B.C. Reg. 173/2007, deposited June 6, 2007, pursuant to the WILDLIFE ACT [Section 108 (2), (3) and (4)]. Ministerial Order M133/2007, dated June 3, 2007.

I, Barry Penner, Minister of Environment and Minister Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities, order that the Closed Areas Regulation, B.C. Reg. 76/84, is amended as set out in the attachment to this order.

— B. PENNER, Minister of Environment and Minister Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities.

Schedule

1 Schedule 5 of the Closed Areas Regulation, B.C. Reg. 76/84, is amended by repealing item 12 and substituting the following:

Fording River Operations

12  That portion of M.U. 4-23 in the vicinity of Elkford which is contained within the following described boundaries:

Commencing at the intersection of the northerly boundary of District Lot 4588 and the Fording River; thence easterly along the northerly District Lot boundary to the Canadian Pacific Railway right-of-way; thence northerly along the right-of-way to the main forestry access road for Kilmarnock Creek located on the south side of the creek; thence southeasterly, northeasterly and easterly along the access road along the north face of Castle Mountain, which is located west of Mt. O'Rourke, to the switchback east of the creek locally known as Casino Creek; thence northerly along a posted cutline across Kilmarnock Creek and up the westernmost ridge of Mount Pierce to the easterly edge of a logging cutblock; thence northerly along a posted logging road to a posted cutline north of the east fork of Brownie Creek and south of the main Brownie Creek; thence northeasterly along the cutline to the height of land extending westerly from Mount Pierce; thence easterly along the height of land over Mount Pierce to the height of land forming the British Columbia/Alberta interprovincial boundary; thence northerly along the height of land to Mount Farquhar; thence westerly along the height of land separating Brownie Creek and McQuarrie Creek to a posted unnamed ephemeral stream which drains into the main Brownie Creek; thence southerly along the ephemeral stream to a posted cutline at the transition between the upper grassland and the lower forested slopes; thence northwesterly along the cutline to the height of land dividing the Brownie Creek and McQuarrie Creek watersheds; thence westerly along the height of land to Mount Turnbull; thence northerly along the midline of a creek locally known as McMillan Creek to the Upper Henretta Creek Access Road at approximately 1 800 metres elevation; thence easterly along the road approximately 1 700 metres to a point posted at the intersection of the road with Henretta Creek and the upper Fording-Henretta Creek recreational access trail; thence northwesterly along the trail to its intersection with the Fording River; thence southerly along the trail to the Henretta Creek seismic road; thence westerly along the seismic road approximately 1 300 metres to a posted unnamed creek; thence southerly along the midline of the creek to a posted cutline; thence southwesterly along the posted cutline to the Fording repeater powerline right-of-way; thence westerly along the powerline right-of-way to the B.C. Forest Service Fording Fire Lookout situated on the height of land which is the common watershed boundary of the Fording River and the Elk River; thence southerly along the height of land to the northerly boundary of District Lot 4588; thence easterly along the northerly District Lot boundary to the point of commencement.

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