowing into Grand Lake and having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,391,015 metres and east 427,053 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,391,686 metres and east 428,921 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point located on the top of a hill and having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,392,323 metres and east 429,476 metres; Then running in southeasterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,391,432 metres and east 429,759 metres; Then running in a southeasterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,391,495 metres and east 430,805 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point in the centre of a brook flowing into Grand Lake having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,393,643 metres and east 433,459 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point in the centre of a brook flowing into Grand Lake having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,397,098 metres and east 437,193 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point in the centre of a brook flowing into Grand Lake having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,399,507 metres and east 439,105 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,401,328 metres and east 440,774 metres; Then running in a northerly direction to a point on a hill having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,401,885 metres and east 440,743 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point in the centre of a brook having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,402,675 metres and east 441,768 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point in the centre of a brook having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,404,217 metres and east 442,789 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point on the southwesterly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,406,758 metres and east 443,055 metres; Then running along the southerly shoreline of the pond, along the southerly bank of a brook flowing into the pond, and along the southerly shoreline of another pond at low water to a point at the northern end of the pond having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,409,299 metres and east 444,989 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point on the southerly shoreline of a pond at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,410,781 metres and east 446,292 metres; Then running along the southerly shoreline of the pond in a northeasterly direction to a point on the easterly shoreline of the pond having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,411,049 metres and east 446,880 metres; Then running in an easterly direction to a point on a hill having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,411,266 metres and east 448,884 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,413,070 metres and east 450,727 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction to a point on a hill having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,415,357 metres and east 451,840 metres; Then running in a northwesterly direction to a point on the westerly bank of a brook flowing into the Grand Lake having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,416,303 metres and east 451,029 metres; Then running along the westerly bank of the brook in a southerly direction to a point on the northerly shoreline of north Northern Harbour, Grand Lake, at low water having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,415,033 metres and east 452,861 metres; Then running along the northerly shoreline of Grand Lake at low water in a southwesterly direction to the point of beginning; Also, all that other piece or parcel of land containing an area of 2.05 kilometres squared abutted and bounded as follows: Beginning at a point in the northwesterly shoreline of Grand Lake at low water, at the eastern bank of the mouth of a brook flowing into Northern Harbour, the point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,416,118 metres and east 453,821 metres; Then running in a northeasterly direction, perpendicular to the shoreline, to a point having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,416,284 metres and east 453,857 metres; Then running in general southerly and northeasterly directions, parallel to and perpendicularly distant 200 meters from the low water mark of Grand Lake, to a point on the westerly bank of Porters Brook having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,419,213 and east 459,778 metres; Then running along the low water mark of the westerly bank of Porters Brook to a point where the brook flows into Bucket Cove, Grand Lake, having scaled UTM coordinates of north 5,419,008 metres and east 459,797 metres; Then running along the northwesterly shoreline of Grand Lake at low water in southwesterly and northeasterly directions to the point of beginning; The above described piece or parcel of land being subject to a Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Line Easement, 152.4 meters wide, extending through the parcel; Reserving nevertheless, out of the above described pieces or parcels of land all roads and adjacent rights of way crossing the parcels; The above described pieces or parcels of land containing in all an area of 731.15 kilometres squared, more or less. All bearings being referred to zone 21 of the Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, NAD83. ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer