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House of Assembly Act (amended)

BILL NO. 94

(as passed)

4th Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
61 Elizabeth II, 2012



Government Bill



House of Assembly Act
(amended)

CHAPTER 61 OF THE ACTS OF 2012



The Honourable Ross Landry
Attorney General



First Reading: October 25, 2012 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)

Second Reading: November 5, 2012

Third Reading: December 6, 2012

Royal Assent: December 6, 2012

An Act to Amend Chapter 1
(1992 Supplement)
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the House of Assembly Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Section 4 of Chapter 1 (1992 Supplement) of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the House of Assembly Act, is repealed and the following Section substituted:

4 The House is composed of fifty-one members, of whom one is elected from each of the fifty-one electoral districts named and described as follows:

(a) Annapolis, consisting of, in the County of Annapolis,

(i) that part of the Municipality of the County of Annapolis north of a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of the Queens-Annapolis county line and the Albany New community eastern boundary; then northwest along the Albany New community eastern boundary to Mersey Road; then northwest to the Medway River at the end of Mersey Road; then south along the Medway River approximately 500 metres to a brook; then west along the brook to the first of the Snowshoe Lakes; then southwest through that lake and to the northern point of the Northfield community; then southwest, northwest and southwest along the northern boundaries of the Northfield community, the Maitland Bridge community and Kejimkujik National Park to the Annapolis-Digby county line -- including Bear River Reserve (6 - eastern part, 6A & 6B),

(ii) the Town of Annapolis Royal,

(iii) the Town of Bridgetown, and

(iv) the Town of Middleton;

(b) Antigonish, consisting of, in the County of Antigonish,

(i) that part of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish lying west of the Tracadie River and a line from the Tracadie River through Tracadie Harbour to the Northumberland Straight -- including Paq'tnkek-Niktuek Reserve (23) and Welnek Reserve (38), and

(ii) the Town of Antigonish;

(c) Argyle-Barrington, consisting of, in the County of Shelburne,

(i) the Municipality of the District of Barrington, and

(ii) the Town of Clark's Harbour,

and, in the County of Yarmouth,

(iii) the Municipality of the District of Argyle;

(d) Bedford, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by Bedford Basin and a line described as follows: starting on the shore of Bedford Basin between Shaunslieve Drive and Lodge Drive; then west and southwest through Hemlock Ravine Park to Highway 102; then north on Highway 102 to a point 585 metres west of Paper Mill Lake; then west approximately 1.4 kilometres to a point on Bluewater Road 138 metres along from Kearney Lake Road; then northwest 1.3 kilometres to a point on Hammonds Plains Road 328 metres from Kearney Lake Road; then northeast approximately 4.2 kilometres, and parallel to Farmers Dairy Lane, along the outside of the northwestern shores of Sandy Lake and Marsh Lake, to the Sackville River; then east along the Sackville River to Highway 101; then southeast on Highway 101 to Highway 102; then northeast on Highway 102 to a brook flowing into Rocky Lake; then along the brook to Rocky Lake; then east along the southern shore of Rocky Lake and through Rocky Lake to Rocky Lake Drive; then southwest on Rocky Lake Drive, wrapping around Quarrystone Drive and Fraggle Rock Road, to the Bedford Bypass; then south and southeast on the Bedford Bypass to Windmill Road; then southeast on Windmill Road to Wright Brook; then southwest and southeast along Wright Brook to Bedford Basin;

(e) Cape Breton Centre, consisting of, in the County of Cape Breton,

that part of Cape Breton Regional Municipality bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Sydney Harbour and a line described as follows: starting where the western Glace Bay community boundary meets the Atlantic Ocean; then south along the Glace Bay community boundary to Renwick Brook; then west along Renwick Brook to the Sydney International Airport; then south, northwest and northeast along the Sydney International Airport boundary to a point approximately 570 metres south of the Highway 4 (Grand Lake Road) and Airport Road intersection; then southwest and approximately parallel to Highway 4 to a point approximately 1.2 kilometres southeast of the Highway 4 and Garth Wilson Avenue intersection; then northwest to Highway 4; then west on Highway 4 to a point 90 metres east of Reeves Street; then north approximately 2.3 kilometres to the Lingan Road community boundary; then east 205 metres along the Lingan Road community boundary; then north parallel to and south of Dryden Avenue to Lingan Road; then north approximately 600 metres to the Lingan Road community boundary; then west along the Lingan Road community boundary and west along the Sydney community boundary, parallel to and between Grant Street and Birchwood Lane, to Sydney Harbour;

(f) Cape Breton-Richmond, consisting of, in the County of Cape Breton,

(i) that part of Cape Breton Regional Municipality lying southeast of East Bay and west of a line described as follows: starting where East Bay reaches the intersection of Eskasoni Road and Kings Road (Highway 4); then northeast on Kings Road to a point 275 metres southwest of Morley Road; then southeast on along a line on the southwest side of and 275 metres distant from Morley Road to Grand Mira North Road; then continuing straight to the Mira River; then south the Mira River to the Richmond county line,

in the County of Inverness,

(ii) the Town of Port Hawkesbury,

and, in the County of Richmond,

(iii) the Municipality of the County of Richmond, including Chapel Island Reserve (5);

(g) Chester-St Margaret's, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

(i) that part of Halifax Regional Municipality west of the line described as follows: starting where the Halifax-Hants county line intersects the western shore of Pockwock Lake; then southwest along the western shore of Pockwock Lake to the most southwestern point of Pockwock Lake; then in a straight line south-southeast 3.2 kilometres to a point approximately 330 metres east of Wrights Lake; then southwest and west to and through Wrights Lake; then south along the Upper Tantallon-Head of St Margaret's Bay community boundary to Highway 103; then east on Highway 103 to Hammonds Plains Road; then southwest on Hammonds Plains Road to St Margaret's Bay Road; then in a straight line southeast approximately 17.6 kilometres, through the eastern shore of Long Lake and through Big Five Bridge Lake and Moores Lake, to Upper Pond; then through the Upper Pond system to Shad Bay; then through Shad Bay on the west side of Cochrans Island to the Atlantic Ocean,

and, in the County of Lunenburg,

(ii) the Municipality of the District of Chester, including Gold River Reserve (21), New Ross Reserve (20) and Pennal Reserve (19),

(iii) that part of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg to the northeast of a straight line from the intersection of the Chester-Lunenburg municipal boundary and Highway 103 to the intersection of the Chester-Lunenburg municipal boundary and Rocky Lake, and

(iv) that part of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg to the northeast of a line from between Round Island and Young Island to the southwest of Mason Island, Rafuse Island, Tancook Island, Flat Island and Pearl Island and northeast of Heckmans Island and Big Duck Island;

(h) Clare-Digby, consisting of, in the County of Digby,

(i) the Municipality of the District of Clare,

(ii) the Municipality of the District of Digby, including Bear River Reserve (6 - western part), and

(iii) the Town of Digby;

