PROVINCE OF

ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Order in Council No. 1556 , Approved and Ordered oir 14t995

Lieutenant Governor

Executive Council Chambers, Victoria

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of

the Executive Council, orders that the attached Letters Patent be issued for the North West Regional Hospital District.

Minister of Health and Minister R ponsible for Seniors Presiding Member of the Executive Council

(Pus part a for adowustratrve purposes only and u not part of the Order) Authority under which Order Is made: Iqfy/541'

Act and section:- Hospital District Act, section 2, 3 Other (specify):- kAhospdaoicklanislp Garde B. Gardom Lieutenant Governor

CANADA

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

ELIZABETH the SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada

and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth,

Defender of the Faith.

To all to whom these presents shall come -

(WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions

of section 2 of the Hospital District

Honourable Paul Ramsey Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council

Minister of Health and may, by Letters Patent, incorporate an

Minister Responsible for Seniors area and its residents into a Regional

Hospital District.)

kAhospdaklicUtrpatnt AND WHEREAS it is desirable to establish regional Hospital District

boundaries corresponding to Regional Health Boards established under the

Health Authorities Act; therefore, we do order and proclaim the following Letters

Patent:

NOW KNOW Ye that by these presents we do order and proclaim that the

area hereinafter described, and the residents therein shall, on, from, and from the

date hereof, be incorporated as a Regional Hospital District under the

Hospital District Act; and under and subject to the provisions hereinafter contained

are referred to:

Name

1. The Regional Hospital District shall be called and known by the name and

style of the North West Regional Hospital District.

Boundaries

2. The North West Regional Hospital District shall comprise the area known and

described in the schedule attached.

Members

3. The members of the North West Regional Hospital District are as follows:

a. Municipalities: The City of Prince Rupert, the District of Port Edward,

the Village of Masset, the Village of Port Clements, the District of

Houston, the Town of Smithers, the Village o: Telkwa, the City of

Teri ace, the District of Kitimat, the District of New Hazelton, the

District of Stewart, the Village of Hazelton

b. Electoral areas: Electoral Areas A, C, D, E in the Skeena-Queen

Charlotte Regional District, Electoral Areas A, G in the Bulkley-

k: \hospdeoic Vtrpatnt Nechako Regional District, Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, E in the Kitimat-

Stikine Regional District and Electoral Area A in the Stikine Regional

District.

Voting Unit

4. "i he population deemed to be a voting unit shall be 3,000.

Rural Member Boundaries

5. The boundaries of the electoral areas referred to in paragraph 3 shall correspond to the boundaries of the electoral areas as set out in the Letters Patent

establishing the electoral area.

The boundaries of those portions of electoral areas described in paragraph 3 (if any)

shall correspond to the boundaries of the electoral area set out in the Letters Patent

establishing the electoral area but shall exclude that portion of the electoral area not

contained within the boundaries of the Regional Hospital District.

First Meeting of the Board

6. The first meeting of the Board shall be held at a time, date and place set by

the Minister.

Provisional Budget and Current Borrowing Power

7.0 The Board shall adopt a provisional budget for the 1996 year at the first

meeting. 7.1 Until a temporary borrowing resolution authorized by section 31 of the

Hospital District Act is adopted by the Board, the sums of money which may be

borrowed to meet the current lawful expenditures of the Regional Hospital District

shall not exceed $200,000.00.

k: \hospda\oic qtrpatnt Appointment of Directors 8.0 The Board consists of the directors on the board of the municipal regional district that corresponds to the regional Hospital District. 8.1 The alternate director for a director of the Board is the alternate municipal regional district director for that person.

Effective Date

9. The effective date of these Letters Patent is January 1, 1996.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our said Province to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS, the Honourable Garde B. Gardom, Lieutenant-Governor of Our said Province of British Columbia, in Our City of Victoria, in Our said Province, this vr day of Decembe.4( , in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five, and in the forty-fourth year of Our Reign.

