WILDLIFE ACT - LOI SUR LA FAUNE ET LA FLORE

The Commissioner in Executive Council, in accordance with an accepted decision of the NWMB, under section 142 and paragraph 152(1)(d) of the Wildlife Act and every enabling power, makes the annexed Grizzly Bear Management Areas Regulations Regulations.

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Dated,
Fait le ………………………….…… 2005.

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Ann Meekitjuk Hanson
Commissioner of Nunavut
Commissaire du Nunavut

WILDLIFE ACT

GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT AREAS REGULATIONS

1.	Grizzly bear management areas shall be established in accordance with the descriptions in the Schedule and shall be known by the names respectively assigned to them.

Comments:
•	The NWMB approves the establishment of special management areas under s. 152(1)(d).
•	The boundaries are unchanged from the current areas.
•	The rules for these areas still have to be drafted on the basis of the Grizzly Bear Management Plan.

SCHEDULE

GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT AREA 01

1. 	The boundaries of Grizzly Bear Management Area 01 consist of all that portion of the Nunavut as shown on the National Topographic Series Maps 86M of Bebensee Lake, Edition 2, 86N of Dismal Lakes, Edition 3, 86-O of Coppermine, Edition 3, 87A of Cape Krusenstern, Edition 1, 87B of Bluenose Lake, Edition 2, 87C of Penny Bay, Edition 2 and 87D of Read Island, Edition 1, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Canada Map Office, Department of Natural Resources, Ottawa, and being more particularly described as follows:

		(a)	Commencing at the point of intersection of approximately 67E49N56ON  and 120E W;

		(b)	thence north along 120E W to its intersection with the low tide mark of the mainland at approximately 69E21N15O N;

		(c)	thence easterly and southerly following the low tide mark of the mainland to its intersection with the west bank of the Asiak River at approximately 67E45N45O N and approximately 114E24N50O W;

		(d)	thence southerly following the west bank of the Asiak River to its intersection with  67E15N N and approximately 114E09N30O W;

		(e)	thence west along   67E15N N to its intersection with approximately 117E56N30O W;

		(f)	thence northwesterly in a straight line to the point of commencement.

GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT AREA 02

2. 	The boundaries of Grizzly Bear Management Area 02 consist of all that portion of the Nunavut as shown on the National Topographic Series Maps 76-I of Overby Lake, Edition 4, 76J of Tinney Hills, Edition 2, 76K of Mara River, Edition 2, 76N of Arctic Sound, Edition 2, 76-O of Rideout Island, Edition 3, 76P of Brichta Lake, Edition 4, 77A of Elu Inlet, Edition 3 and 77B of Richardson Islands, Edition 1, produced at a scale of 1:250 000 by the Canada Map Office, Department of Natural Resources, Ottawa, and being more particularly described as follows:

		(a)	Commencing at the point of intersection of 66E N  and 110E W;

		(b)	thence north along 110E W  to its intersection with the low tide mark of Coronation Gulf at approximately 67E59N30O N;
		(c)	thence northeasterly in a straight line to its intersection with the low tide mark of the most westerly point of Cape Flinders on the west shore of Kent Peninsula at approximately 68E15N48O N  and  approximately 108E48N18O W;

		(d)	thence northerly, easterly and southerly following the low tide mark of the west, north and east shores of Kent Peninsula to its intersection with approximately 68E16N N  and  105E W;

		(e)	thence south along 105E W to its intersection with 66E N;

		(f)	thence west along 66E N to the point of commencement.