(i) Clayton Park West, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by Bedford Basin and a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of the prolongation of Melody Drive and the shore of Bedford Basin; then west, along the prolongation of Melody Drive and Melody Drive to a point 82 metres west of the intersection of Melody Drive and Bedford Highway; then southeast to the rear property lines of properties on the southeastern side of Melody Drive; then southwest along the rear property lines of properties on Melody Drive and Canary Crescent; then southeast and southwest along the rear property lines of properties on Chessvale Close and Chartwell Lane to Lacewood Drive; then west along Lacewood Drive to the Mainland North Linear Parkway; then southeast along the Mainland North Linear Parkway to a point just west of Birkdale Crescent; then west to the end of Regency Park Drive; then southwest along the southeastern boundary of PID #41148933 to the boundary of PID #41343500; then southwest along the southeastern boundary and northwest along the southwestern boundary of PID #41093063; then southwest along the southeastern boundary of PID #41072026 and its northeast prolongation to Highway 102; then southeast on Highway 102 to Highway 103; then southwest on Highway 103 to a point north of Grassy Lake Drive and at the beginning of the western off-ramp at Exit 2; then northwest, northeast, northwest and northeast around Bayers Lake Industrial Park to a point just north of where Highway 102 and Chain Lake Drive intersect; then north on Highway 102 to a point 740 metres southwest of the intersection of Highway 102 and Kearney Lake Road; then west-southwest approximately 2.7 kilometres to the south end of Ash Lake; then northwest to the Timberlea community boundary; then along the Halifax-Timberlea community boundary 920 metres; then north to a jog on the Hammonds Plains-Timberlea community boundary between Hobsons Pond and Hobsons Lake; then north along the Hammonds Plains-Timberlea community boundary to Kearney Lake Road; then southeast on Kearney Lake Road to the northern shore of Kearney Lake; then northeast through Kearney Lake to a stream; then east along the stream to Highway 102; then southeast on Highway 102 to a point approximately 390 metres east of the southeastern end of Kearney Lake; then east through Hemlock Ravine Park and between Shaunslieve Drive and Lodge Drive to the Bedford Basin;

(j) Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, consisting of, in the County of Colchester,

(i) that part of the Municipality of the County of Colchester south of a line described as follows: starting at Cobequid Bay; then east following the Salmon River to the Town of Truro; then south along the Town of Truro western municipal boundary to the Millbrook Reserve; then southwest, southeast, northeast and east along the Millbrook Reserve boundary to the Truro Reserve; then east, south, east and north along the Truro Reserve boundary to the Town of Truro; then east, south, east and north along the Town of Truro municipal boundary to the intersection of the Town of Truro municipal boundary and the Murray Station-Salmon River community boundary; then northwest 2.3 kilometres to a point on the Salmon River 424 metres due north of Salmon River Road; then east along the Salmon River to a point 1085 metres downstream of where the Greenfield community boundary turns south; then south-southeast 394 metres to the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary; then south-southeast 3.1 kilometres along the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary and its prolongation; then east-northeast 1.1 kilometres to the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary; then south-southeast 5.9 kilometres along the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary and its prolongation; then northeast 13.4 kilometres in a straight line to and along the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary and its prolongation to the Colchester-Pictou county line, and

(ii) the Town of Stewiacke,

and, in the County of Halifax,

(iii) that part of Halifax Regional Municipality north and east of a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of the Shubenacadie River and the Colchester-Halifax county line; then west and south along the Shubenacadie River to Highway 102; then south on Highway 102 to Aerotech Drive; then southeast on Aerotech Drive to a brook; then south along the brook to and through Soldier Lake; then east from a point near the southern end of Soldier Lake approximately 2.6 kilometres from the intersection of Highways 102 and 118, through the Waverley-Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area and Three Mile Lake and just south of Lake Williams and East Lake, to the northern end of Porters Lake; then northeast through the northern shore of Burnt Lake to Gibraltar Lake; then northeast in a straight line through the northern end of Second Rocky Lake between Lower Beaver Lake and Middle Beaver Lake to Highway 224; then northeast along a straight line approximately 26.1 kilometres to the north end of Moser Lake on the Guysborough-Halifax county line -- including Beaver Lake Reserve (17);

(k) Colchester North, consisting of, in the County of Colchester,

that part of the Municipality of the County of Colchester north of a line described as follows: starting at Cobequid Bay; then east along the Salmon River to the Town of Truro; then east along the Town of Truro northern municipal boundary to the Village of Bible Hill municipal boundary; then east along the northern and south along the Village of Bible Hill eastern municipal boundary and its prolongation to the Salmon River; then east along the Salmon River to a point 1085 metres downstream of where the Greenfield community boundary turns south; then south-southeast 394 metres to the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary; then south-southeast 3.1 kilometres along the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary and its prolongation; then east-northeast 1.1 kilometres to the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary; then south-southeast 5.9 kilometres along the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary and its prolongation; then northeast 13.4 kilometres in a straight line to and along the Greenfield-Riversdale community boundary and its prolongation to the Colchester-Pictou county line;

(l) Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of the prolongation of Highway 111 and the shore of Halifax Harbour; then northeast along the prolongation of Highway 111 and Highway 111 to a point 210 metres southwest of the intersection of Highway 111 and Mount Hope Avenue; then southeast 625 metres in a straight line perpendicular to Highway 111; then southeast 1.1 kilometres to the northwest corner of the Shearwater Airport; then northeast, along the Shearwater Airport boundary, through Morris Lake, to the intersection of Astral Drive and Caldwell Road; then northwest on Caldwell Road to just before Deerbrooke Drive; then southeast, east and north along the rear property lines on the southwestern, southern and eastern side of Deerbrooke Drive to Colby Drive; then southeast on Colby Drive to Greenwich Drive; then east to and through Bissett Lake and Cole Harbour-Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park to Cole Harbour (body of water); then through Cole Harbour to the Atlantic Ocean; then through the Atlantic Ocean to Halifax Harbour; then through Halifax Harbour, to the west of McNabs Island, to the starting point -- including Cole Harbour Reserve (30);

(m) Cole Harbour-Portland Valley, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by a line described as follows: starting where the prolongation of Portland Estates Boulevard meets Morris Lake; then northwest along the prolongation of Portland Estates Boulevard to Portland Estates Boulevard West; then southwest on Portland Estates Boulevard West to the intersection of Eisener Boulevard and the rear property lines of properties on Rosewood Court; then northwest along the rear property lines of properties on Rosewood Court to Eisener Boulevard; then northwest on Eisener Boulevard to Portland Street; then east on Portland Street to a point 120 metres beyond Regal Road; then north to and through Bell Lake and along the rear property lines of properties on Swanton Drive to Dorothea Drive; then northeast to the intersection of Dewhurst Drive and Lucien Drive; then northwest on Lucien Drive to Mount Edward Road; then northwest on the prolongation of Lucien Drive to Main Street; then northeast on Main Street to Forest Hills Parkway; then northeast on Highway 7 to a point 130 metres past Panavista Drive; then south, east and south around the properties on Taranaki Drive to the intersection of Hillsboro Drive and Auburn Drive; then east along the rear property lines of properties on the south side of Auburn Drive to the rear property lines of properties on Bradorian Drive; then south along the rear property lines of properties on Bradorian Drive to Auburn Drive; then southwest on Auburn Drive to John Stewart Drive; then southwest, southeast and northeast to the rear of the properties on Sophie Crescent to John Stewart Drive; then northeast and southeast along the rear property lines on Gammon Crescent to Tamara Drive; then east on Tamara Drive and continuing east to Broom Lake Brook; then southeast along Broom Lake Brook, across Cole Harbour Road, to Cole Harbour (body of water); then southeast through Cole Harbour; then southwest through Cole Harbour-Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park and Bissett Lake to the intersection of Greenwich Drive and Colby Drive; then northwest on Colby Drive to just before Deerbrooke Drive; then south, west and northwest along the rear property lines to the east, south and west of Deerbrooke Drive to Caldwell Road; then southeast on Caldwell Road to Astral Drive; then southwest along the southwest prolongation of Astral Drive to Morris Lake; then northwest through Morris Lake to the starting point;

