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NATURAL RESOURCES 
ONTARIO 
1973 


ANNUAL REPORT 
OF THE MINISTER 





ANNUAL REPORT 


OF THE MINISTER 

OF NATURAL RESOURCES 
OF THE PROVINCE 

OF ONTARIO 

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 
ENDING MARCH 31, 1973 


PRICE: $0.50 


TO HIS HONOUR, 
The Lieutenant-Governor 
of the Province of Ontario. 


MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR 

The undersigned begs respectfully to present to your Honour, the Annual 
Report of the Ministry of Natural Resources for the fiscal year beginning 
April 1, 1972, and ending March 31, 1973. 


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LEO BERNIER 
Minister 


br) Ministry of 
Natural 
Resources 





Ontario 





FOREWORD 


The Ministry of Natural Resources was established within 
the Resources Development policy field in the new organi- 
zation of government which became effective on April 1, 
1972. 

In terms of the previous organization, the new Ministry 
is composed principally of the Department of Lands and 
Forests, the Department of Mines and Northern Affairs, 
Conservation Authorities Branch from the Department of 
the Environment, and Historic Sites Branch from the 
Department of Tourism and Information. 

Five ministerial agencies, Niagara Parks Commission, St. 
Lawrence Parks Commission, St. Clair Parkway Commission, 
the Mining Commissioner, and Ontario Energy Board, have 
been designated to report to the Minister of Natural 
Resources. 

In its first year, the Ministry made significant advances 
in decentralization to improve its service to the public. 

The new organization is indicated below and on Page 14 
under ‘Disposition of Senior Administration Staff, March 31, 
1973’. 

This is the first Annual Report of the Minister of 
Natural Resources. Related detail of interest is reported in 
The Mining Review 1972 and Statistics, 1973. 





CONTENTS 


RESOURCES AND RECREATION 
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ADMINISTRATION 
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LANDS AND WATERS 


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DIVISION OF FORESTS 


FOREST RESEARCH BRANCH 


The Branch provides scientific and technical knowledge 
through research for the management of forest resources in 
Ontario. In the year under review, the highlight was the 
development of a number of fast-growing poplar clones 
which are suitable for pulping. (A clone is a group of plants 
which have originated by vegetative propagation from a 
single individual.) Industry, particularly in southeastern 
Ontario, is interested in this development. 


FOREST MANAGEMENT BRANCH 


The objective of the Branch is to produce optimum, con- 
tinuous industrial, social and environmental benefits from 
public forests and to encourage and assist similar production 
on private forests in Ontario. 


TREE SEED 


Inventory, June'1,.1972 ..2,... 3,067,000,000 viable seeds 
Distributed, 1972-3 ......... 608 ,000,000 viable seeds 
Wonected IAE en he 5,864 hectolitres 


TREE IMPROVEMENT 


Phis:trees, conected.. Se ben ess 5,940 scions 
planted: weg ea a mouse 2,015 grafted trees 

Séed production areds 5 74 oe on eles 490.5 acres 
Seed -orenaras RS Fon ee tee tae 137.5 acres 
PLANTING STOCK 
Distribution, conifers ......... 66,101,829 

hardwoods ....... 2,059,210 

Ota eee ona 68,161,039 
Production targets seeded ...... 76,752,000 


DEVELOPMENT 


A prototype model of a new planting machine, designed for 
use in Boreal Forest Regions of the Province, was tested in 
Ontario during the summer and fall. By special arrangement 
with Weyerhaeuser Company, the machine was tested in 
four States during February and March. The tests have been 
encouraging, and plans are being made to manufacture the 
planter in Ontario under licence to the Minister. 

A proto-type multi-row nursery stock harvester was 
completed and successfully tested at Kemptville nursery. 

Three planting machines and a scarification plow were 
tested and evaluated under the joint Federal-Provincial 
equipment testing program during the summer. 


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PRIVATE LANDS 




















The Woodlands No. of 
Improvement Act Agreements Acres 
19729. ace cen a ae 497 23,581 
Total to March 31,1973 ........ 2,635 149,082 
Management programs prepared. . . 482 18,146 
Number of Trees Planted..: 55,54 4422 must 8,751,400 
AGREEMENT FORESTS, 1972-3 
Acres Acres 

Agreements With Added  Released Total 
Government of Canada .. — 100.00 3,532.00 
Conservation Authorities .2,094.78 103.10 91,018.97 
Counties {Fs Tree 2,950.80 82.74 145,146.03 
TOWnSHIDS 5. aces dean — — 3,229.24 
Regional Municipalities . .1,450.00 — 7,435.08 
Totals 6,495.58 285.84 250,361.32 
ADVISORY SERVICES 
1. Total number of enquiries. ........ 22,613 
2. Number of field inspections made .. 4,865 
3. No. of management programs prepared 485 
4. Areas, management plans prepared . . 10,652 acres 
DS EOCS DIANE! 5. oor, oo ee 3,191,555 
6. Timber marked — Sawtimber ...... 1,325,164 cu. ft. 

—Pulpwood ...... 5,818 cords 
7. Activities with youth groups ...... 371 groups 
8. Public education activities ........ 1,256 items 
9. Days spent on forestry instruction 

at schools, colleges, universities 250 days 


PEST CONTROL 

The most destructive of all the forest insects and diseases 
in 1972 was the spruce budworm, which infested balsam 
and white spruce trees on a gross forested area of almost 
20 million acres. Most of this acreage was in the north- 
central, north-eastern, and south-eastern portions of the 
province. After a careful assessment of values to be pro- 
tected, spraying operations to control the insect were con- 
fined to approximately 47,000 acres of Crown land. The 
insecticide used was Zectran, at arate of 1.2 ounces of active 
material per acre. 

Other pest problems requiring control treatments were 
the white pine weevil, several species of sawflies of pines 
and spruce, white grubs, the blister rust of white pine, 
the annosus root rot, and mice. A total of 15,000 acres 
were treated to control these problems. 


REGENERATION AND TENDING, 1972-3 
(Areas in Acres) 

















Other 
Crown Agreement Patent 
REGENERATION Lands Forests W.LA Sub-Total Lands Total 
Planting 
Nursery stock 69,443 2,843 10,661 82,947 6,177 89,124 
Container stock 6,034 © — _— 6,034 — 6,034 
Seeding 21,749 10 5 21,764 —. 21,764 
Modified harvest cut 37,324 762 693 38,779 21355 60,134 
Scarification 10,014 75 46 10,135 - 10,135 
Seed trees 5,480 Le 60 5,540 500 6,040 
Total 150,044 3,690 13,465 165,199 28,032 193,231 
TENDING 
Hand clearing 9,656 3,825 625 14,107 _— 14,107 
Herbicide spraying 8,609 247 407 9,263 50 9,333 
Thinning, improve- 
ment cuts 17;202 4,085 6,850 28,137 825 28,962 
Girdling, frilling 
poisoning (included with herbicide spraying) 
Marking 32,152 2,980 9,034 44,166 31241 47,297 
Pruning 2,542 611 445 3,598 100 3,698 
Fertilization 
Drainage 896 35 30 961 100 1,061 
Total 71,057 11,783 17,392 100,232 4,206 104,438 
TOTAL AREA TREATED 221,101 15,473 28,857 265,431 32,238 297,669 
Site preparation for 
seeding, planting or 
modified harvest cutting 57,765 778 252 61,066 100 61,166 


TIMBER SALES BRANCH 


SCALING 


Scaling determines the volume of wood cut on Crown land 
and Agreement Forests. It is the basis for revenue and 
statistics related to primary wood-using industries. New 
measurement techniques are being continuously developed. 
The most promising at the moment is weight scaling. 








LICENCES 

Areas under Crown Timber Square 
Licence, Mar. 31, 1973 Miles 
A NT nat ns top à à ws 275.0 
D 1, di soucis de 92,868.5 
LR dessus os 100.1 
RE ee OI ES VAE NE SE els 93,243.6 


MANAGEMENT PLANS 

These provide the broad framework within which forest 
operations are carried out. More detailed operating plans 
(for shorter time periods) identify the stands to be cut, 
regenerated and tended, and the roads and other improve- 
ments required. 








STATUS OF PLANS Agreement 
Crown Company Forests 
Areas in square miles No. Area No. Area No. Area 
Approved standard 
plans 36 24,865 — - 23 181 


Initial plans in force 13 21,323 33 40,115 — — 
Under prep or revision 27 25,161 24 49,870 37 200 
Not under plans 10 28,408 — = — — 


Total 86100,757 57 89,985 60 381 





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ACCESS ROADS 

A total of 89.5 miles of new roads was built, and 29.8 miles 
of existing roads were improved during the fiscal year. Of 
these totals, logging access roads (for which costs are re- 
covered over a five-year period through increased stumpage) 
amounted to 24.5 and 2.0 miles respectively. The remainder 
are forest access roads built for a variety of uses. 


FOREST RESOURCES INVENTORY 

New aerial photography covered 35,730 square miles in 
northeastern and southwestern Ontario during the fiscal 
year. Forest stand maps and inventory tabulations were 
completed for 7,100 miles. 





Year 
PHOTO Volume Volume in Dollars Ended 
PROCESSING in Cash Ministry Mar. 
SUMMARY Sq. Ft. Receipts Work Total 31 
Contact Prints .141,080 
Mosaics. 3.22 .\. 1,461 
Enlargements . 5,755 $79,280 $53,497 $132,777 1970 
Diapositives ... 697 67,342 36,082 103,424 1971 
Copy Negatives 1,046 77,528 28,280 105,808 1972 


Repro-positives 17,402 83,301 89,294 172,595 1973 





PULP CHIPS 

PRODUCTION CONSUMPTION 
Ontario No. Quantity No. Quantity 
1972 Mills b.d.t. Mills b.d.t 
OBATWO saat sac 94 1,073,268 14 903,273 
CHOC chee Se vee — — 6 106,564 
CSA Rien. - - + 63,431 


LUMBER PRODUCTION 

Ontario Softwood— 828.0 millions of foot-board measure 

1972  Hardwood— 231.1 millionsof foot-board measure 
Total —1,059.1 millions of foot-board measure 





VOLUME AND VALUE OF WOOD CUT FROM CROWN 


LAND, 1972-3 


Species 
SOFTWOODS 





Witte Piste: 2020 


Spruce tay: aon he 
Hemlock, 2.520440 
Baisse 
Cedar (al)... ....## 
Tamara 2... 


Total Softwoods 
HARDWOODS 


Maple (aies 
Yellow Bitch... 2:27 
White Rire. 0 
Cake (ayn ee 


Beech 


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Black Cherry ....... 
Poplar (alls... cca 
Hardwoods (all) ..... 


