The Electoral Divisions Act, C.C.S.M. c. E40 bilingual version (HTML) Table of Contents 1 Definitions 2 References to municipalities 3 Change of status of municipality 4 Reference by number to lots, etc. 5 Indian reserves, in electoral divisions 6 Incorporated towns and villages 7 Number of electoral divisions 8 Establishment of commission 9 Population quotient 10 Report of the commission 11 Governing factors for consideration by commission 12 Public hearings 12.1 Expenses paid out of Consolidated Fund 13 Repealed Schedule HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: Definitions 1 In this Act, "commission" means The Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission established under section 8; (« Commission ») "east" and "west" , where used after a number or after the word "range" or "ranges", mean respectively "east of the Principal Meridian" and "west of the Principal Meridian"; (« est » et « ouest ») "parish" , "settlement" , "river lot" , or "lot in the inner two miles" , "lot in the outer two miles" , "section" , "fractional section" , "township" , "fractional township" , and "range" , and the numbers thereof referred to, mean a parish, settlement, river lot, lot in the inner two miles, lot in the outer two miles, section, fractional section, township, fractional township, or range, respectively, in Manitoba according to the systems of survey authorized by the Canada Lands Surveys Act and by The Surveys Act , and used by the Government of Canada and the Government of Manitoba, and the numbers thereof according to those systems; (« paroisse », « établissement », « lot riverain » « lot en deçà de deux milles », « lot au-delà de deux milles », « section », « section divisée », « township », « township divisé » et « rang ») "township" includes whole townships and fractional townships. (« township ») References to municipalities 2 Subject to section 3, in this Act a reference by name to any municipality means that municipality as it existed, and with the area and boundaries that it had, on December 18, 1998. S.M. 1999, c. 1, s. 2 . Change of status of municipality 3 Where, after December 18, 1998, (a) any rural municipality, village, or town is erected into a city; (b) any rural municipality or village is erected into a town; or (c) any rural municipality is erected into a village; any reference herein to the municipality under the name it bore before being so erected shall be deemed to mean that municipality under the name it bears after being so erected. S.M. 1999, c. 1, s. 3 . Reference by number to lots, etc. 4 Where in this Act reference is made by number to two or more lots, sections, townships, or ranges, the number first mentioned and the number last mentioned are both included in the reference. Indian reserves, in electoral divisions 5 The portions of territory laid out in Indian reserves, not surveyed into townships or sections, are included within the respective electoral divisions within the outer limits of which, as found by the descriptions given in the Schedule, they lie; and for the purpose of including the reserves, where they lie so as to prevent the continuity of the limits, the lines of the ranges, townships, sections, or parishes, shall be deemed to be carried through or along the reserves, as the case may be, in their proper courses. As to incorporated towns and villages 6 Where an incorporated town or village, or a portion thereof, lies within the territory assigned by this Act to an electoral division, the town, village, or portion thereof, as the case may be, shall be deemed to form part of the electoral division, unless the contrary appears. Number of electoral divisions 7(1) The province is hereby divided into 57 electoral divisions. Area and names of electoral divisions 7(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, each electoral division bears a name as set out in the Schedule; and each electoral division comprises and consists of the portions of the province set forth in the Schedule after the name of the electoral division, as being comprised in that electoral division. Establishment of commission 8(1) There is hereby established a commission which shall be known and described as: "The Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission". Membership of commission 8(2) The commission consists of (a) the Chief Justice of Manitoba; (b) the President of each of the following institutions: the University of Manitoba, Brandon University and the University College of the North; and (c) the Chief Electoral Officer. Staff 8(3) The Chief Electoral Officer may provide staff to the commission to enable it to discharge its duties. Remuneration of commission 8(4) Each of the members of the commission shall be paid such remuneration as may be fixed by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council; and each member shall be repaid such reasonable and necessary out of pocket expenses as the member may incur in discharging the member's duties and the amount of which is approved by the Minister of Finance. Charge on Consolidated Fund 8(5) All salaries of, or other remuneration paid to, the members of the commission or advisers, clerks, and assistants, appointed to assist the commission, and all other expenses properly incurred by or on behalf of the commission, the members thereof, or the advisers, clerks or assistants, shall be paid from the Consolidated Fund with moneys authorized under an Act of the Legislature to be paid and applied for the purpose. Temporary members of commission 8(6) If the commission is required to perform or is performing duties under this Act and an office referred to in subsection (2) is vacant or the office holder is unable to act for any reason, their membership on the commission is filled by the following person: (a) in the case of the Chief Justice of Manitoba, by the Chief Justice of the King's Bench; (b) in the case of a university president, by the dean of the faculty of arts of that university; (c) in the case of the Chief Electoral Officer, by the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer. Where temporary member cannot act 8(7) Where, at a time when the commission is required to perform, or is performing, any duties under this Act, there is, or there occurs, a vacancy in the membership of the commission for any cause mentioned in subsection (6), and the vacancy is required to be filled, or has been filled, as provided in that subsection, if there is, or there occurs, a vacancy in any of the offices of Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Dean of the Faculty of Arts of The University of Manitoba, Brandon University or the University College of the North, and Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, or if a person holding any of those offices is unable to act as aforesaid, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a person to be, and act as, a member of the Commission in the place of the person who would be a member if the office were not vacant as aforesaid, or in the place of the member who is unable to act as aforesaid. Duty of temporary member 8(8) A person who becomes a member of the commission under subsection (6) or (7) shall be, and act as, a member of the commission until its next report is made under section 10, unless a person is appointed, under subsection (7), to act in the person's place, notwithstanding that, before the report is made, the vacancy in the office is filled or the person absent, ill, or incapacitated returns or becomes able to act. R.S.M. 1987 Supp., c. 14, s. 1 and 2; S.M. 2006, c. 15, Sch. C, s. 2 ; S.M. 2008, c. 42, s. 29 ; S.M. 2021, c. 11, s. 65 ; S.M. 2022, c. 24, s. 32 . Population quotient 9(1) In the year 2008 and in each tenth year thereafter, the commission shall proceed to establish a quotient for each electoral division in the Province by dividing the total population of the province by 57. Estimate of population if census undercoverage 9(2) If the commission is satisfied that persons in the province or in a specific electoral division or on an Indian reserve have not been counted or fully counted in a census referred to in subsection (3), the commission may use an estimate of population prepared by Statistics Canada, the Manitoba Bureau of Statistics or another source satisfactory to the commission. "Total population" defined 9(3) For the purposes of this section, "total population" means the population of the province as determined by the census of population taken by Statistics Canada in the year 2006 or in any tenth year thereafter and includes estimated population determined pursuant to subsection (2). R.S.M. 1987 Supp., c. 14, s. 3 ; S.M. 2006, c. 15, Sch. C, s. 3 . Report of the commission 10(1) Before December 31, 2008, and before December 31 in each 10th year afterward, the commission must prepare and submit to the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the Assembly a report establishing the area, boundaries and names of the electoral divisions. When commission to begin work 10(2) The commission must begin the work required to prepare its report as early as is reasonably necessary in 2008, and in each 10th year afterward. Report to be tabled in the Assembly 10(3) Promptly after receiving the report, the Speaker must table it in the Assembly if the Assembly is sitting and, if the Assembly is not sitting, the Speaker must table it within seven days after the next sitting begins. If Assembly not sitting 10(4) If the report is submitted to the Speaker when the Assembly is not sitting, the Clerk of the Assembly must give a copy of it to each member of the Assembly. Report replaces Schedule at next dissolution 10(5) The report comes into force and replaces the Schedule on the first dissolution of the Legislature to occur after the end of the year in which the report is submitted to the Speaker, and has the same force and effect as if it were enacted by the Legislature. Publication in Manitoba Gazette 10(6) The Statutes and Regulations Act does not apply to the report, but the Speaker must cause the report to be published in The Manitoba Gazette as soon as practicable after receiving it. S.M. 2006, c. 15, Sch. C, s. 4 ; S.M. 2013, c. 39, Sch. A, s. 50 . Governing factors for consideration by commission 11(1) In determining the area to be included in, and in fixing the boundaries of, any electoral division, the commission shall take into consideration (a) the community or diversity of interests of the population; (b) the means of communication between the various parts thereof; (c) the physical features thereof; and (d) all other similar and relevant factors; and, in so far as possible, shall include the whole area of each municipality in the same electoral division. Variation in population basis 11(2) In determining the area to be included in, and in fixing the boundaries of, any electoral division, the commission shall consider (a) special geographic conditions, including the sparsity, density, and relative rate of growth, of population of a region of the province, the accessibility of a region of the province, and the size or shape of a region of the province; and (b) any special diversity or community of interests of the inhabitants of a region of the province; and shall, subject to subsection (3), allow a variation in the population requirement of any electoral division where, in its opinion, those considerations, or any of them, render a variation desirable. Population variation 11(3) Where the commission is of the opinion that a population variation is desirable for any reason set out in subsection (2), it may vary the population of any electoral division but no such variation shall, (a) where the electoral division is situated wholly south of the 53rd parallel, be greater than 10% more or 10% less than the quotient obtained under section 9; and (b) where the electoral division is situated wholly or partially north of the 53rd parallel, be greater than 25% more or 25% less than the quotient obtained under section 9. R.S.M. 1987 Supp., c. 14, s. 4 and 5. Public hearings 12(1) Before making any final determination of the area and boundaries of the several electoral divisions, the commission shall appoint such times and places as it may deem necessary and suitable as the times when, and places where, it will hear representations from any person as to the area and boundaries of any electoral division; and at the times and places so appointed the commission shall sit and hear such representations from all persons desiring to be heard. Notice of hearings 12(2) The commission shall give reasonable public notice of the times and places at which it will sit and hear representations as provided in subsection (1). Expenses paid out of Consolidated Fund 12.1 All expenses under this Act are to be paid from the Consolidated Fund without further appropriation. S.M. 2006, c. 15, Sch. C, s. 5 . 13 [Repealed] S.M. 2006, c. 15, Sch. C, s. 6 . SCHEDULE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS FOR ELECTORAL DIVISIONS ELECTORAL DIVISIONS OUTSIDE OF WINNIPEG AGASSIZ All that portion of the Province of Manitoba contained within the following described limits: Commencing at the northeast corner of Section 13 Township 19 Range 17 WPM; thence easterly along the northern limits of Sections 18 to 13 (both inclusive) Township 19 Ranges 16 to 12 WPM (both inclusive) to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 12 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 12 WPM to the northeast corner of Section 24 Township 18 Range 12 WPM; thence easterly along the northern limits of Sections 19 to 24 (both inclusive) Township 18 Range 11 WPM to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 11 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 11 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 17; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 17 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 10 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 10 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 18; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 18 to the intersection of the western shore of Lake Manitoba; thence in a general southerly direction along the sinuous western shore of said Lake Manitoba to the intersection of the eastern limit of Township 14 Range 9 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 9 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 9; thence easterly along the northern limit of Section 31 Township 9 Range 8 WPM to the northeast corner of said Section 31; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Section 31 to the northeast corner of Section 30 of last said Township; thence easterly along the northern limits of Sections 29 and 28 of last said Township to the northeast corner of said Section 28; thence northerly along the eastern limit of Section 33 of last said Township to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said Section 33; thence easterly then northerly along the southern and eastern limits of the northwest quarter of Section 34 of last said Township to the northeast corner of said northwest quarter of Section 34; thence easterly along the northern limit of Township 9 to the eastern limit of Range 8 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 8 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 6; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 6 to the intersection of the straight line production southerly of the western limit of the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 6 Township 7 Range 8 WPM; thence northerly along the last said production southerly and the western limit of the east half of said southwest quarter of Section 6 to the intersection of the northern limit of said southwest quarter of Section 6; thence westerly along the northern limit of said southwest quarter of Section 6 to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 1 Township 7 Range 9 WPM; thence westerly along the northern limit of the south half of last said Section 1 to the northeast corner of the west half of the southwest quarter of last said Section 1; thence southerly along the eastern limit of the said west half and its straight line production southerly to the intersection of the northern limit of said Township 6; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 6 to the intersection of the straight line production southerly of the eastern limit of Section 3 Township 7 Range 10 WPM; thence northerly along the last said straight line production southerly and the eastern limits of Sections 3, 10, 15 and 22 of last said Township to the northeast corner of Section 22 Township 7 Range 10 WPM; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Section 22 to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of said Section 22; thence northerly along the western limits of the east halves of Sections 27 and 34 of last said Township to the intersection of the northern limit of said Township 7; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 7 to the northeast corner of Section 32 of last said Township; thence northerly along the eastern limits of Sections 5, 8, 17, 20, 29 and 32 of Townships 8 and 9 Range 10 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of said Township 9; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 9 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 13 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 13 WPM to the northeast corner of Section 13 Township 9 Range 13 WPM; thence westerly along the northern limits of Sections 13 to 18 (both inclusive) of last said Township to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 14 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 14 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of said Township 9; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 9 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 