(n) Cumberland North, consisting of, in the County of Cumberland,

(i) the Town of Amherst, and

(ii) that part of the Municipality of the County of Cumberland north of a line described as follows: starting at a point northeast of Mattatall Lake and 758 metres southwest of the intersection of the Cumberland-Colchester county line and Highland Road; then west in a straight line 8.7 kilometres to the Wallace River; then north along the Wallace River to the intersection of Fountain Road and Hunter Road; then southwest, across Highway 368 and through the east and west ends of Big Lake, to Jersey Road at a point approximately 700 metres due north of Highway 204; then north on Jersey Road to Hansford Road; then north-northeast in a straight line to the intersection of the Trans-Canada Trail and Thomson Road; then northwest in a straight line 5.0 kilometres to River Philip; then north-northeast along River Philip approximately 1.2 kilometres; then northwest in a straight line, approximately parallel to Casey Road, 6.2 kilometres to a point on Beckwith Road 728 kilometres west of Bert MacLeod Road; then southwest on Beckwith Road to Mount Pleasant Road; then northwest on Mount Pleasant Road to Lake Killarney Road; then west-southwest 6.6 kilometres, through Klondike Road, to a point 1.8 kilometres from the intersection of Mansfield Road and Highway 204; then west 9.2 kilometres to the Nappan River; then west along the Nappan River to the Maccan River; then southwest along Maccan River to River Hebert; then along River Hebert to Chignecto Bay;

(o) Cumberland South, consisting of, in the County of Cumberland,

(i) that part of the Municipality of the County of Cumberland south of a line described as follows: starting at a point northeast of Mattatall Lake and 758 metres southwest of the intersection of the Cumberland-Colchester county line and Highland Road; then west in a straight line 8.7 kilometres to the Wallace River; then north along the Wallace River to the intersection of Fountain Road and Hunter Road; then southwest, across Highway 368 and through the east and west ends of Big Lake, to Jersey Road at a point approximately 700 metres due north of Highway 204; then north on Jersey Road to Hansford Road; then north-northeast in a straight line to the intersection of the Trans-Canada Trail and Thomson Road; then northwest in a straight line 5.0 kilometres to River Philip; then north-northeast along River Philip approximately 1.2 kilometres; then northwest in a straight line, approximately parallel to Casey Road, 6.2 kilometres to a point on Beckwith Road 728 kilometres west of Bert MacLeod Road; then southwest on Beckwith Road to Mount Pleasant Road; then northwest on Mount Pleasant Road to Lake Killarney Road; then west-southwest 6.6 kilometres, through Klondike Road, to a point 1.8 kilometres from the intersection of Mansfield Road and Highway 204; then west 9.2 kilometres to the Nappan River; then west along the Nappan River to the Maccan River; then southwest along Maccan River to River Hebert; then along River Hebert to Chignecto Bay -- including Franklin Manor Reserve (22),

(ii) the Town of Oxford,

(iii) the Town of Parrsboro, and

(iv) the Town of Springhill;

(p) Dartmouth East, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of Waverly Road and Highway 118; then east-northeast, south of Spider Lake, to Lake Major; then south, through Lake Major, to the intersection of the Waverley and Montague Gold Mines community boundaries; then southwest to a point on Forest Hills Extension just southeast of the end of Wilcot Lane; then southeast on Forest Hills Extension to a point west-southwest of the northern end of Loon Lake; then southwest parallel to Stanfield Avenue and southeast of St Clair Avenue to a point 265 metres due east of Caledonia Road; then northwest and southwest along the rear property lines of the properties on the southeast side of Geovex Court to Caledonia Road; then southeast on Caledonia Road to Main Street; then northeast on Main Street to the prolongation of Lucien Drive; then southeast along the prolongation of Lucien Drive to Lucien Drive; then southeast and south on Lucien Drive to the intersection of Dewhurst Drive and Lucien Drive; then southwest to Dorothea Drive and the rear property lines of properties on west side of Swanton Drive; then southwest along the rear property lines of properties on west side of Swanton Drive to Bell Lake; then south through Bell Lake and continuing south to a point on Portland Street 120 metres east of Regal Road; then west on Portland Street to Highway 111; then northwest on Highway 111 to Lake Micmac; then north through Lake Micmac, the Shubenacadie Canal and Lake Charles to the north end of Lake Charles; then west to Highway 118; then northeast on Highway 118 to the starting point;

(q) Dartmouth North, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by a line described as follows: starting where Wright Brook meets the shore of Bedford Basin; then northeast along Wright Brook to the railway line; then northeast along the railway line approximately 3.9 kilometres to Marshall Brook; then east along a straight line to the northern shore of Lake Charles; then southeast, south and southwest through Lake Charles, the Shubenacadie Canal, Lake Micmac, Lake Banook and Sullivan Pond Brook to Hawthorne Street; then northwest on Hawthorne Street to Crichton Avenue; then northwest on Crichton Avenue to Crichton Park Road; then northwest on Crichton Park Road to Thistle Street; then south and southwest on Thistle Street to Wyse Road; then northwest on Wyse Road to Nantucket Avenue; then to the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge; then northwest through Halifax Harbour, The Narrows and Bedford Basin to the starting point;

(r) Dartmouth-Preston, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by a line described as follows: starting on Broom Lake Brook at a point 1045 metres north of the intersection of Broom Lake Brook and Cole Harbour Road; then northeast in a straight line 390 metres to a point north of Lawlor Crescent and Old Miller Road; then east-southeast 903 metres in a straight line to a point on the Cole Harbour Road 32 metres from the intersection of Cole Harbour Road and Old Lawrencetown Road; then east on Lawrencetown Road to the Lawrencetown community boundary; then northeast, east-northeast, southeast and east-northeast along the Lawrencetown community boundary to a point west of Lawrencetown Lake where the boundary turns southeast; then continuing east-northeast along the prolongation of the Lawrencetown community boundary to the watercourse connecting Lawrencetown Lake and Lake Echo; then east to a point on Candy Mountain Road approximately 575 metres from Notting Hill Road; then east on Candy Mountain Road to the western boundary of PID #00407908; then northeast along the western boundary of PID #00407908 to the western boundary of PID #00608018; then northwest and northeast along the western and northern boundary of PID #00608018 to PID #00609305; then northwest along the western boundary of PID #00609305 to the southeastern boundary of PID #40185233; then northwest along the eastern boundary of PID #40185233 to the southwestern boundary of PID #00497388; then northeast along the southwestern boundary of PID #00497388 and its prolongation to Porters Lake, south of Christopher Lane; then northwest through Porters Lake to the northern shore of Porters Lake; then west in straight line to a point in Three Mile Lake approximately 1.0 kilometres north of where a brook meets the south end of Three Mile Lake; then south through Three Mile Lake, Ernst Lake, Long Duck Lake, East Lake and their connecting waterways to Lake Major; then south through Lake Major to the intersection of the Waverly, North Preston and Montague Gold Mines community boundaries; then southwest to a point on Forest Hills Extension just southeast of the end of Wilcot Lane; then southeast on Forest Hills Extension to a point west-southwest of the northern end of Loon Lake; then southwest parallel to Stanfield Avenue and southeast of St Clair Avenue to a point 265 metres due east of Caledonia Road; then northwest and southwest along the rear property lines of the properties on the southeast side of Geovex Court to Caledonia Road; then southeast on Caledonia Road to Main Street; then northeast on Main Street to Forest Hills Parkway; then northeast on Highway 7 to a point 130 metres past Panavista Drive; then south, east and south around the properties on Taranaki Drive to the intersection of Hillsboro Drive and Auburn Drive; then east along the rear property lines of properties on the south side of Auburn Drive to the rear property lines of properties on Bradorian Drive; then south along the rear property lines of properties on Bradorian Drive to Auburn Drive; then southwest on Auburn Drive to John Stewart Drive; then southwest, southeast and northeast to the rear of the properties on Sophie Crescent to John Stewart Drive; then northeast and southeast along the rear property of the properties on Gammon Crescent to Tamara Drive; then east on Tamara Drive and continuing east to Broom Lake Brook; then southeast along Broom Lake Brook to the starting point;

