Diligent River Nature Reserve Designation

made under Section 14 of the

Special Places Protection Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 438

O.I.C. 2015-430 (December 29, 2015), N.S. Reg. 430/2015

including up to O.I.C. 2026-180 (June 12, 2026), N.S. Reg. 138/2026

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Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-430

Appendix A Description of Diligent River Nature Reserve

Appendix B Map of Diligent River Nature Reserve

Order approved by O.I.C. 2026-180

Appendix A Description of Addition to Diligent River Nature Reserve

Appendix B Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Addition toDiligent River Nature Reserve

Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-430

I, Randy Delorey, Minister of Environment for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to Section 14 of Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act, hereby designate the area of land described in Appendix A and shown on the map attached as Appendix B to be known as Diligent River Nature Reserve.

Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette.

In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this designation will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, December 4, 2015.

sgd: Randy Delorey
Honourable Randy Delorey
Minister of Environment

Appendix A
Description of Diligent River Nature Reserve

All and singular that certain lot, piece or parcel of land and land covered by water located in the County of Cumberland, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in bold line as Diligent River Nature Reserve on Field Plot P-070/15, filed at the Surveys Division at the Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and containing an area of 112 hectares more or less.

Appendix B
Map of Diligent River Nature Reserve

Graphic showing map of Diligent River Nature Reserve

Order approved by O.I.C. 2026-180

I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to Section 14 of Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act, hereby designate the area of land described in Appendix A and shown on the map attached as Appendix B, as an addition to the Diligent River Nature Reserve ecological site designation, N.S. Reg. 430/2015, made by the Minister of Environment and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2015-430 dated December 29, 2015.

Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, this designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette.

In accordance with subsection 14(6) of the Act, this description will be registered in the registry of deeds office for the registration district in which the lands are situated.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, March 12, 2026.

sgd. T. Halman

Honourable Timothy Halman

Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Appendix A
Description of Addition to Diligent River Nature Reserve

PID 25207341

All and Singular that certain lands situated, lying and being at Highway No. 631, West Bay, in the county of Cumberland, Province of Nova Scotia, said lands, PID 25207341, being shown on Compiled Plan 25-11332-2-15A, prepared by Strum Consulting, October 31, 2025, PID 25207341 being more particularly described as follows:

Premising that directions are quadrant bearings, derived from GPS observations referenced to the Nova Scotia Coordinate Survey System and are referred to Central Meridian, 64 degrees 30 minutes west (Zone 5).

Beginning at Crown survey marker C3704 on the western boundary of lands of Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (Doc. 95201142). Said survey marker being south 75 degrees 37 minutes 46 seconds west a distance of 11,869.153 metres from Nova Scotia High Precision Network Monument 212696. Said survey marker being referred to as the POINT OF BEGINNING.

Thence south 12 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds east along western boundary of said Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources lands a distance of 2 metres, more or less, to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Mill brook;

Thence westerly, northerly and easterly following the several courses of the ordinary high water mark of said brook and the ordinary high water mark of Diligent River a distance of 1627 metres, more or less, to a point being the intersection of the ordinary high water mark of said river and the western boundary of said Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources lands;

Thence south 12 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds east along said western boundary a distance of 7 metres, more or less, to Crown survey marker C3700;

Thence continuing south 12 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds east along said western boundary a distance of 731.785 metres to Crown survey marker C3704. Said survey marker being referred to as the Point of Beginning.

Said PID 25207341 having an area of 67 acres (27.0 hectares), more or less.

Being and Intended to be lands conveyed to Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change by indenture recorded at the county of Cumberland registry of deeds in Document No. 120357570.

Appendix B
Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Addition to
Diligent River Nature Reserve

Graphic showing map of addition to Diligent River Nature Reserve

The current consolidation of the Diligent River Nature Reserve Designation made under the Special Places Protection Act includes all of the following regulations:

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

	Note	Effective date
1	Pursuant to subsection 14(3) of the Act, the designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette.
2	References to the Department of Natural Resources should be read as references to the Department of Lands and Forestry in accordance with O.I.C. 2018-188 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Jul 5, 2018
3	References to the Minister of Environment should be read as references to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-60 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Feb 23, 2021
4	References to the Department of Natural Resources should be read as references to the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-210 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Aug 31, 2021
5	References to the Department of Natural Resources should be read as references to the Department of Natural Resources in accordance with O.I.C. 2024-425 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Dec 12, 2024

Note: Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table. It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
430/2015	Jan 22, 2016	date specified by law¹	Jan 22, 2016
138/2026	Jun 12, 2026	date specified by law¹	Jun 12, 2026

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue

ad. = added am. = amended	fc. = fee change ra. = reassigned		rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected		How affected
Order approved by O.I.C. 2026-180		ad. 138/2026

N.S. Regulation	Title	In force date	Repealed date

Diligent River Nature Reserve Designation	N.S. Reg. 430/2015
Special Places Protection Act
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