17 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 17 WPM to the point of commencement. BORDERLAND All that portion of the Province of Manitoba contained within the following described limits: Commencing at the northeast corner of Township 4 Range 2 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Township to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 3; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 3 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 5 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 5 and its straight line production southerly to the intersection of the Canada/United States boundary; thence westerly along the said Canada/United States boundary to the intersection of the straight line production southerly of the eastern limit of Range 7 WPM; thence northerly along the said straight line production southerly and the eastern limit of said Range 7 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of said Township 3; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 3 to the northwest corner of Section 35 Township 3 Range 1 EPM; thence northerly along the straight line production southerly of the western limit of the Parish of Sainte Agathe and further along the western limit of said Parish to the northwest corner of River Lot 297 of said Parish; thence easterly along the northern limit of said River Lot and its straight line production easterly to the intersection of the centre thread of the Red River; thence in a general northerly direction along the sinuous centre thread of the Red River to the intersection of the straight line production westerly of the northern limit of River Lot 336 of said Parish; thence easterly along the last said straight line production and the northern limit of said River Lot 336 to the northeast corner of said River Lot 336; thence easterly along the straight line production westerly of the northern limit of the northeast quarter of Section 31 Township 4 Range 2 EPM and further along the northern limit of Township 4 to the point of commencement. Excepting out of the above described land all that portion described thus: Commencing at a point at the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of Section 13 Township 3 Range 6 WPM; thence easterly along the northern limit of the south half of said Section 13 to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said Section 13; thence easterly along the northern limits of the south halves of Section 18 and Section 17 of Township 3 Range 5 WPM to the intersection of the western limit of the easterly 220 feet of the southeast quarter of said Section 17; thence southerly along the western limit of said easterly 220 feet to the intersection of the southern limit of the northerly 50 feet of last said quarter Section; thence easterly along the southern limit of said northerly 50 feet to the intersection of the eastern limit of said Section 17; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Section 17 to the northeast corner of Section 8 of last said Township; thence easterly along the northern limit of Section 9 of last said Township to the northeast corner of said Section 9; thence northerly along the eastern limit of Section 16 of last said Township to the northeast corner of said Section 16; thence easterly along the northern limit of Section 15 of last said Township to the northeast corner of said Section 15; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Section 15 to the northeast corner of Section 10 of last said Township; thence easterly along the northern limits of Sections 11 and 12 of last said Township to the northeast corner of said Section 12; thence easterly along the northern limits of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Township 3 Range 4 WPM to the northeast corner of the west half of said Section 11; thence southerly along the eastern limits of the west halves of said Section 11 and of Section 2 of last said Township and its production southerly to the intersection of the northern limit of Section 35 Township 2 Range 4 WPM; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Section 35 to the northeast corner of Section 34 of last said Township; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Section 34 to the northeast corner of Section 27 of last said Township; thence westerly along the northern limits of Sections 27, 28 and 29 of last said Township to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of said Section 29; thence northerly along the eastern limit of the west half of Section 32 of last said Township to the intersection of the southern limit of the northerly 880 feet perpendicular of the northwest quarter of said Section 32; thence westerly along last said southern limit and its straight line production westerly to the intersection of the eastern limit of Section 31 of last said Township; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Section 31 to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 2; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 2 to the northeast corner of Section 32 Township 2 Range 5 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Section 32 to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said Section 32; thence westerly along the southern limit of the north half of said Section 32 to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 31 of last said Township; thence northerly along the eastern limit of Section 31 of last said Township and its straight line production northerly to the intersection of the southern limit of Section 5 Township 3 Range 5 WPM; thence westerly along the southern limit of last said Section 5 and further along the southern limit of Section 6 of last said Township and its production westerly to the southeast corner of Section 1 Township 3 Range 6 WPM; thence westerly along the southern limit of last said Section 1 to the intersection of the eastern limit of the southwest quarter of last said Section 1; thence northerly and westerly along the eastern and northern limits of last said southwest quarter to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 2 of last said Township; thence northerly along the eastern limits of last said Section 2 and Section 11 of last said Township to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of last said Section 11; thence easterly then northerly along the southern and eastern limits of the northwest quarter of Section 12 of last said Township to the northeast corner of last said northwest quarter; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said southwest quarter of Section 13 of last said Township to the point of commencement. BRANDON EAST All that portion of the City of Brandon lying south of the centre thread of the Assiniboine River which lies east of Eighteenth Street and Eighteenth Street north. BRANDON WEST All that portion of the City of Brandon lying south of the centre thread of the Assiniboine River which lies west of Eighteenth Street and Eighteenth Street north. DAUPHIN All that portion of the Province of Manitoba contained within the following described limits: Commencing at the intersection of the northwestern shore of Lake Manitoba and the eastern limit of Township 33 Range 15 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of Range 15 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 35; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 35 to a point at the most eastern intersection of the northern limit of Section 33 Township 35 Range 18 WPM and the shore of Lake Winnipegosis; thence in general northerly, southerly then westerly directions along the sinuous shore of said Lake Winnipegosis to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 31 Range 19 WPM; thence westerly along the northern limit of Township 31 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 21 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 21 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 27; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 27 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 26 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 26 WPM to the northeast corner of Section 13 Township 26 Range 26 WPM; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Section 13 to the intersection of the western limit of the east half of said Section 13; thence southerly along the said western limit to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of Section 12 of last said Township; thence southerly then westerly along the eastern and southern limits of last said northwest quarter to the northeast corner of the south half of Section 11 of last said Township; thence westerly along the northern limit of said south half to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 10 of last said Township; thence westerly then southerly along the northern and western limits of last said southeast quarter to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 3 of last said Township; thence southerly then easterly along the western and southern limits of last said northeast quarter to the southeast corner of last said northeast quarter; thence easterly along the northern limits of the south halves of Sections 2 and 1 of last said Township to the intersection of the eastern limit of said Range 26 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 26 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 22; thence easterly along the northern limit of Township 22 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 18 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of Range 18 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 21; thence easterly along the northern limit of Township 21 to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 31 Township 21 Range 16 WPM; thence southerly and easterly along the western and southern limits of the northeast quarter of said Section 31 to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said Section 31; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Section 31 to the northeast corner of Section 30 of last said Township; thence easterly along the northern limits of Sections 29 and 28 of last said Township to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of said Section 28; thence southerly and easterly along the western and southern limits of the northeast quarter of said Section 28 to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said Section 28; thence southerly along the eastern limits of Sections 28 and 21 to the northeast corner of Section 16 of last said Township; thence easterly along the northern limits of Sections 15 and 14 of last said Township to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of said Section 14; thence southerly and westerly along the eastern and southern limits of the northwest quarter of said Section 14 to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of last said Section 15; thence southerly along the eastern limit of last said Section 15 to the northeast corner of Section 10 of last said Township; thence easterly along the northern limit of Section 11 of last said Township to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of last said Section 11; thence southerly along the eastern limit of last said northwest quarter to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of last said Section 11; thence easterly along last said southeast quarter to the intersection of the eastern limit of last said southeast quarter; thence southerly along the eastern limits of said Section 11 and Section 2 of last said Township to the northeast corner of Section 35 Township 20 Range 16 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Section 35 to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said Section 35; thence easterly and southerly along the northern and eastern limits of the southwest quarter of Section 36 of last said Township to the northwest corner of the east half of Section 25 of last said Township; thence southerly along the western limit of the east half of said Section 25 to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 24 of last said Township; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Section 24 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 16 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of Range 16 WPM to the northeast corner of Section 13 Township 19 Range 16 WPM; thence easterly along the northern limits of Sections 18 to 13 (both inclusive) Township 19 Ranges 15 to 12 WPM (both inclusive) to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 12 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 12 WPM to the northeast corner of Section 24 Township 18 Range 12 WPM; thence easterly along the northern limits of Sections 19 to 24 (both inclusive) Township 18 Range 11 WPM to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 11 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 11 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 17; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 17 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 10 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 10 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 18; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 18 to the intersection of the western shore of Lake Manitoba; thence in a general northwesterly direction along the sinuous western shore of said Lake Manitoba to the point of commencement. DAWSON TRAIL All that portion of the Province of Manitoba contained within the following described limits: Commencing at the northeast corner of Section 31 Township 12 Range 6 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limits of Sections 31, 30, 19, 18, 7 and 6 of Townships 12 to 10 (both inclusive) Range 6 EPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 9; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 9 to the northeast corner of Section 33 Township 9 Range 4 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limits of Sections 33, 28, 21, 16, 9 and 4 of Townships 9 and 8 Range 4 EPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 7; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 7 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 6 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 6 EPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 6; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 6 to the intersection of the straight line production southerly of the eastern limit of Section 1 Township 7 Range 8 EPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of Range 8 EPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 11; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 11 to the intersection of the eastern limit of said Range 6 EPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 6 EPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 12; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 12 to the point of commencement. FLIN FLON All that portion of the Province of Manitoba contained within the following described limits: Commencing at a point at the intersection of the straight line production westerly of the northern limit of Township 63 and the Manitoba/Saskatchewan boundary; thence easterly along said straight line production and the northern limit of Township 63 to the intersection of Provincial Trunk Highway 6; thence in a general southerly direction along said Highway 6 to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 54; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 54 to the intersection of the northwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg; thence in a general northeasterly and southeasterly direction along the sinuous northern shore of said Lake Winnipeg to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 50; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 50 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 1 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 1 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 67; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 67 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 12 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 12 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 84; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 84 to the intersection of the eastern limit of said Range 1 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 1 WPM and its straight line production northerly to the intersection of the Manitoba/Nunavut boundary; thence westerly along the said Manitoba/Nunavut boundary to the intersection of the Manitoba/Saskatchewan boundary; thence southerly along the said Manitoba/Saskatchewan boundary to the point of commencement. INTERLAKE–GIMLI All that portion of the Province of Manitoba contained within the following described limits: Parcel 1: Commencing at the intersection of the southeastern shore of Lake Manitoba and the northern limit of Township 15 Range 4 WPM; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 15 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 2 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 2 WPM to the intersection of the northeastern shore of East Shoal Lake; thence in a general northwesterly direction along the sinuous shore of said East Shoal Lake to the intersection of the northern limit of Section 36 Township 16 Range 2 WPM; thence easterly along the northern limit of Township 16 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 1 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 1 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 17; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 17 to the intersection of the western limit of the east half of Section 33 Township 17 Range 4 EPM; thence southerly along the western limit of the east half of Section 33 of last said Township to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of Section 