(s) Dartmouth South, in the County of Halifax,

    that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by Halifax Harbour and a line described as follows: starting where the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge intersects the north shore of Halifax Harbour; then northeast along the bridge approach to Wyse Road; then southeast on Wyse Road to Thistle Street; then northeast on Thistle Street to Crichton Park Road; then southeast on Crichton Park Road to Crichton Avenue; then south on Crichton Avenue to Hawthorne Street; then southeast on Hawthorne Street to Sullivan's Pond Brook; then northeast through Sullivan's Pond Brook and Lake Banook to Highway 111; then southeast on Highway 111 to Portland Street; then east on Portland Street to Eisener Boulevard; then southeast on Eisener Boulevard to the rear property lines of properties on Rosewood Court; then southeast along the rear property lines of properties on Rosewood Court to Portland Estates Boulevard West; then on Portland Estates Boulevard West to Portland Estates Boulevard; then southeast in a straight line extending from Portland Estates Boulevard to Morris Lake; then southeast through Morris Lake to a straight line that is a prolongation of the northern boundary of Shearwater Airport; then southwest along that line and the northern boundary of the Shearwater Airport to the northwest corner of Shearwater Airport; then northwest in a straight line to a point 625 metres from Highway 111; then northwest 625 metres to Highway 111 along a line perpendicular to Highway 111; then southwest on Highway 111 and along a straight line prolongation of Highway 111 to the shore of Halifax Harbour;

    (t) East Nova, consisting of, in the County of Guysborough,

(i) that part of the County in the Municipality of the County of Antigonish,

(ii) the Municipality of the District of Guysborough,

(iii) the Town of Mulgrave, and

(iv) the Municipality of the District of St Mary's,

in the County of Antigonish,

(v) that part of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish lying east of the Tracadie River and a line from Tracadie River through Tracadie Harbour to the Northumberland Straight,

and, in the County of Halifax,

(vi) that part of Halifax Regional Municipality south and east of a line described as follows: starting at a point in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Wolfes Island; then north through False Passage to Ship Harbour; then northwest through Ship Harbour to Newcombe Brook; then northeast along Newcombe Brook to Newcombe Lake; then east along a straight line passing through Newcombe Lake to the southern boundary of the Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area; then northeast and northwest along the various courses of the Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area to the most northeast point of the boundary; then northwest along a straight line to the northern end of Second Rocky Lake; then northeast along a straight line between Lower Beaver Lake and Middle Beaver Lake to Highway 224; then northeast along a straight line approximately 26.1 kilometres to the north end of Moser Lake on the Guysborough-Halifax county line; then southeast along the Guysborough-Halifax county line to the shore of the Atlantic Ocean -- including Sheet Harbour Reserve (36);

(u) Eastern Shore, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and a line described as follows: starting at the mouth of Cole Harbour; then north and northeast through Cole Harbour to Broom Lake Brook; then north along Broom Lake Brook to a point 1045 metres from the intersection of Broom Lake Brook and Cole Harbour Road; then northeast in a straight line 390 metres to a point north of Lawlor Crescent and Old Miller Road; then east-southeast 903 metres in a straight line to a point on the Cole Harbour Road 32 metres from the intersection of Cole Harbour Road and Old Lawrencetown Road; then east on Lawrencetown Road to the Lawrencetown community boundary; then northeast, east-northeast, southeast and east-northeast along the Lawrencetown community boundary to a point west of Lawrencetown Lake where the boundary turns southeast; then continuing east-northeast along the prolongation of the Lawrencetown community boundary to the river connecting Lawrencetown Lake and Lake Echo; then east to a point on the Candy Mountain Road approximately 575 metres from Notting Hill Road; then east along the Candy Mountain Road to the western boundary of PID #00407908; then northeast along the western boundary of PID #00407908 to the western boundary of PID #00608018; then northwest and northeast along the western and northern boundary of PID #00608018 to PID #00609305; then northwest along the western boundary of PID #00609305 to the southeastern boundary of PID #40185233; then northwest along the eastern boundary of PID #40185233 to the southwestern boundary of PID #00497388; then northeast along the southwestern boundary of PID #00497388 and its prolongation to Porters Lake, south of Christopher Lane; then northwest through Porters Lake to the northern shore of Porters Lake; then northeast, through the northern shore of Burnt Lake, to Gibraltar Lake; then northeast in a straight line to Second Rocky Lake; then southeast along a straight line to the most northeastern point of the boundary of the Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area; then southeast and southwest along the various courses of the Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area to its most southern boundary; then southwest along a straight line passing through Newcombe Lake to Newcombe Brook; then southwest along Newcombe Brook to Ship Harbour; then south through Ship Harbour to False Passage; then southwest through False Passage to the Atlantic Ocean west of Wolfes Island;

(v) Fairview-Clayton Park, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by Bedford Basin and a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of the prolongation of Melody Drive and the shore of Bedford Basin; then west, along the prolongation of Melody Drive and Melody Drive to a point 82 metres west of the intersection of Melody Drive and Bedford Highway; then southeast to the rear property lines of properties on the southeast side of Melody Drive; then southwest along the rear property lines of Melody Drive and Canary Crescent; then southeast and southwest along the rear property lines of Chessvale Close and Chartwell Lane to Lacewood Drive; then west along Lacewood Drive to the Mainland North Linear Parkway; then southeast along the Mainland North Linear Parkway to a point just west of Birkdale Crescent; then west to the end of Regency Park Drive; then southwest along the southeastern boundary of PID #41148933 to the boundary of PID #41343500; then southwest along the southeastern boundary and northwest along the southwestern boundary of PID #41093063; then southwest along the southeastern boundary of PID #41072026 and its northeast prolongation to Highway 102; then southeast, northeast and east on Highway 102, and its exit to Bayers Road, to Bayers Road; then east on Bayers Road to Connaught Avenue; then north-northwest on Connaught Avenue to Windsor Street; then northwest on Windsor Street to Bedford Highway; then west on the Bedford Highway to the railway line; then northwest from the railway line to Bedford Basin;

(w) Glace Bay, consisting of, in the County of Cape Breton,

that part of Cape Breton Regional Municipality to the north and east of a line described as follows: starting where the Donkin Morien Highway crosses Big Glace Bay; then northwest on the Donkin Morien Highway to Brookside Street; then west and north along the Glace Bay community boundary to the Atlantic Ocean;

(x) Halifax Armdale, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by the Northwest Arm and a line described as follows: starting where the Armdale Rotary meets the Northwest Arm; then north through the Armdale Rotary to Chebucto Road; then northwest on Chebucto Road to the railway tracks; then north along the railway tracks to Bayers Road and the end of Pennington Street; then southwest on Bayers Road and Highway 102 to Highway 103; then southwest on Highway 103 to a point north of Grassy Lake Drive and at the beginning of the western off-ramp at Exit 2; then east to a point just beyond Prospect Road; then south to the northwest end of Long Lake; then southeast and east through Long Lake to a point on the southeast shore of Long Lake approximately 82 metres from the intersection of Northwest Arm Drive and Old Sambro Road; then in a straight line to the intersection of Northwest Arm Drive and Old Sambro Road; then northwest on North West Arm Drive 260 metres; then northeast 487 metres to the rear property lines of properties on the southwest side of Punch Bowl Drive; then southeast along the rear property lines of properties on the southwest side of Punch Bowl Drive to Herring Cove Road; then south on Herring Cove Road to McMullen Road; then east on McMullen Road to the rear property lines on the east side of Herring Cove Road; then north along the rear property lines on the east side of Herring Cove Road to the rear property line on the west side of Circle Drive; then north along the rear property line on the west side of Circle Drive and east to Seaview Avenue; then east on the north side of Seaview Avenue to PID #40469066; then east along the northern boundary and south along the eastern boundary of PID #40469066 and its prolongation; then east along the northern boundary of PID #00313981 to the rear property lines on the east side of Aurora Avenue; then south along the rear property lines on the east side of Aurora Avenue to the rear property lines on the north side of Joyce Avenue; then northeast along the rear property lines on the north side of Joyce Avenue to a small pond; then northeast along a brook to Whimsical Lake; then southeast, to the rear of properties on Joyce Avenue, Raithpark Lane, Ballantrae Lane and Forward Avenue, to Purcells Cove Road; then northwest on Purcells Cove Road to a point west of Frog Pond; then northeast through Frog Pond, between Parkhill Road and Dingle Road, to the Northwest Arm;

