The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources dated October 10, 2025, and pursuant to clause 16(1)(a) of Chapter 114 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crown Lands Act, is pleased to approve the Minister of Natural Resources:

           (a)    issuing a lease to The Whale Sanctuary Project, an extra-provincial corporation incorporated in the United States with an office in Sherbrooke, Guysborough County, or its successors, trustees or permitted assigns, for submerged and terrestrial Crown lands containing approximately 83.32 hectares (205.89 acres), as shown outlined in bold line on the plan marked Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation, for the purpose of operating and maintaining a seaside sanctuary, including all related infrastructure, for a term of 20 years, with an option to renew for a further 20-year term; and

           (b)    executing such documents as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this Order.