Total Hardwoods 
Total Wood Cut 


Cubic Feet 


16,182,64426 §$ 
4,230,671.60 
138,382,543.18 
216,274,005.96 
1,706,803.62 
13,717,649.35 
299,251.98 
52,802.99 
136,398.33 


Stumpage 
Value 


979 900.45 
273,219.62 
3,511,479.54 
7 312,698.78 
63,674.18 
301,246.44 
19,838.23 
1,329.84 
3,825.20 





390;982 771.27 


12,467 ,212.28 











6,739 667.56 398 386.51 
5,191,681.58 473,404.73 
2901177414 48,321.37 
302,736.93 17,072.77 
383,332.80 14,331.59 
44,519.92 2,381.05 
114,319.63 7,562.82 
234,510.35 21,507.31 
31,509.38 1,430.71 
28,036,451.37 299,045 .49 
9,278,341.97 147,421.77 
52,858,248.60 1,430,866.12 





443,841,019.87 


VOLUME AND VALUE OF WOOD 
CUT FROM AGREEMENT FORESTS, 1972-3 


Sawlogs (cu. ft.)..... 
\. Poles, posts, etc. (cu. ft.) 
Fuelwood (cords)... . 
Pulpwood (cords)... . 
Miscellaneous ...... 


Total, All Products 





13,898 078.40 











Volume Value 
205,593.52 $ : 44,492.97 
41,093.56 7,245.28 
718.19 5,491.99 
11,184.99 54,862.15 
= 7,002.19 
1,258 ,457.38 119,094.58 


DIVISION OF MINES 


GEOLOGICAL BRANCH 


The Branch is responsible for the study of the geology and 
mineral deposits in Ontario. Its most important function 
is to give assistance to those engaged in the discovery and 
development of mineral wealth and to provide information 
for the planning of resource utilization for optimum benefit. 

A Mineral Exploration Assistance Program now includes 
the areas of Cobalt-Gowganda, Geraldton-Beardmore, 
Kirkland Lake and Red Lake. Here the Government will 
repay an individual or company for one-third of the cost 
of approved expenditures up to $100,000. During the fiscal 
year, reimbursements under this plan amounted to 
$469,491.33. 


GEOSCIENCE FIELD WORK 

During the summer of 1972, the Branch had 29 geological 
surveys, three geophysical survey parties, and two 
geochemical surveys in the field; 37 projects were under- 
taken by 160 persons. 


GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS SECTION 

Twenty-two detailed geological mapping projects were dis- 
tributed throughout the Canadian Shield in northern 
Ontario. Helicopter-supported reconnaissance covered 
15,800 square miles in the District of Kenora (Patricia 
portion). 


INDUSTRIAL MINERALS SECTION 

During 1972, eight field studies were in progress. Quaternary 
geology surveys were carried out in four areas. The inventory 
of sand and gravel deposits in southern Ontario was 
continued. 


RESIDENT GEOLOGISTS SECTION 

Resident geologists were located at eight offices in Kenora, 
Red Lake, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, 
Kirkland Lake, and Toronto. 


DATA RETRIEVAL AND EDUCATION SECTION 


Some 210 Source Mineral Records for copper, nickel, lead 
and zinc were completed. Basic Mineral Exploration Classes, 
with 18 hours of instruction, were given at 14 places with 
an average attendance of 78 persons. 


SCIENTIFIC REVIEW SECTION 

During the year, the Section produced 22 reports, 20 ‘open 
file’ reports, 87 preliminary maps, one coloured brochure, 
and several hundred illustrations, displays and transparencies. 


CARTOGRAPHY SECTION 

During the year, the Section produced 24 major maps, 323 
base maps, 63 zinc etchings, 33 illustrations and a further 
addition to the popular “geological guidebook” series. It 


supplied miscellaneous graphic services for Branch programs. 


MINES ENGINEERING BRANCH 


The function of the Branch is primarily to ensure com- 
pliance with the requirements of The Mining Act. It was 
also responsible in 1972 for the administration and enforce- 
ment of The Pits and Quarries Control Act which regulates 
the siting, development and rehabilitation of pits and 
quarries in designated areas. By March 31, 1973, seventy 
geographic townships in southern Ontario had been 
designated. 

The Industrial Minerals Section and the Petroleum 
Resources Section were transferred to the newly created 
Mineral Resources Branch in 1973. 


CABLE TESTING LABORATORY 


The Laboratory examines all mine hoisting ropes and con- 
ducts breaking tests. It completed 1,012 tests in 1972. 


‘este tor Oniano Mines: 43.402, 250 
SOCIAL miormation tests ose wes sin ee es 20 
Tests for wire rope manufacturers .............. 241 
Tests for mines outside Ontario ............... 482 
Tests for industries other than mining ........... 17 
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ee Rees ee to PU eee ok bee ee are 1,012 


MINING RESCUE TRAINING 


Seven fully equipped and staffed mine rescue stations, and 
16 sub-stations equipped with breathing apparatus and 
supplies for emergency use, are in operation. Approximately 
1,000 miners and supervisors receive training in the use of 
breathing apparatus and in the techniques of underground 
mine fire control for one full day every two months. 

Sales of the Ontario Mine Rescue Handbook have 
expanded to new countries such as the Philippines and 
Norway. Throughout the world, several government agencies 
have adopted Ontario’s system of mine rescue training. 

During the year, 39 mine rescue teams entered district 
mine rescue competitions, and seven competed in the 
Provincial finals. The winner was the team representing 
Rio Algom Mines Limited, Quirke Division. 


MINERAL RESEARCH BRANCH 


The Branch is organized in two groups: the laboratory in 
Toronto and the Temiskaming Testing Laboratories in 
Cobalt. 


Toronto Laboratory 


The Laboratory provides technical services for Geological 
Branch in the form of rock analyses, mineralogical and 
petrological examinations, assays, geochemical analyses, 
studies of clays, soils and building stones, and special 
investigations and research projects. 


Examinations, analyses and studies of products and 
raw materials are carried out for prospectors, geologists and 
engineers who may be private individuals or companies. 
Free work is done as a direct aid to exploration according 
to a coupon system. Holders of miner’s licences, who have 
recorded claims or carried out assessment work, are issued 
free coupons which are redeemable in laboratory work. 








for 
for Geol. 
WORK CARRIED OUT Public Branch Total 
PUSSAVS: at nn de vs 1,498 2,794 4,292 
30-element spectographic analyses. 268 649 917 
Mineral Identifications ......... 197 76 233 
Whole Rock Analyses .... 304 
Geochemical Analyses .... 9,644 
Special Analyses... 2,089 
Soils, Sand, Gravels ..... 700 


Temiskaming Testing Laboratories 


The primary functions of this plant are the bulk sampling 
of silver, cobalt ores and concentrates and the determination 
of cobalt, nickel and copper so that the market value of 
mines shipments can be established. 

Shipments are sampled, assayed and weighed, and then 
loaded and shipped on behalf of the producers. 

Assay and analytical services also serve the public and 
provide assay facilities for some mines for control work. 

Since 1971, assay coupons have been accepted in payment 
of analytical work. 


Silver ore:sampled@ ©...) 20-08 oies 1,288,134 pounds 
Silver bullion melted ...... 45... swiss 22,118 pounds 


DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 


The Division of Fish and Wildlife was formed on September 
1, 1972, from four branches: Wildlife and Sport Fisheries 
from the former Outdoor Recreation Division; Commercial 
Fish and Fur from the former Resource Products Division; 
and Fish and Wildlife Research, newly formed from segments 


COMMERCIAL FISH AND 
FUR BRANCH 


THE FRESHWATER FISH INDUSTRY 


The 1972 harvest remained stable at 42.9 million pounds of 
food-fish ($8 million) and 12 million pounds of bait-fish 
($1.8 million). The industry employed 5,300 people. Some 
of the major developments during the year were as follows. 


The resumption of fishing for Lake Erie white bass 
under 10% inches after mercury testing showed they were 
marketable. 

The establishment of quotas on Lake Superior herring 
and Rainy Lake pickerel to ensure sustained harvest. 

The continuation of experiments to find selective harvest- 
ing techniques for whitefish in northern Ontario. 

Exploratory fishing to locate exploitable quantities of 
perch and coarse fish in Lake Erie, herring and chub in Lake 
Superior, and coarse fish in northern inland lakes. 

The development of domestic markets for smoked 
sucker. 


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of the former Research Branch.. 


The objective of the Division is to provide and encourage 
recreational and industrial opportunities based on the fish 
wildlife resources of Ontario. 


The investigation of new gear and holding facilities for 
bait-fish. 

The withdrawal of a portion of northwestern Ontario 
from the jurisdiction of the Freshwater Fish Marketing 
Corporation. 

The settlement of six claims for redundancy resulting 
from the operation of the Freshwater Fish Marketing 
Corporation ($144,395). 

The termination of the Fisheries Loans Act program with 
the provision of loans at 50% of last year’s amount 
($145,100). 

The continuing availability of reasonable boat insurance 
through federal-provincial co-operation in the Fishing Vessel 
Insurance Plan. 


THE WILD FUR INDUSTRY 


The major effort in fur management has been directed 
towards beaver. This involved aerial census of beaver 
colonies and specimen collections by trappers. A computer 
program was developed to analyze harvested beaver for 


weight, age structure, family size and pelt quality by trap- 
line or township, and physiographic units. From this 
analysis, the habitat can be evaluated and harvests and 
seasons set. 

Continuing the emphasis on effective harvesting, the 
Branch was engaged in programs such as trapper workshops, 
Conibear trap exchange, financial and technical assistance 
to trap inventors, and the testing of new traps. 

A marten and fisher study was initiated in Parry Sound 
District in co-operation with the University of Guelph. 


RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Native People) 
The following types of projects were carried out during 
the fiscal year under the Federal-Provincial Resources 
Development Agreement. 

Fur. Trappers and their families from James Bay were 
assisted in establishing themselves on vacant traplines in 
central Ontario. 


Commercial Fish. Lakes were surveyed to assess’ their 
potential. Fishermen were instructed in the netting, cleaning 
and packing of fish. 

Tourism. Indian bands along the coast of Hudson and 
James Bays were assisted in setting up and operating 
tourist camps. 

Hide Collection. 4,500 moose and deer hides were 
collected from hunters in the Province and distributed at 
tanning costs to Indian bands. 

Timber. To assist Indians in managing reserve forests, 
technical advice was provided on reforestation, logging and 
lumber production. 

Planning. Indians attended district meetings and took 
an active part in the planning of projects. 


SPORT FISHERIES BRANCH 


LICENCES 


The Canadian Resident Angling Licence was established in 
1972 to enable residents of Canada, who are not residents 
of Ontario, to angle in Ontario at a reduced cost of $3.00. 
A total of 14,469 were sold the first year. 

Sales of non-resident angling licences increased by small 
percentages in 1972 to 425,001 seasonal and 233,333 three- 
day. 


WATER QUALITY STUDIES 

In co-operation with the Ministry of Transportation and 
Communications, a detailed three-year study was initiated 
to assess the impact of highway construction on a small 
watershed. Investigations were continued at Nanticoke 
Generating Station on Lake Erie to determine the effects of 
thermal discharge on the aquatic environment. 


FISH HABITAT ENHANCEMENT 

An experimental project was begun to restore the fish habitat 
of Wilmot Creek. Knowledge gained here will be applied 
to appropriate areas of the Province. 

Other activities included construction of a fish ladder 
on the Ganaraska River, and a study of the effects of the 
controlled harvest of aquatic vegetation on fish production 
in the Kawartha Lakes. 


LAKE AND STREAM SURVEYS 


During 1972, a total of 757 lakes and 46 streams were 
examined to determine the capability of each water to 


produce fish; 164 fishing maps were prepared for dis- 
tribution to the public. 


ANGLER SURVEYS 

A province-wide creel census program, and a data processing 
system for analyzing the results, was initiated during the 
year. 


Provincial Fish Hatcheries 


Fourteen fish hatcheries were operated during the year. 
These included eight trout rearing stations, five pond 
stations, and one trough station. 

The new sub-station at Chatsworth Hatchery was com- 
pleted. The new rearing facility will be used primarily to 
produce highly selected splake to rehabilitate Lake Huron. 

Studies were undertaken for a new sub-station at Dorion 
Hatchery. Further studies were made of the proposal to 
locate a large hatchery complex adjacent to the Lennox 
Power Generating Station in southeastern Ontario with 
facilities for the supply of heated effluent water from the 
Hydro plant. 

Research was continued in fish nutrition and fish diseases 
under a conjoint agreement with the University of Guelph. 


WILDLIFE BRANCH 


The Branch objective is to maintain wildlife populations 
for the recreational and economic benefit of the people of 
Ontario. Much effort is directed to the maintenance and 
improvement of wildlife habitat as it is habitat which 
determines the potential in wildlife numbers. 


BIG GAME MANAGEMENT 

The deer herd was favoured with a mild winter, the first 
in five years. The number of deer had been declining 
because of a series of unusually severe winters and because 
of a long-term trend in forest maturation. Hunter success 
remained at 20 per cent. 

The moose herd is faring well. While the number of deer 
hunters has decreased since 1968, the number of moose 
hunters has been increasing. Therefore, more intensive 
management measures for moose are being formulated. 

Black bear numbers, though difficult to assess, are 
believed to be holding constant. Nuisance bear are destroyed 
or, where possible, trapped and released elsewhere. The 
number of bear hunters is increasing. 


Timber wolf numbers have held steady for 15 years, and 
coyotes have increased in the past 10 years. The wolf 
bounty was rescinded in 1972. The Wolf Damage to Live 
Stock Compensation Act, 1972, authorizes the payment of 
compensation to landowners who lose livestock to wolves 
or coyotes. 


UPLAND GAME MANAGEMENT 


Of the species which are subject to cyclic fluctuations, 
ruffed grouse are generally abundant, European hare are 
recovering from a low, cottontail rabbits and Hungarian 
partridge are still low, and sharp-tailed grouse are still 
declining in numbers. 

Several of these species are declining because of the 
loss of habitat resulting from clean farming practices. The 
ring-necked pheasant is especially affected. Released birds 


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supplement the wild stock, but only in the fall, and only to a 
limited extent. 

Woodcock, a migratory bird, breeds in large numbers in 
Ontario. Raccoon are plentiful. 


WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT 

A program to establish a wild-breeding population of the 
giant Canada goose has been underway since 1968, and wild 
birds may be seen in many places. 

Snow geese in the far north reproduced poorly in 1972, 
resulting in low numbers in Ontario. The 1973 nesting 
season was much more favourable. 

The fall populations of ducks of various species were 
similar to those in earlier years. 


WILDLIFE EXTENSION AND PROVINCIAL WILDLIFE 
AREAS 

More viewing and hunting opportunities became available 
during the year by an increase in managed properties from 
18,000 to 35,000 acres. The program now includes inter- 
pretive programs on some agreement areas and on Provincial 
Wildlife Areas. Habitat is managed on the latter to provide 
viewing and hunting where these activities are restricted. 


FIELD SERVICES 


Conservation officers are responsible for the enforcement 
of laws and regulations under The Game and Fish Act, the 
Ontario Fishery Regulations, and the Migratory Birds 
Convention Act. Convictions totalled 5,103, about 100 
more than in the previous year, and about 100 fewer than 
the record number registered in 1969-70. 

Ministry officers supervised 24,823 hunter examinations 


in 1972, and 87 per cent of the candidates were successful, 


CENTRAL LICENCE BUREAU 
The Bureau records angling and hunting licences and obtains 
statistics through mailed questionnaires. 


FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH 
BRANCH 


The Branch was formed within the new Division of Fish and 
Wildlife to integrate the programs of the Fisheries and 
Wildlife Sections of the former Research Branch more 
closely with the management branches and field units. 


We have been fortunate to have several excellent long- 
term series of data collected by our research units on each 
of the Great Lakes and in Algonquin Provincial Park. As a 
consequence, our scientists have been in the forefront of 
a major international effort. The initial synthesis of this 
effort appeared in the June, 1972, issue of the Journal of 
the Fisheries Research Board to which our scientists con- 
tributed 11 of the 34 papers. 


More recently, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission has 
published major background reports by our scientists on 
Lakes Ontario, Huron, Superior and Opeongo. 


The use of our lake trout-brook trout hybrid, the 
splake, as the preferred stock for the rehabilitation of Lake 
Huron (and perhaps other depleted trout waters) has 
attracted attention abroad and led to the request that our 
scientists provide a chapter on the subject for the Com- 
memorative Volume to be issued at the 19th Congress of 
the International Association of Limnology. 


A major effort, to immunize wildlife against rabies, is 
near maturity. In co-operation with other agencies, an 
oral vaccine has been developed, and _ preliminary 
experiments on the delivery system have been conducted. 
This program has elicited world-wide interest. 


DIVISION OF PARKS 


PARK PLANNING BRANCH 


Work continued on the evaluation of future parkland for 
Ontario residents with emphasis on increased recreation 
facilities in southern Ontario. 

In the implementation of the Niagara Escarpment Report, 
7,773 acres were purchased during the year, making a total 
of 27,592 acres acquired to date. 

An additional 11,612 acres of beach properties on the 
Great Lakes were purchased during the year. 

A 1,700-acre property was purchased at Indian Point on 
Balsam Lake, initiating the program recommended by the 
Canada-Ontario Trent-Severn-Rideau Study (C.O.RT.S.). 


MASTER PLANNING 


Planning studies are now underway for more than 30 
Provincial Parks. Planning was initiated and completed on 


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Fathom Five, Peche Island, and Credit Forks. Continuing 
studies were made of Lake Superior, Killarney, and Ouimet 
Canyon. 

During the year, the Bronte Creek Provincial Park 
Advisory Committee completed its recommendations, and a 
master plan was finalized and published. 

The Advisory Committee for Quetico Provincial Park 
completed its report in June, 1972. 


NEW PROJECTS 


Silent Lake, ten miles north of Apsley on Highway 28, is 
a proposed natural environment park with camping and day- 
use programs. Master planning is completed, and the develop- 
ment of roads, buildings and campsites is underway. 

Petroglyph Park, 35 miles north-east of Peterborough, 
near Nephton, is a proposed historical park which protects 
Indian rock carvings. 


Methodist Point, ten miles north of Midland, is a proposed 
natural environment park with historical zones to preserve 
significant remains of Indian encampments and unique 
vegetative and geological features. 


SKI STUDY 


A special study was initiated during the year to assess the 
existing skiing operations in southern Ontario. A second 
stage will evaluate the potential of 200 possible new sites 
within 18 months. . 


NATURE RESERVES 


Two new Nature Reserves were acquired during the year: 
East Sister Island, a 36-acre island in Lake Erie; and six 
properties totalling 338 acres on Pelee Island. Both contain 
significant Carolinian forest resources and wildlife features. 


PARK MANAGEMENT BRANCH 


Park visitation declined during the 1972 season, reflecting 
the bad weather on the majority of weekends. A total of 
12,320,794 visitors (a 9.8 per cent decrease from the 
previous year) were accommodated, including 1,498,474 
campers (a 7.5 per cent decrease). 

In southern Ontario, many families had to be turned 
away on busy weekends despite the addition of nearly 1,000 
more campsites to the system. 

Facilities were improved at several parks. 

Two new Provincial Parks were added to the system 
during the year, increasing the number from 113 to 115: 

Charleston Lake, a natural environment park of 2,066 
acres, 17 miles north-east of Gananoque; and 

Fushimi Lake, a 3,000-acre park west of Hearst and north 
of Highway 11. Both parks provide camping facilities. 


INTERPRETIVE .SERVICES 

During the year, 796,709 park visitors attended exhibits, 
conducted trips and lectures to learn more about Ontario 
and its parks, environment, resources management and 
history. 

A Waterfowl Viewing Weekend was held at Long Point 
Provincial Park in co-operation with the Federation of 
Ontario Naturalists, and 18,000 visitors attended the event. 

The number of parks offering interpretive programs 
continued to expand. Several new audio-visual programs 
were produced. A special logging exhibit was installed at 
_Wakami Provincial Park. 


PROVINCIAL PARK FEES 


1971 1972 

Vehicle and Campsite Permit $ 2.50 per day .... $ 3.50 
with electricity......... 3.00 per day .... 4.00 
Vehicle Entry Permit ...... 1.00 per day .... 1.50 
10.00 per year.... 15.00 

Bus Entry Permit ......... 6.00 per day .... 10.00 
Interior Camping Permit... . 1.00 per day .... 2.00 


5.00 for 16 days . 20.00 


Group Camping Permit .... 0.10 per person 

“per day .... 0.00 
Snowmobile Permit ...... 0.00 per day .... 1.00 
Skitow-Permit........... 1.00 per day .... 2.00 


WINTER PARKS 


During the winter of 1972-3, four parks were operated on 
a winter basis: Arrowhead, near Huntsville; Sibbald Point, 
on Lake Simcoe; Pinery, on Lake Huron; and Rondeau, on 
Lake Erie. Winter facilities included snow-plowed roads and 
campsites, heated washrooms with hot water, central drink- 
ing water, fuelwood supply, garbage disposal, and electrical 
outlets (except at Rondeau). 

Ski-tows were operated at Pinery and Remi Lake 
Provincial Parks. Many other parks were used informally for 
activities such as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and 
tobogganing. 


SNOWMOBILE TRAILS 


Snowmobiling was permitted in Provincial Parks on approxi- 
mately 200 miles of marked trails and 700 miles of park 
roads during the winter of 1972-3. In addition, over 600 
miles of cross-country snowmobile trails were operated on 
public lands in Parry Sound, Lindsay and Tweed Districts. 


ACCESS POINTS 


During the year, over 675 access points with parking areas 
and boat launch ramps were maintained to provide boaters 
with access to lakes and rivers. The program is expanding 
by 40 to 50 sites a year. 


CANOE ROUTES 


In 1972, more than 82,000 persons entered Algonquin and 
Quetico Provincial Parks for interior canoe camping. 
A booklet, Northern Ontario Canoe Routes, summarizes 
125 routes representing 1 1,000 miles of canoeing waterways. 
A program to document canoe waterways in southern 
Ontario was started in 1972. 