(y) Halifax Atlantic, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality seaward of a line described as follows: starting at the Atlantic Ocean between Terrence Bay and Mackerel Island; then northeast to the mouth of a brook flowing from Bar Harbour Lake to the Atlantic Ocean; then northeast along a straight line approximately 3.9 kilometres to the south end of an island near the northwest end of Grand Lake; then northwest through Grand Lake along a watercourse to Ragged Lake and along the eastern shore of Ragged Lake to where The Two Lakes system flows into Ragged Lake; then north through The Two Lakes system to The Two Lakes; then northwest along a watercourse to Harry Lake; then through Harry Lake to its northeast corner; then northeast 2.3 kilometres to a river flowing into Run Lake; then northeast along the river to Run Lake; then north approximately10 metres along the western shore of Run Lake to the boundary of PID #40072894; then north and east along that boundary to the northeast corner of the property; then northeast 14 metres along the boundary of PID #40072530; then east approximately 5 metres to a brook; then north, west and northeast to Sheas Lake; then northwest through Sheas Lake to the brook running from Narrow Lake; then northwest along the brook to a point 625 metres south-southwest of Spruce Hill Lake; then north-northeast along a straight line 625 metres to Spruce Hill Lake; then northeast through Spruce Hill Lake to its northeast end; then north along a line approximately 2 kilometres to Beaver Dam Brook; then north approximately 1.6 kilometres along Beaver Dam Brook; then north along a straight line approximately 1.1 kilometres to the northwestern end of Long Lake; then southeast and east through Long Lake to a point on the southeast shore of Long Lake approximately 82 metres from the intersection of Northwest Arm Drive and Old Sambro Road; then in a straight line to the intersection of Northwest Arm Drive and Old Sambro Road; then northwest on Northwest Arm Drive 260 metres; then northeast 487 metres to the rear property lines of properties on the southwestern side of Punch Bowl Drive; then southeast along the rear property lines of properties on the southwest side of Punch Bowl Drive to Herring Cove Road; then south on Herring Cove Road to McMullen Road; then east on McMullen Road to the rear property lines on the east side of Herring Cove Road; then north along the rear property lines on the east side of Herring Cove Road to the rear property line on the west side of Circle Drive; then north along the rear property line on the west side of Circle Drive and east to Seaview Avenue; then east on the north side of Seaview Avenue to PID #40469066; then east along the northern boundary and south along the eastern boundary of PID #40469066 and its prolongation; then east along the northern boundary to PID #00313981 to the rear property lines on the east side of Aurora Avenue; then south along the rear property lines on the east side of Aurora Avenue to the rear property lines on the north side of Joyce Avenue; then northeast along the rear property lines of properties on the north side of Joyce Avenue to a small pond; then northeast along a brook to Whimsical Lake; then southeast, to the rear of properties on Joyce Avenue, Raithpark Lane, Ballantrae Lane and Forward Avenue, to Purcells Cove Road; then northwest on Purcells Cove Road to a point west of Frog Pond; then northeast through Frog Pond, between Parkhill Road and Dingle Road, to the Northwest Arm;

(z) Halifax Chebucto, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by the Northwest Arm and a line described as follows: starting where the prolongation of Coburg Road meets the Northwest Arm; then northeast on Coburg Road to Robie Street; then northwest on Robie Street to Young Street; then southwest on Young Street to Bayers Road; then southwest and northwest on Bayers Road to the exit from Highway 102; then west on Highway 102 to the railway tracks; then south on the railway tracks to Chebucto Road; then southwest on Chebucto Road to the Armdale Rotary; then south through the Armdale Rotary to the Northwest Arm;

(za) Halifax Citadel-Sable Island, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

(i) that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by Halifax Harbour, the Northwest Arm and a line described as follows: starting where the prolongation of Coburg Road meets the Northwest Arm; then northeast on Coburg Road to Robie Street; then northwest on Robie Street to Cogswell Street; then northeast on Cogswell Street to Rainnie Drive; then east on Rainnie Drive to Duke Street; then east on Duke Street and the prolongation of Duke Street to Halifax Harbour,

(ii) Georges Island, and

(iii) Sable Island;

(zb) Halifax Needham, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by Bedford Basin, Halifax Harbour and a line described as follows: starting where the prolongation of Duke Street meets Halifax Harbour; then west along the prolongation of Duke Street and on Duke Street to Rainnie Drive; then west on Rainnie Drive to Cogswell Street; then west on Cogswell Street to Robie Street; then northwest on Robie Street to Young Street; then southwest on Young Street to Bayers Road; then southwest on Bayers Road to Connaught Avenue; then north on Connaught Avenue to Windsor Street; then northwest on Windsor Street to Bedford Highway; then west on Bedford Highway to the railway line; then northwest from the railway line to Bedford Basin;

(zc) Hammonds Plains-Lucasville, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by a line described as follows: starting where the Halifax-Hants county line intersects the western shore of Pockwock Lake; then southwest along the western shore of Pockwock Lake to the most southwestern point of Pockwock Lake; then in a straight line south-southeast 3.2 kilometres to a point approximately 330 metres east of Wrights Lake; then southwest and west to and through Wrights Lake; then south along the Upper Tantallon-Head of St Margaret's Bay community boundary to Highway 103; then southeast on Highway 103 to a brook east of Telford Lane; then north-northeast approximately 1.5 kilometres; then southeast to Maple Lake; then, on a straight line through the most northerly point of Frasers Lake and the most southerly point of Ash Lake, to a point 660 metres before Ash Lake on the Halifax-Timberlea community boundary; then along the Halifax-Timberlea community boundary 920 metres; then north to a jog on the Hammonds Plains-Timberlea community boundary between Hobsons Pond and Hobsons Lake; then north along the Hammonds Plains-Timberlea community boundary to Kearney Lake Road; then southeast on Kearney Lake Road to the northern shore of Kearney Lake; then northeast through Kearney Lake to a stream; then east along the stream to Highway 102; then north on Highway 102 to a point 585 metres west of Paper Mill Lake; then west approximately 1.4 kilometres to Bluewater Road at a point 138 metres along from Kearney Lake Road; then northwest 1.3 kilometres to Hammonds Plains Road 328 metres from Kearney Lake Road; then northeast approximately 4.2 kilometres, parallel to Farmers Dairy Lane and along the outside of the northwestern shores of Sandy Lake and Marsh Lake, to the Sackville River; then northwest and northeast along the Sackville River to the southwest prolongation of Beaver Bank Road; then northeast along the prolongation of Beaver Bank Road to Highway 101; then northwest on Highway 101 to the Halifax-Hants county line; then along the Halifax-Hants county line to the starting point;

(zd) Hants East, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

(i) that part of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the community of Enfield,

and, in the County of Hants,

(ii) the Municipality of the District of East Hants, including Indian Brook Reserve (14);

(ze) Hants West, consisting of, in the County of Hants,

(i) the Town of Hantsport,

(ii) the Municipality of the District of West Hants, including St Croix Reserve (34), and

(iii) the Town of Windsor;

(zf) Inverness, consisting of, in the County of Inverness,

the Municipality of the County of Inverness, including Malagawatch Reserve (4), Margaree Reserve (25) and Wycocomagh Reserve (2);

(zg) Kings North, consisting of, in the County of Kings,

(i) the Town of Kentville, and

(ii) that part of the Municipality of the County of Kings north and east of a line described as follows: starting at the mouth of the Cornwallis River; then southwest along the Cornwallis River to the Town of Kentville; then north, west and south along the Town of Kentville municipal boundary to the Cornwallis River; then west along the Cornwallis River to Highway 101; then west on Highway 101 to Black Rock Road; then north on Black Rock Road to the Bay of Fundy;

(zh) Kings South, consisting of, in the County of Kings,

(i) that part of the Municipality of the County of Kings south and east of a line described as follows: starting at the mouth of the Cornwallis River; then southwest along the Cornwallis River to the Town of Kentville; then south, west and north along the Town of Kentville municipal boundary to the Cornwallis River; then southwest on along the Cornwallis River to Highway 101; then the west on Highway 101 to a point just west of the end of Ratchford Road on the south side of Highway 101; then south-southeast in a straight line perpendicular to Highway 101, parallel to Smith Avenue, to the intersection of Joudrey Mountain Road and Randolph Road; then southeast on Randolph Road to Sharpe Brook; then south along Sharpe Brook to Prospect Road; then south-southwest approximately 5.5 kilometres to North River Road; then east on North River Road approximately 180 metres; then south-southeast in a straight line west of Aylesford Lake to the intersection of the northwest prolongation of the Kings-Lunenburg county line and the western shore of Gaspereau Lake; then southeast along that prolongation of the Kings-Lunenburg county line 10.2 kilometres to the Kings-Lunenburg county line -- including Cambridge Reserve (32) and Glooscap Reserve(35A & 35B), and

(ii) the Town of Wolfville;

(zi) Kings West, consisting of, in the County of Kings,

(i) the Town of Berwick, and

(ii) that part of the Municipality of the County of Kings west of a line described as follows: starting where Black Rock Road meets the Bay of Fundy; then south on Black Rock Road to Highway 101; then east on Highway 101 to a point just west of the end of Ratchford Road on the south side of Highway 101; then south-southeast in a straight line perpendicular to Highway 101, parallel to Smith Avenue, to the intersection of Joudrey Mountain Road and Randolph Road; then southeast on Randolph Road to Sharpe Brook; then south along Sharpe Brook to Prospect Road; then south-southwest approximately 5.5 kilometres to North River Road; then east on North River Road approximately 180 metres; then south-southeast in a straight line west of Aylesford Lake to the intersection of the northwest prolongation of the Kings-Lunenburg county line and the western shore of Gaspereau Lake; then southeast along that prolongation of the Kings-Lunenburg county line 10.2 kilometres to the Kings-Lunenburg county line;

(zj) Lunenburg, consisting of, in the County of Lunenburg,

(i) that part of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and a line described as follows: starting at a point in the Atlantic Ocean between Pearl Island and Big Duck Island; then northwest to the southwest of Pearl Island, Flat Island, Tancook Island, Rafuse Island and Mason Island and the northeast of Heckmans Island to a point on the Chester-Lunenburg municipal boundary between Round Island and Young Island; then northwest and north along the Chester-Lunenburg municipal boundary to Highway 103; then northwest in a straight line to the intersection of the Chester-Lunenburg municipal boundary and the southern shore of Rocky Lake; then northwest along the Chester-Lunenburg municipal boundary to the Kings-Lunenburg county line; then southwest along the Lunenburg county line to the intersection of the railway line and the Annapolis-Lunenburg county line west of Highway 10; then southeast along the railway line to a river flowing into New Germany Lake; then southeast along the river to New Germany Lake; then southeast along the western shore of New Germany Lake to a stream; then southwest along the stream to a point 1.2 kilometres southwest of where the stream meets New Germany Lake; then southeast 2.4 kilometres to a point on the Lower Branch road 1.2 kilometres from Osborne Road; then southeast, to the west of Osborne Road, to the intersection of Osborne Road and Veinot Road; then northeast to the LaHave River; then southeast along the LaHave River system to the Town of Bridgewater; then northeast, southeast and southwest along the eastern municipal boundary of the Town of Bridgewater to the LaHave River; then southeast along the western shore of the LaHave River to the Atlantic Ocean and to the northeast of the islands at the mouth of the LaHave River,

(ii) the Town of Lunenburg, and

(iii) the Town of Mahone Bay;

(zk) Lunenburg West, consisting of, in the County of Lunenburg,

(i) the Town of Bridgewater, and

(ii) that part of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg to the southwest of a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of the railway line and the Annapolis-Lunenburg county line west of Highway 10; then southeast along the railway line to a river flowing into New Germany Lake; then southeast along the river to New Germany Lake; then southeast along the western shore of New Germany Lake to a stream; then southwest along the stream to a point 1.2 kilometres southwest of where the stream meets New Germany Lake; then southeast 2.4 kilometres to a point on Lower Branch Road 1.2 kilometres from Osborne Road; then southeast, to the west of Osborne Road, to the intersection of Osborne Road and Veinot Road; then northeast to the LaHave River; then southeast along the LaHave River system to the Town of Bridgewater; then southwest, southeast and northeast along the western municipal boundary of the Town of Bridgewater to the LaHave River; then southeast along the western shore of the LaHave River to the Atlantic Ocean and to the northeast of the islands at the mouth of the LaHave River;

(zl) Northside-Westmount, consisting of, in the County of Cape Breton,

that part of Cape Breton Regional Municipality bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Sydney Harbour, the Sydney River and a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of the Sydney River and Highway 125; then northwest, north and northeast on Highway 125 to Highway 105; then northwest on Highway 105 to Little Bras d'Or; then north through Little Bras d'Or to the Atlantic Ocean; then southeast along the coast to Sydney Harbour;

(zm) Pictou Centre, consisting of, in the County of Pictou,

(i) the Town of New Glasgow,

(ii) the Town of Stellarton, and

(iii) the Town of Trenton;

(zn) Pictou East, consisting of, in the County of Pictou,

(i) that part of the Municipality of the County of Pictou to the east of a line described as follows: starting at a point on the Colchester-Pictou county line 2.4 kilometres northwest of the intersection of that line with the Halifax county line; then north-northwest 12 kilometres to a point 652 metres due east of Dryden Lake Road; then east-northeast 83 metres; then northeast 129 metres; then 497 metres to a point 415 metres due east of Dryden Lake Road; then east-northeast 582 metres; then north 854 metres to a point 246 metres north of Glengarry Road; then west-southwest 278 metres; then north-northwest 898 metres to a point 119 metres east of the intersection of Concord Road and White Hill Road; then east-northeast 209 metres; then north 1.99 kilometres to a point 98 metres north of White Hill Road; then northeast to the intersection of White Hill Road and Lorne Station Road; then north on White Hill Road to Marshdale Road; then northeast in a straight line to the intersection of East Fraser Road and Halliday Road; then northeast on Halliday Road to Foxbrook Road; then northeast on Foxbrook Road to the Town of Westville; then southeast and northeast along the Town of Westville municipal boundary to the Town of Stellarton; then east and north along the Town of Stellarton municipal boundary to the Town of New Glasgow; then east and north along the Town of New Glasgow municipal boundary to the Town of Trenton; then north and west along the Town of Trenton municipal boundary to the East River of Pictou; then northwest, north and northeast along the East River to the Northumberland Strait -- including Boat Harbour West Reserve (37), Fisher's Grant Reserve (24 & 24G) and Merigomish Harbour Reserve (31), and

(ii) the Town of Westville;