By Command

Attorney General-

k: hospdabic\ttrpatnt SCHEDULE

NORTHWEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT AREA

Commencing at a point on the westerly boundary of the Province of Critish Columbia, with said point being due West of the most southerly point of Gosling Island;

thence due East to the intersection with the southeasterly prolongation of the middle line of ;

thence northwesterly to and along the middle line of Hecate Strait to the southwesterly prolongation of the middle line of Caamano Sound;

thence northeasterly to and along the middle line of Caamano Sound and continuing northeasterly along the middle line of Campania Sound to the southerly prolongation of the middle line of Whale Channel;

thence northerly to and along the middle line of Whale Channel, passing to the east of Ashdown Island, to the westerly prolongation of the middle line of McKay Reach;

thence easterly tc and along and continuing southeasterly and southerly along the middle lines of McKay Reach, Fraser Reach, Graham Roach and Finlayson Channel to the westerly prolongation of the middle line of Oscar Passage;

thence easterly to and along the middle line of Oscar Passage to the most easterly point thereof;

thence easterly in a straight line, crossing Mathieson Channel, to the middle line of Salmon Bay, at the most westerly point thereof;

thence easterly along the middle line of Salmon Bay to the natural boundary of Dun Peninsula, on the westerly shore thereof;

thence due East to the height of land separating the waters flowing westerly into Mathieson Channel from those flowing easterly into Spiller Inlet;

thence northerly along said heig∎ rt of land to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Kynoch Inlet;

thence in a general easterly direction along the southerly boundary of the watershed of Kynoch Inlet to the westerly boundary of the watershed of Nascall River;

thence northerly, easterly and southerly along the westerly, northerly and easterly boundaries of the watershed of Nascall River to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Kitlope River;

thence easterly and northerly along the southerly and easterly boundaries of the watershed of Kitlope River to summit of the Cascade Mountains as defined for administrative purposes in the Interpretation Act, Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 1979, Chapter 206;

thence in a general northerly direction along said summit of the Cascade Mountains to the northerly boundary of the watershed of Tahtsa Lake;

thence in a general easterly direction along the northerly boundary of the watershed of Tahtsa Lake to the summit of Mount Sweeney, being a point thereon and being also a point on the easterly boundary of the watershed of Nanika River;

thence in a general northerly direction along the easterly boundary of the watershed of Nanika River to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Morice River;

thence in a general easterly direction along the southerly boundary of the watershed of Morice River to a point thereon, with said point being the first intersection of said southerly boundary with a line drawn due West of the thence easterly along the southerly boundaries of District Lots 3421, 3422, 3423, 5367 and 5366 and continuing easterly along the northerly t ouni'ory of District Lot 2136 to the northeast corner thereof; thence due East to a point lying due South of the southeast cornw of District Lot 5364; thence due North to said southeast corner of District Lot 5364; thence northerly along the easterly boundary of District Lot 5364 to the northeast corner thereof; thence due North to a point lying due East of the northeast corner of District Lot 2498; thence due East to the westerly boundary of the watershed of Buck Creek; thence southerly, easterly and northerly along the westerly, southerly and easterly boundaries of the watershed of Buck Creek and continuing northerly along the easterly boundary of the watershed of McKilligan Creek to a point thereon, with said point being due West of the southwest corner of District Lot 4301; thence duo East to the southwest corner of District Lot 4301 and continuing easterly along the southerly boundaries of District Lots 4301 and 4300 to the southeast corner of District Lot 4300; thence easterly in a straight line to the northwest corner of District Lot 3350A; thence easterly along the northerly boundary of District Lot 3350A to the westerly boundary of District Lot 3348; thence northerly and easterly along the westerly and northerly boundaries of District Lot 3348 to the northwest corner of District Lot 3384; thence easterly along the northerly boundary of District Lot 3384 to the southeast corner of District Lot 3347A; thence northerly along the easterly boundaries of District Lots 3347A, 3345 and 3346 to the southerly boundary of District I ot 4292; thence westerly and northerly along the southerly and westerly boundaries of District Lot 4292 to the southeast corner of District Lot 4295; thence northerly along the easterly boundaries of District Lots 4295, 4294, 4293 and 3333 to the southerly boundary of District Lot 2637; thence easterly along the southerly boundary of District Lot 2637 to the southeast corner thereof; thence northerly along the easterly boundaries of District Lots 2637, 2639, 4233, 4234 and 2152 to the northeast corner of District Lot 2152; thence due North to a point lying due East of the northeast corner of District Lot 4094; thence due West to the northeast corner of District Lot 4094; thence westerly elong the northerly boundaries of District Lots 4094 and 4093 to the northwest corner of District Lot 4093; thence due West to a point lying due North of the northwest corner of District Lot 3449; thence due North to the easterly boundary of the watershed of Bulkley River; thence in a general northerly direction along the easterly boundary of the watershed of Bulkley River to the summit of French Peak, being a point thereon and being also a point on the southwesterly boundary of the watershed of Babine River; thence northwesterly along the southwesterly boundary of the watershed of Babine River to the westerly boundary of Shegisic Creek; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of the watershed of Shegisic Creek produced to the intersection of the middle lines of Babine and Skeena Rivers, at their confluence; thence westerly in a straight line to the southerly boundary of the watershed of those unnamed creeks flowing northerly into ;