28 of last said Township; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Section 28 to the northeast corner of said Section 28; thence southerly along the eastern limits of Sections 28, 21, 16 and 9 of last said Township to the northeast corner of Section 4 of last said Township; thence easterly along the northern limit of Section 3 of last said Township to the intersection of the eastern limit of Canadian Pacific Railway Plan 691 WLTO; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Railway Plan to the intersection of the southern limit of Victoria Avenue Plan 2615 WLTO; thence easterly along the southern limit of said Victoria Avenue and its production easterly to the intersection of the centreline of the government road allowance lying between Sections 2 and 3 Township 17 Range 4 EPM; thence northerly along last said centreline to the intersection of the straight line production westerly of the southern limit of Ralph Avenue Plan 2822 WLTO; thence easterly along the last said production and the southern and southeastern limits of said Ralph Avenue to the intersection of the southwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg; thence in general northerly, southwesterly and northeasterly directions along the sinuous western shore of said Lake Winnipeg to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 26 Range 4 EPM; thence westerly along the northern limit of Township 26 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 1 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 1 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 25; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 25 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 3 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 3 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 26; thence in a westerly direction along the northern limit of said Township 26 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 4 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 4 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 25; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 25 to the intersection of the straight line production southerly of the eastern limit of Section 6 Township 26 Range 5 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Section 6 to the northeast corner of said Section 6; thence easterly along the northern limit of Section 5 of last said Township to the northeast corner of said Section 5; thence northerly along the eastern limit of Section 8 of last said Township to the northeast corner of said Section 8; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Section 8 to the northeast corner of Section 7 of last said Township; thence northerly along the eastern limits of Sections 18, 19, 30 and 31 of last said Township to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 26; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 26 to the intersection of the straight line production southerly of the eastern limit of Range 6 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 6 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 27; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 27 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 7 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 7 WPM; to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 28; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 28 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 8 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 8 WPM to the intersection of the eastern shore of Lake St. Martin; thence in a general southwesterly and northwesterly direction along the sinuous shore of said Lake St. Martin to the intersection of the southern limit of the Fairford Indian Reserve No. 50; thence in a general westerly then northeasterly direction (an irregular line) along the southern, southwestern and northwestern boundaries of said Fairford Indian Reserve to the intersection of the southern shore of Pineimuta Lake; thence in a general northwesterly, southwesterly, southerly, westerly, northerly and southeasterly direction along the sinuous shore of said Pineimuta Lake to the intersection of the northern limit of said Fairford Indian Reserve; thence easterly, southerly and southeasterly along the northern limit of said Fairford Indian Reserve to the intersection of the western limit of the Little Saskatchewan Indian Reserve No. 48 as shown on Plan No 51149 Canada Land Survey Records; thence in a general northeasterly then easterly direction along the western and northern limits of said Plan to the intersection of the western shore of said Lake St. Martin; thence in a general northeasterly direction along the sinuous shore of said Lake St. Martin to the intersection of the western limit of The Narrows Indian Reserve No. 49; thence in general northerly and easterly directions (an irregular line) along the western and northern limits of said The Narrows Indian Reserve to the intersection of the western shore of said Lake St. Martin; thence in a general northerly direction along the sinuous shore of said Lake St. Martin to the intersection of the northern limit of Fractional Section 10 Township 33 Range 7 WPM; thence westerly along the northern limits of said Fractional Section 10 and Sections 9 to 7 (both inclusive) of last said Township to the northeast corner of Section 12 Township 33 Range 8 WPM; thence westerly along the northern limits of Sections 12 to 7 (both inclusive) of last said Township to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 9 WPM; thence northerly along the eastern limit of said Range 9 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 33; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 33 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 10 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 10 WPM to the northeast corner of Section 13 Township 32 Range 10 WPM; thence westerly along the northern limits of Sections 13 to 