(zo) Pictou West, consisting of, in the County of Pictou,

(i) the Town of Pictou, and

(ii) that part of the Municipality of the County of Pictou to the west of a line described as follows: starting at a point on the Colchester-Pictou county line 2.4 kilometres northwest of the intersection of that line with the Halifax county line; then north-northwest 12 kilometres to a point 652 metres due east of Dryden Lake Road; then east-northeast 83 metres; then northeast 129 metres; then 497 metres to a point 415 metres due east of Dryden Lake Road; then east-northeast 582 metres; then north 854 metres to a point 246 metres north of Glengarry Road; then west-southwest 278 metres; then north-northwest 898 metres to a point 119 metres east of the intersection of Concord Road and White Hill Road; then east-northeast 209 metres; then north 1.99 kilometres to a point 98 metres north of White Hill Road; then northeast to the intersection of White Hill Road and Lorne Station Road; then north on White Hill Road to Marshdale Road; then northeast in a straight line to the intersection of East Fraser Road and Halliday Road; then northeast on Halliday Road to Foxbrook Road; then northeast on Foxbrook Road to the Town of Westville; then northwest, north and east along the Town of Westville municipal boundary to the Town of Stellarton; then east along the Town of Stellarton municipal boundary to the Town of New Glasgow; then north and east along the Town of New Glasgow municipal boundary to the East River of Pictou; then northwest, north and northeast along the East River to the Northumberland Strait;

(zp) Queens-Shelburne, consisting of, in the County of Annapolis,

(i) that part of the Municipality of the County of Annapolis south of a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of the Queens-Annapolis county line and the Albany New community eastern boundary; then northwest along the Albany New community eastern boundary to Mersey Road; then northwest to the Medway River at the end of Mersey Road; then south along the Medway River approximately 500 metres to a brook; then west along the brook to the first of the Snowshoe Lakes; then southwest through the lake and to the northern point of the Northfield community; then southwest, northwest and southwest along the northern boundaries of Northfield community, Maitland Bridge community and Kejimkujik National Park to the Annapolis-Digby county line,

in the County of Queens,

(ii) the Region of Queens, including Medway River Reserve (11), Ponhook Lake Reserve (10) and Wildcat Reserve (12),

and, in the County of Shelburne,

(iii) the Town of Lockeport,

(iv) the Town of Shelburne, and

(v) the Municipality of the District of Shelburne;

(zq) Sackville, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of Highway 101 and the Halifax-Hants county line; then northeast along the Halifax-Hants county line to a railway line; then southeast along the railway line to a point due west of the intersection of Sidhu Drive and Beaver Bank Road; then east in a straight line 925 metres east to the intersection of Sidhu Drive and Beaver Bank Road; then southeast along the prolongation of Sidhu Drive to the rear property lines on the east side of Beaver Bank Road; then north along the rear property lines to the intersection of Beaver Bank Road and Galloway Drive; then southeast along the rear property lines on the northeast side of Galloway Drive, around Matthews Court and Chalet Lane, to an unidentified brook; then northeast along the unidentified brook to Box Mill Brook; then southeast along Box Mill Brook to the Beaver Bank-Windsor Junction community boundary; then southwest, west and southwest along the Beaver Bank-Windsor Junction community boundary to the intersection of Beaver Bank Road and Millwood Drive; then south and southwest on Beaver Bank Road to Highway 101; then northwest on Highway 101 to the starting point;

(zr) Sackville-Cobequid, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of Highway 101 and Highway 102; then northwest on Highway 101 to a point 50 metres southeast of Old Sackville Road; then southwest to the Sackville River; then northwest and northeast along the Sackville River to the southwest prolongation of Beaver Bank Road; then northeast along the prolongation of Beaver Bank Road and northeast and north on Beaver Bank Road to Millwood Drive; then northeast, east, southwest and east along the Beaver Bank-Lower Sackville community boundary to the Lakeview community boundary; then along the Lakeview-Lower Sackville community boundary to Cobequid Road; then southwest along the rear property lines on the southeast side of Cobequid Road; then southeast along the Lakeview-Lower Sackville community boundary to Highway 102; then southwest on Highway 102 to the starting point;

(zs) Sydney, consisting of, in the County of Cape Breton,

that part of Cape Breton Regional Municipality bounded by Sydney Harbour and a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of the northern Sydney community boundary and Sydney Harbour; then east, southeast and east along the Sydney community boundary, between Grant Street and Birchwood Lane and parallel to MacLeods Hill, to the Lingan Road community boundary; then east along the Lingan Road community boundary for 465 metres; then south, parallel to Dryden Avenue, to the Lingan Road community boundary; then west 205 metres along the Lingan Road community boundary; then south for approximately 2.3 kilometres, intersecting the Sydney Port Access Road, to a point on Grand Lake Road 90 metres east of Reeves Street; then west on Grand Lake Road to Reeves Street; then south on Reeves Street to Upper Prince Street; then southwest on Upper Prince Street to a point 58 metres past the intersection with Centennial Drive; then south 888 metres to the rear of properties on Carlton Drive; then southeast to Highway 125 at a point due south of the end of Cossitt Heights Drive; then southwest 505 metres on Highway 125 to Exit 8; then northwest, northeast, northwest and southwest along the Sydney community boundary to the Membertou Reserve; then southwest and northwest along the Membertou Reserve boundary to the Sydney community boundary; then northwest along the Sydney community boundary to Sydney Harbour -- including Membertou Reserve (28B) and Sydney Reserve (28A);

(zt) Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg, consisting of, in the County of Cape Breton,

that part of Cape Breton Regional Municipality to the east and south of a line described as follows: starting where the Cape Breton-Richmond county line meets the Mira River; then north along the Mira River to west of the prolongation of a line 275 metres to the southwest of Morley Road; then northwest along that prolongation to Grand Mira North Road; then northwest along a line on the southwest side of and 245 metres distant from Morley Road to Kings Road (Highway 4); then southwest on Kings Road to Eskasoni Road; then northwest along the Portage community boundary to the Blacketts Lake community boundary; then northwest approximately 700 metres; then northeast to Coxheath Road north of where Portage Brook merges with the Sydney River; then north in a straight line to Mountain Road at a point approximately 600 metres from its intersection with Beechmont Road; then north in a straight line to the intersection of Highway 125 and Frenchvale Road; then southeast on Highway 125 to the Sydney River; then northeast along the Sydney River to the Sydney community boundary; then southeast along the Sydney community boundary to the Membertou Reserve; then northeast along the Membertou Reserve boundary to the Sydney community boundary; then northeast, southeast, southwest and southeast along the Sydney community boundary to Exit 8 of Highway 125; then northeast on Highway 125 to a point due south of the end of Cossitt Heights Drive; then northwest 505 metres; then north 888 metres, to the rear of properties on Carlton Drive, to Prince Street near the intersection with Centennial Drive; then northeast on Prince Street to Reeves Street; then north on Reeves Street to Grand Lake Road (Highway 4); then northeast on Grand Lake Road to a point 250 metres past Garth Wilson Avenue; then southeast approximately 1.2 kilometres; then northeast, approximately parallel to Grand Lake Road, to the Sydney International Airport at a point approximately 570 metres south of the intersection of Grand Lake Road and Airport Road; then southeast, southwest, southeast and north along the Sydney International Airport boundary to the most northeastern boundary; then east along Renwick Brook to the Glace Bay community boundary; then east along the Glace Bay community boundary to the intersection of Birch Grove Road and Highway 255; then southeast on Highway 255 to the shore of Big Glace Bay; then through Big Glace Bay to the Atlantic Ocean -- including Caribou Marsh Reserve (29);

(zu) Timberlea-Prospect, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and a line described as follows: starting at the Atlantic Ocean between Terrence Bay and Mackerel Island; then northeast to the mouth of a brook flowing from Bar Harbour Lake to the Atlantic Ocean; then northeast along a straight line approximately 3.9 kilometres to the south end of an island near the northwest end of Grand Lake; then northwest through Grand Lake along a watercourse to Ragged Lake and along the eastern shore of Ragged Lake to where The Two Lakes system flows into Ragged Lake; then north through The Two Lakes system to The Two Lakes; then northwest along a watercourse to Harry Lake; then through Harry Lake to its northeast corner; then northeast 2.3 kilometres to a river flowing into Run Lake; then northeast along the river to Run Lake; then north approximately 10 metres along the western shore of Run Lake to the boundary of PID #40072894; then north and east along that boundary to the northeast corner of the property; then northeast 14 metres along the boundary of PID #40072530; then east approximately 5 metres to a brook; then north, west and northeast to Sheas Lake; then northwest through Sheas Lake to the brook running from Narrow Lake; then northwest along the brook to a point 625 metres south-southwest of Spruce Hill Lake; then north-northeast along a straight line 625 metres to Spruce Hill Lake; then northeast through Spruce Hill Lake to its northeast end; then north along a line approximately 2 kilometres to Beaver Dam Brook; then north approximately 1.6 kilometres along Beaver Dam Brook; then north along a straight line approximately 1.1 kilometres to the northeast end of Long Lake; then north to St Margaret's Bay Road; then northwest along St Margaret's Bay Road to the off-ramp to St Margaret's Bay Road at Exit 2 on Highway 103; then northwest along the off-ramp to Highway 103; then northwest, northeast, northwest and northeast around Bayers Lake Industrial Park to a point just north of where Highway 102 and Chain Lake Drive intersect; then north on Highway 102 to a point 740 metres southwest of the intersection of Highway 102 and Kearney Lake Road; then west-southwest approximately 2.7 kilometres to the south end of Ash Lake; then northwest through the northeast corner of Frasers Lake to the western shore of Maple Lake; then northwest to a point 1.5 kilometres north-northeast of the intersection of Highway 103 and a brook east of Telford Lane; then south to the intersection of Highway 103 and the brook; then northwest on Highway 103 to Hammonds Plains Road; then southwest on Hammonds Plains Road to St Margaret's Bay Road; then in a straight line southeast approximately 17.6 kilometres, through the eastern shore of Long Lake and through Big Five Bridge Lake and Moores Lake, to Upper Pond; then through the Upper Pond system to Shad Bay; then through Shad Bay on the west side of Cochrans Island to the Atlantic Ocean;

(zv) Truro-Bible Hill, consisting of, in the County of Colchester,

(i) that part of the Municipality of the County of Colchester bounded by a line described as follows: starting where the Village of Bible Hill northern municipal boundary intersects the Salmon River; then southeast along the Salmon River to the Salmon River community boundary and Town of Truro municipal boundary; then south and east along the Salmon River community boundary and Town of Truro municipal boundary to a point 71 metres east of the intersection of the Town of Truro municipal boundary and the Murray Siding-Salmon River community boundary; then northwest 2.3 kilometres to a point on the Salmon River 424 metres due north of the Salmon River Road; then east along the Salmon River to its intersection with the south-southeast prolongation of the Village of Bible Hill eastern municipal boundary; then north-northwest, south-southwest and southwestalong the Village of Bible Hill municipal boundary to the starting point,

(ii) the Town of Truro, and

(iii) Millbrook Reserve (27) and Truro Reserve (27A, 27B & 27C);

(zw) Victoria-The Lakes, consisting of, in the County of Victoria,

(i) the Municipality of the County of Victoria,

and, in the County of Cape Breton,

(ii) that part of Cape Breton Regional Municipality to the northwest of East Bay and west of a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of Kings Road (Highway 4) and Eskasoni Road; then northwest along the Portage community boundary to the Blacketts Lake community boundary; then northwest approximately 700 metres; then northeast to Coxheath Road north of where Portage Brook merges with the Sydney River; then north in a straight line to Mountain Road at a point approximately 600 metres from its intersection with Beechmont Road; then in a straight line to the intersection of Highway 125 and Frenchvale Road; then northwest, north and northeast on Highway 125 to Highway 105; then northwest on Highway 105 to St Andrews Channel; then north through St Andrews Channel to the Atlantic Ocean -- including Eskasoni Reserve (3) and Wagmatcook Reserve (1);

(zx) Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank, consisting of, in the County of Halifax,

that part of Halifax Regional Municipality bounded by a line described as follows: starting at the intersection of Highway 102 and the Halifax-Hants county line; then south on Highway 102 to Aerotech Drive; then southeast 700 metres to a brook; then southwest following the brook to and south through Soldier Lake; then east from the southern point of Soldier Lake, through the Waverley-Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area, to Three Mile Lake; then south through the Three Mile Lake, Long Duck Lake and East Lake system to Lake Major; then west through Lake Major to the intersection of Waverly Road and Highway 118; then south on Highway 118 to a point west of the north end of Lake Charles; then west for approximately 2.0 kilometres to the railway line northeast of Anderson Lake; then south along the railway line to Wright Brook; then southwest along Wright Brook to Windmill Road; then northwest on Windmill Road to the Bedford Bypass; then northwest on the Bedford Bypass to the railway line; then northeast along the railway line to Rocky Lake Drive; then southeast, northeast and north around the properties on Quarrystone Drive to Rocky Lake Drive; then northeast on Rocky Lake Drive to the shore of Rocky Lake; then west through Rocky Lake to Highway 102; then northeast on Highway 102 to the rear property lines on the west side of Lakeview Road; then north along the rear property lines to Cobequid Road; then northeast on Cobequid Road to Lakeview Road; then northwest, parallel to the railway line, to Second Lake; then west through Second Lake to a point northwest of the lake; then northeast, approximately parallel to Capilano Drive and Briancrest Road, to Box Mill Brook; then northwest along Box Mill Brook approximately 1.6 kilometres to an unidentified brook; then southwest approximately 460 metres along the unidentified brook; then west, approximately parallel to Galloway Drive and around Chalet Lane and Matthews Court, to Beaver Bank Road; then south along rear property lines on the east side of Beaver Bank Road to Sidhu Drive; then west approximately 1000 metres to the railway line; then northwest along the railway line to the Halifax-Hants county line; then northeast along the Halifax-Hants county line to the Enfield community boundary; then southeast and northeast along the Enfield community boundary to the Halifax-Hants county line; then southeast and northeast along the Halifax-Hants county line to the starting point -- including Shubenacadie Reserve (13);

(zy) Yarmouth, consisting of, in the County of Yarmouth,

(i) the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, including Yarmouth Reserve (33), and (ii) the Town of Yarmouth.

2 Subsection 5(5) of Chapter 1 is amended by adding immediately after clause (a) the following clause:

(aa) the commission prepare a draft of proposed boundary changes prior to its first public hearings;

3 (1) Subsection 7(1) of Chapter 1 is amended by

(a) striking out "city" in clause (a) and substituting "regional municipality";

(b) striking out "service commission;" in clause (e) and substituting a period; and

(c) striking out clause (f).

(2) Subsection 7(2) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "The" in the first line and substituting "Subject to subsection (3), the".

(3) Subsection 7(3) of Chapter 1 is repealed and the following subsections substituted:

    (3) Where an electoral boundary as described in Section 4 is uncertain, the Chief Electoral Officer may determine the boundary to the extent necessary to remove the uncertainty for the purpose of conducting an election.

    (4) Where the description of the boundaries of an electoral district refers to or incorporates a county boundary, municipal boundary or community boundary, the county boundary, municipal boundary or community boundary is the boundary as it existed on the twenty-fourth day of September, 2012.

4 (1) Notwithstanding Section 5, on, from and after the day this Act receives Royal Assent all necessary steps may be taken to establish constituency organizations based on the electoral districts contained in this Act including, for greater certainty, the appointment of officials and committees and the transfer of assets from the constituency organizations that existed before this Act received Royal Assent.

(2) When a constituency organization is established in accordance with subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer shall, notwithstanding Section 5, recognize and deal with the new constituency organization for the purpose of performing the functions of the Chief Electoral Officer.

(3) All actions taken pursuant to subsection (1) are effective on, from and after the date they are taken but not before January 1, 2013.

5 Sections 1 and 3 have effect on and after the dissolution or the determination by the effluxion of time of the present House of Assembly or on and after the first day of March, 2013, whichever is later.

 


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