CNLR 1099/96 - West Brook Ecological Reserve Order under the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act

CONSOLIDATED NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 1099/96 West Brook Ecological Reserve Order under the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act (O.C. 96-199) Under the authority of subsection 18(1) of the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act and the Subordinate Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act , the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Order. ORDER Analysis 1. Short title 2. Area included 3. Outline 4. Repeal Schedule A Schedule B Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the West Brook Ecological Reserve Order . 69/93 s1 Back to Top Area included 2. The area included in the West Brook Ecological Reserve is as set out in Schedule A. 69/93 s2 Back to Top Outline 3. An outline of the West Brook Ecological Reserve Management Plan is as set out in Schedule B. 69/93 s3 Back to Top Repeal 4. The Order re: Provisional Ecological Reserve - West Brook, Newfoundland Regulation 150/90, and the West Brook Ecological Reserve Order, 1993, Newfoundland Regulation 69/93, are repealed. Back to Top Schedule A West Brook North Boundary Description All that piece or parcel of land situate and being approximately 18.4 kilometres southeast of Halls Bay in the province, abutted and bounded as follows, that is to say, by a line beginning at a point, that point having co-ordinates of north 5,462,675 metres and east 548,308 metres with reference to the Transverse Mercator Projection for the province; Then from the point of beginning so determined and running in a straight line in a general southerly direction, 1,880 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,460,815 metres and east 548,033 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line in a general easterly direction 1,080 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,460,648 metres and east 549,100 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line in a general northeasterly direction 1,795 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,462,294 metres and east 549,816 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line in a general northwesterly direction 1,555 metres, more or less, to the point of beginning; Containing in all an area of 239 hectares, more or less. All bearings and co?ordinates are referred to the above mentioned projection. West Brook South Boundary Description All that piece or parcel of land situate and being approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Halls Bay in the province, abutted and bounded as follows, that is to say, by a line beginning at a point on the western side of Rowsells Brook, that point having co-ordinates of north 5,459,200 metres and east 550,411 metres with reference to the Transverse Mercator Projection for the province; Then from the point of beginning so determined and running in a straight line in a general northwesterly direction 1,134 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,459,779 metres and east 549,436 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line in a general southwesterly direction 2,678 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,457,402 metres and east 548,201 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line, due west, 1,569 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,457,402 metres and east 546,632 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line, due south, 1,920 metres, more or less, to a point having co?ordinates of north 5,455,482 metres and east 546,632 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line in a general southeasterly direction 365 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,455,240 metres and east 546,906 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line in a general easterly direction 1,981 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,455,253 metres and east 548,887 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line in a ­general northeasterly direction 1,672 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,456,792 metres and east 549,542 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line in a general northerly direction 689 metres, more or less, to a point having co-ordinates of north 5,457,478 metres and east 549,603 metres; Then turning and running in a straight line, due west, 167 metres, more or less, to a point in the western side of Rowsells Brook and having co-ordinates of north 5,457,478 metres and east 549,436 metres; Then turning and running along the sinuosities of the western shoreline of Rowsells Brook in a general northeasterly direction 1,980 metres, more or less, to the point of beginning; Containing in all an area of 835 hectares, more or less. All bearings and co-ordinates are referred to the above mentioned projection. 69/93 Sch A Back to Top Schedule B Outline of West Brook Ecological Reserve Management Plan The area known as West Brook in the vicinity of Springdale is established as an ecological reserve to preserve the Red Pine, the province's rarest indigenous coniferous species, and a portion of the Central Forest Ecoregion for scientific study and educational purposes. To accomplish this, there will be no removal of plants or other materials from this site except under specific permit, and there will be no development within the reserve. Scientific research at this site will be encouraged and educational use will be permitted where it does not conflict with the general objectives of preservation and scientific research. 69/93 Sch B ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer