Translation of "water's edge concept " (English → French) :

BEGINNING at the interprovincial boundary between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec at its intersection with the southerly boundary of the geographic Township of Casey; THENCE westerly along the southerly boundary of the geographic Townships of Casey, Harley, Kerns, Henwood, Cane, Barber, Willet and Roadhouse to the northeast corner of the geographic Township of Corkill; THENCE southerly along the easterly boundary of that township to the southeast corner thereof; THENCE westerly along the southerly boundary of the geographic Townships of Corkill and Charters to the northeast corner of the geographic Township of Ray; THENCE souther ...[+++]ly along the easterly boundary of that township to the southeast corner thereof; THENCE easterly along the northerly boundary of the geographic Township of Leckie to the northeast corner thereof; THENCE southerly along the easterly boundary of that township to the southeast corner thereof; THENCE westerly along the southerly boundary of the geographic Townships of Leckie and Dufferin to the northeast corner of the geographic Township of Stull; THENCE southerly along the easterly boundary of the geographic Townships of Stull, Valin and Cotton to the southeast corner of the geographic Township of Cotton; THENCE westerly along the southerly boundary of the geographic Townships of Cotton, McNamara, Frechette, Scotia, Onaping, Dublin, Battersby, Breadner, Specht, Earl, Ivy, Gladwin, Fulton and McKeough to the southwest corner of the geographic Township of McKeough; THENCE northerly along the westerly boundary of the geographic Townships of McKeough and Guindon to the southeast corner of the geographic Township of Eaton; THENCE westerly along the southerly boundary of the geographic Townships of Eaton, Dukszta, Drea, Deans, Cassidy and Carruthers to the southeast corner of the geographic Township of Carruthers; THENCE northerly along the westerly boundary of that township to the southeast corner of the geographic Township of Patena ...

BEGINNING at the intersection of the eleventh base line with interprovincial boundary between the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba; THENCE easterly along that base line to its intersection with the meridian of Longitude 89°00′W.; THENCE south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of Latitude 51°00′N.; THENCE west along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of Longitude 90°00′W.; THENCE south along that meridian to its intersection with the centreline of the Canadian National Railway Right of Way; THENCE westerly along that centreline to its intersection with the water’s edge of the Vermi ...[+++]lion River; THENCE in a general northwesterly direction following the southerly and westerly shore of Lac Seul to the intersection of the seventh base line with the water’s edge along the westerly shore of Lac Seul; THENCE westerly along the seventh base line to the interprovincial boundary; THENCE northerly along the interprovincial boundary to the place of beginning; EXCEPTING thereout and therefrom the waters described in Division 30 and the waters of the following lakes: Kawaweogama Lake (50°12′N., 90°10′W.), Patte Lake (51°28′N., 89°00′W) and Shabuskwia Lake (51°15′N., 89°00′W.).

16. The waters of the Nottawasaga River in the Town of Wasaga Beach, in the County of Simcoe, lying between the northerly edge of Main Street Bridge and the water’s edge of Nottawasaga Bay of Georgian Bay and the waters of Georgian Bay being that part of Lake Huron lying east of a line described as follows:

Fourthly, the whole of Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 on deposited plan 37R-2507 in said Land Registry Office, as said parts are patented by said Instrument No. 390158 and identified therein as Parcels “B” and “BB”; Included within the said Lots, Blocks and Parts described in Firstly to Fourthly above are all the lands adjacent to the said Lots, Blocks and Parts that on the 4th day of May, 1866, lay outside the traverse lines of survey of the outlines of said LONG POINT and shown on a plan of survey by James Black, Provincial Land Surveyor and dated April 24, 1856; Saving and excepting from the above described Lots, Blocks and Parts, a strip of land along the water’s ...[+++]edge of Lake Erie and Long Point Bay, having a depth of 132 feet from said water’s edge;

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