Thence westerly along the southerly boundary of the !•ratershed of those unnamed creeks flowing northerly into Skeane River to the easterly boundary of the watershed of Kispiox River; thence in a general northerly direction along the easterly boundary of the watershed of Kispiox River to the intersection with the 56th parallel of north latitude; thence easterly along the 56th parallel of north latitude to the easterly boundary of the watershed of Omineca River;

thence northerly in a straight line to the intersection of the natural boundary of Omineca River, on the left bank thereof, with the natural boundary of Omineca Arm of , on the westerly shore thereof;

thence northwesterly in a straight line to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Meslinka River;

thence westerly and northerly along the southerly and westerly boundaries of the watershed of Meslinka River to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Ingenika River;

thence westerly along the southerly boundary of the watershed of Ingenika River and continuing westerly along the southerly boundary of the watershed of Finlay River to the westerly boundary thereof;

thence northerly and easterly along the westerly and northerly boundaries of the watershed of Finlay River to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Kechika River;

thence easterly, northerly and northwesterly along the southerly, easterly and northeasterly boundaries of the watershed of Kechika River to a point thereon, with said point being due East of the intersection of the natural boundaries of Wadin Creek and Kechika River, on their left banks thereof;

thence northwesterly in a straight line to the summit of Mount Tatisno, being a point on the northerly boundary of the watershed of Kechika River;

thence in a general westerly direction along the northerly boundary boundary of the watershed of Kechika River to the southwesterly boundary of the watershed of Black Angus Creek;

thence northwesterly along the southwesterly boundary of the watershed of Black Angus Creek and continuing northwesterly along the southwesterly boundary of the watershed of Trepanier Creek to the easterly boundary of the watershed of Dease River;

thence northerly along the easterly boundary of the watershed of Deese River to a point thereon, with said point being due East of the intersection of the natural boundaries of Sambo Creek and Dease River, on their right banks thereof;

thence due West to said intersection and continuing due West to the easterly boundary of the watershed of Cormier Creek;

thence southerly and westerly along the easterly and southerly boundaries of the watershed of Cormier Creek and continuing westerly along the southerly boundary of the watershed of South Albert Creek to the easterly boundary of the watershed of Little Rancheria River;

thence northerly along the easterly boundary of the watershed of Little Rancheria River to the northerly boundary of the Province of British Columbia; thence in a general southeasterly direction along easterly boundary of the State of Alaska to the most southerly boundary thereof;

thence westerly along the most southerly boundary of the State of Alaska to the westerly boundary of the Province of British Columbia situated in the Pacific Ocean, west of ;

thence in a general southerly direction along.the Westerly boundary of thb Province of British Columbia to a point thereon, with said point lying due West of the most southerly point of Gosling Island and being also the point of commencement.