HISTORIC SITES BRANCH 


The Branch provides archaeological and historical research 
for historic sites and zones and is engaged in a survey of 
historical sites throughout the Province. It operates three 
Historic Parks. 


Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons, Midland, is a recon- 
structed Jesuit Mission of the early 1600s which functions 
as a tourist attraction, educational resource, study centre 
and archival repository. It had 133,000 visitors in 1972. 


Museum of the Upper Lakes, Wasaga Beach, tells the 
story of the schooner, Nancy, in the War of 1812. It had 
14,121 visitors in 1972. 


The Royal Navy and Military Establishments, 
Penetanguishene, commemorates the British establishment, 
1814-56. It was reconstructed in 1972. 


A major project of the Branch is the co-ordination of the 
reconstruction of Fort William, the North-West Company’s 
fur-trading post and fort, Thunder Bay. 


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FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION DIVISION 


FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BRANCH 


Financial Report for Year Ended March 31, 1973 


Statement of Revenue 


For Year Ended March 31, 1973 
Ministry Administration 


SHC OT Maps PUDHCAHONS LCR 47/25 RAS ian eee Um Ce AE NN eu 
Rentals. Ministry OU 3 oa 5.90 pcan vio o eras ACP EN LUS RS AN Nr te 
Land Management 
Recovery of Prior Year’s Expenditures 
Canoe Tl atid INVERONV. ¢ ccc ees RE AW oe cote es $ 16,221 
PANGSACOUINEGW Ay crit TRS RE er en Sie eee 7,009 
TSG WOU ADreeMmene IE Si ir de node de de oak Oe ea eee 12,821 
AE ONE a eRe De D EW SESS USO M RAGE EE a ee eer 14,278 
Conservaliol Authorities “oir cio AS he Le A AR RAA aes 322,251 
NEISOCM SNE OIG NA te nb ne 6,986 
Ha UOTE MANES: ACTCRDE< Pans coco TR NN ti ecg bap ins a eee 
ROVAUES — Forest Protection: Cha ET NN aes eee ee 
PEO PANCUL AGCON CEM re Mines LOR nrg sed a: cn ae ahaa dled elie re are Actes cay ns eee 
Public Domain 
Deassinesang Tacensing OF PARA cc7 iy sy oh ee ere ee $ 693,336 
CAS an MARIN PASS LM ne hn ica Pom ne AAR eee 743,246 
Sales 
VAMC ANG D IR ES TR AT Ae oh eae Sakae eon ideas $ 265,804 
ME Service cP lye els t ea eh ne pO TANG RRS OOD 83,581 
Recovery. rite Feng Coste: rok vnc eet area te ay alee be 180,979 
DUO aes rt ete Ceara ea avian bat cies wn Taig doe mt gas oe 30,741 


Reimbursements of Expenditures — Government of Canada 


DAS = CONSEIVACION AITINOLINGSe ner aceon nee Ook Le tie oe beat 


Outdoor Recreation 
Recovery of Prior Year’s Expenditures 


PDAS Pare MDIOVENIENLS EAN A ov hk LR terne nn à $ 155,789 
NRC ONE ATOME SUN en nel dit ee ed dut hate aoe: 15,179 
Miscellancous: en nd AR ART aiken ee 11,124 
Recreation Areas 
Park Entrance-and Camping Perse 2 Le das cvanaean $ 3,974,725 
LR URL (0 LE Me TL in RE OR TER PR Er 179,411 
Par IS CARO crest as hoa bir Gai) Gage oes See Re rs 22,250 
Historical Sites 
alc os Oran ET LE en a Se DU PEN RE TS AOR OED PT $ 106,181 
poy Col RS ON eat aD RRR RE Ea See ee REO ee Oe Ry 16,498 
Fish and Wildlife 
Hunting-and: Hishing RAcences Tan nd oh AT ne Re bre $ 9,517,071 
PDT SO EPTO TAN UN. A nue tre emma oa openers 81,084 
ROMANTIC Srl AR CE RS Er Re Ue ROM seh PE ks rays menace ea 188,984 
MOUIISCATEH OAIUIC CS posed cuit itn viens es ache Gn eee ae 29,821 
Miscellaneous Fishand Wildlife: 2.40 vase drame 96,569 
St. Lawrence Parks 
ÉCRAN Sr er MEN oe PAP tee nage AN 2e cf CA $ 1,289,360 
AS DR ER UNS dive claires tee ARR ARE OR re Ce Sl 730,738 
PAM OS eres ES oe SN A art, SNS ur, 59221 
PHSCPHATISOUS cout ecu Pr ar nee, LA renee hr hos oe ae sae 11,072 


Carried Forward 


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$ 266,594 


260,394 


$ 379,566 


673,804 
1,900,485 
472,904 


1,436,582 


561,105 


856,530 


$ 182,092 


4,176,386 


122,679 


9913929 


2,086,391 


Statement No. 7 


$ 526,988 


6,280,976 


16,481,077 
$23,289,041 


Statement of Revenue (continued) 


For Year Ended March 31, 1973 
Brought Forward $23,289,041 


Resource Development 
Renewable Resource Development 
Recovery of Prior Year’s Expenditures 


