Vol. 136, No. 23 — November 6, 2002

Registration SI/2002-144 6 November, 2002

TERRITORIAL LANDS ACT

Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (White River First Nation, Y.T.)

P.C. 2002-1809 24 October, 2002

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to paragraph 23(a) of the Territorial Lands Act, hereby makes the annexed Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (White River First Nation, Y.T.).

ORDER RESPECTING THE WITHDRAWAL FROM DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN LANDS IN THE YUKON TERRITORY (WHITE RIVER FIRST NATION, Y.T.)

PURPOSE

1. The purpose of this Order is to withdraw certain lands from disposal to facilitate the settlement of the White River First Nation claim in the Yukon Territory.

LANDS WITHDRAWN FROM DISPOSAL

2. Subject to sections 3 and 4, the tracts of territorial lands set out in the schedule are withdrawn from disposal for the period beginning on the day on which this Order is made and ending on April 30, 2004.

EXCEPTIONS

3. Section 2 does not apply to the disposition of

(a) substances or materials under the Territorial Quarrying Regulations; or

(b) timber under the Yukon Timber Regulations.

EXISTING RIGHTS AND INTERESTS

4. For greater certainty, section 2 does not apply to

(a) existing recorded mineral claims in good standing acquired under the Yukon Placer Mining Act or the Yukon Quartz Mining Act;

(b) existing oil and gas rights and interests granted under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act; or

(c) existing rights acquired under section 8 of the Territorial Lands Act or under the Territorial Lands Regulations.

REPEAL

5. The Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (White River First Nation, Y.T.) (see footnote 1)  is repealed.

SCHEDULE (Section 2)

TRACTS OF LAND WITHDRAWN FROM DISPOSAL (WHITE RIVER FIRST NATION, Y.T.)

In the Yukon Territory, all those parcels shown as "Rural Settlement Lands", "Site Specific Settlement Lands" and "Community Settlement Lands" on the following maps on file at the Federal Claims Office, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, at Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory, copies of which have been deposited with the Head, Land Dispositions, at Whitehorse and with the Mining Recorders at Whitehorse, Watson Lake, Mayo and Dawson, in the Yukon Territory:

TERRITORIAL RESOURCE BASE MAPS

column 1	column 2	column 3
115F/9	115F/10	115F/15
115F/16	115G/2	115G/7
115G/12	115G/13	115G/15
115G/16	115J/3	115J/4
115J/5	115J/6	115J/11
115J/12	115J/14	115J/15
115J/16	115K/1	115K/2
115K/7	115K/8	115K/9
115K/10	115K/15	115K/16
115N/1	115N/2	115N/7
115O/3	115O/4	115O/6

Other Map Sheets — Appendix B

Map Sheet of Beaver Creek (1:5000) Map Sheet of Detail of Beaver Creek (1:2500) Map Sheet of Inset Sketches (1:4000) 1:250,000 Overall Map

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

The purpose of this Order is to repeal the Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (White River First Nation, Y.T.), made by Order in Council P.C. 1999-1206 of June 23, 1999 and to make the annexed Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (White River First Nation, Y.T.), for the period beginning on the day on which this Order is made and ending on April 30, 2004.

Footnote 1 

SI/99-71

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