18 (both inclusive) of last said Township to the intersection of the eastern limit of the community of Homebrook – Peonan Point as shown on Plan 20414 filed in the Office of the Director of Surveys; thence northerly, westerly and southerly (an irregular line) along the eastern, northern and western limits of said Plan 20414 to the intersection of the northwestern shore of Lake Manitoba; thence in a general westerly, southerly then easterly direction along the sinuous shore of said Lake Manitoba to the point of commencement. Parcel 2: Hecla Island KEEWATINOOK All that portion of the Province of Manitoba contained within the following described limits: Commencing at the intersection of the western shore of Hudson Bay and the Manitoba/Ontario boundary; thence in a general westerly direction along the sinuous western shore of said Hudson Bay to the centre thread of the Nelson River; thence in a general southwesterly direction along the said centre thread to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 2 East of the Second Meridian East; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 2 East to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 86; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 86 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 22 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 22 EPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 83; thence westerly along the northern limit of Township 83 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 16 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 16 EPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 69; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 69 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 1 WPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 1 WPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 50; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 50 to the intersection of the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg; thence in a general southerly direction along the sinuous eastern shore of said Lake Winnipeg to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 31; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Township 31 to the northeast corner of Section 36 Township 31 Range 5 EPM; thence westerly along the northern limit of said Section 36 and its straight line production westerly to the intersection of the western shore of said Lake Winnipeg; thence in general southerly, easterly, northerly and easterly directions along the sinuous western, southern and eastern shore of said Lake Winnipeg to the intersection of the western limit of Fort Alexander Indian Reserve No. 3; thence southerly, easterly, southerly, easterly, northerly, westerly and northerly (an irregular line) along the western, southern and eastern limits of said Fort Alexander Indian Reserve to the intersection of the left bank of the Winnipeg River; thence northerly along the straight line production northerly of the eastern limit of Fort Alexander Indian Reserve to the intersection of the centre thread of the Winnipeg River; thence in a general easterly direction along the sinuous centre thread of said Winnipeg River to the intersection of the straight line production southerly of the eastern limit of said Fort Alexander Indian Reserve; thence northerly along the last said production southerly and the eastern limit of said Fort Alexander Indian Reserve to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 18; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 18 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 10 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 10 EPM to the intersection of the straight line production westerly of the northern limit of said Township 18; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 18 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 11 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 11 EPM to the intersection of the northern limit of Township 17; thence easterly along the northern limit of said Township 17 and its straight line production easterly to the intersection of said Manitoba/Ontario boundary; thence northerly and northeasterly along the said Manitoba/Ontario boundary to the point of commencement. Excepting out of the above described land: Hecla Island and Elk Island. LA VÉRENDRYE All that portion of the Province of Manitoba contained within the following described limits: Commencing at the northeast corner of Section 33 Township 7 Range 4 EPM; thence westerly along the northern limit of Township 7 to the intersection of the eastern limit of SP Lot 1 Plan 19178 WLTO; thence southerly and westerly along the eastern and southern limits of said Lot 1 to the southwest corner of said Lot 1; thence westerly, southerly and easterly along the northern, western and southern limits of the southwest quarter of Section 32 of last said Township to the southeast corner of said southwest quarter of Section 32; thence southerly along the straight line production southerly of the eastern limit of said southwest quarter of Section 32 to the northeast corner of the north half of the northwest quarter of Section 29 of last said Township; thence southerly and westerly along the eastern and southern limits of said north half to the intersection of the western limit of said Section 29; thence southerly along the western limit of said Section 29 to the intersection of the straight line production easterly of the southern limit of Section 30 Township 7 Range 4 EPM; thence westerly along the last said straight line production easterly and the southern limit of said Section 30 and further along the straight line production westerly of the southern limit of said Section 30 to the intersection of the eastern limit of Range 3 EPM; thence southerly along the eastern limit of said Range 3 EPM and its straight line production southerly to the intersection of the northern limit of the Settlement of Rat River;