Statement No. 7 


foaustrial Development Agreëment........,.......:........,. $ 18,703 
ARDA — Grants to Municipalities and Conservation Authorities .. 36,881 
Pree NUE: PRIE MARRON ACE el cee eee te ee es 72,198 
Bogeing Roads — construction costs 2.2.06... ec eee 237,716 
Forest Access Roads — construction costs ................... 173,862 
a de 5s te Cig mia es Me a es ce à 8,708 $ 548,068 
Forest Management 
LR AR sos cute are ane! à $13,189,265 
A nn aus» Katee sue tone 146,230 
id SEEN A Ate a GI a a aa Ee Doan ere ess 120,181 
RIE Soh 5 DR OD D sn cnrs an a on eu ae 209,552 
TT SR NPA EE 21,375 13,686,603 


Reimbursements of Expenditures — Government of Canada 
Forest Management 


DR Private Land Forestry .................::......... $ 190,444 
ARDA — Forest Stand Improvement ...................... 107,607 
Commercial Fish and Fur 
Resource Development Agreement ......................... 100,000 398,051 14,632,722 


Non-Renewable Resource Development 
Mineral Management 
Recovery of Prior Year’s Expenditures 


Mine Rescue Stations — Recovery of Operational Costs ......................... $ 75,598 

SR Ad de dite ae ne oies dun cs ob 8 0% 16,344,101 

I M EN Te nt ase dre eds on wea sale 61 720,645 

NE A PR RE ET 85,186 17,225,530 
Miscellaneous 

ETI A on PU SPP I PT EP PC RS RE PR Te 14,570 
Eu dd dé sn nr x a bé Sh ap ea aKa due nt di a peine ale $55,161,863 


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For Year Ende 

















Vote Activity 
Total Total 
Programs $ $ 
MEN ADI RON Sn Bachar ee eo es Oe ee 18,506,360 
(Pro-rated by operating Activities) 
AO MCE A ten ee Oe RE PP RS EE EM Re > 1,653,181 
FSI Operational Services:..% .¢.5 seine See ASE be kia Meskp age oe Mak ee Et 3,834,861 . 
Binalicial Managements theo ls eaten tic ph tana: Palen ou bleu 3 GET 1,521,683 4 
POHIMINISUEALIVE SOLVICES: | Ss ed oS Reed Mace gah Gite a ee aa 1,588,152 
INTORMATON SINISTRES De GE ee 885,758 
JS REUTERS tacky ord yy Wicd eR ER pel eae ta RAS 255,154 
POTS ON SE Soa tile RD rue CATO Ga) Coe ea es ee ee aaa 748,565 
JUMOT AR ARRET PEDOTAIMEE LS Fas MR eae erg M ET ve dre aus LD leu ue 1,621,813 
TOSCO ATCN a occas he ee Ae os ee hs odd Cae ney boa hy CARTE Eau 3,065,670 
VOUVCOLDS CSA LT O0 LE 8 bee 7 pint es oe heh oma RO ap le ete aug NE a 3,331,028 
18,506,360 18,506,360 
Ean WaAnAGeMment: 066 6605 SR er at RS ck tS ks ee eae et 57,468 ,324 
Program Administration (Pro-rated by activities). . ......................., 644,857 
PAVIFOUINENT TIOTECHION a ON re ek ey eee ie kL RAR Ne aes en ne ee 13,554,192 
PUOLECTION SELVIGE! Le an Ne nue ele ne Ae A ee ele ped er re 
COMMUMGRUON SEIVIC’: ir Data Sa aie A din dons Sion eee wee eee 
Pigite Wpcratine and RDA ST Re 
SPOCK CE ONITOL ANG Ke pall: to 4 ned ee oa ee on Es NE ee ed NS ee 
Aly pcavices=Cperatane ANG REDAIR nn aa aus DEN ak AE N Se e 
xd DEN Wire sb TURN | NS ok ve arr cece es Luk TE APTE oe Ate PER ye ane Ze 2,999,965 
An Tu ARS een nes BO ele ge eee ar yee Rage NAT ey ake Le Eu EE ONE LES 13,186,301 
EMIS ELVICE. oa PR ewe oer RL ate one SE es Ee Os OR LOA oe ees 
LA USCA Tipe eA teed sig hate Cit eo na a tpt ath, sacl ENS aaa hon eo 
MIMICS Ane BONUSES EO-INGIANS oc uk ond car ety ae a Om NN EN eee eae 
CONSIEUCTION OL SUMMER MeSOlt ROALS Sic Wc ye M Re a ee 
ONATO PAR NVE DONNE Line ce wees sce ne «Ua Oe eee Ee 
ATU ASSO ORTVAO EC LV D NS Seats RS LA R re eds pigs rs 
DAT NCU ST LONE ie Ce weg Sas ar AA MR ON a a aa Rue eh aN aa 
SINC YA ad EGSINGEIING 1) ois pap doer heey Su eee ee hea ED POG tT Lain 5,147,274 
ENviniccnineariGsSuUrvey Ss Servicess acd AR VS we aide eta ean Uae seems 
Constimiction of Dams;Docks and Dredging” 25.46 rise baboons oa ce 
Maitnenance of ams: Docks: Socks 25. 3.00 bul ou On aes ee yates es 
Maite Hance Oh ACCESS ROAUS bot pa, ease he gota RS INA Seca 
PLATS CML ATA Sipe ch ET ED TR ate Oh Dit cs CRONE eet ee NRW rtd use a cel accu heen 990,491 
NICS SELVICE te ete teeta Re teed dn. min aren Oy Rk ENS Ek Ce ae 
ECORI File art mtn silt vhs Beh ene a eae tc eatery el gee ea orgies ae aie 
ER RS TO LT oo tia ee oe NE ad ES 2 
Pits a ATOS SE RL aes ene gh Ur Re eee ere AA Ne 
Conservation: Authorities ee clots, faa: Se ARR ee hs AR 20,945 ,244 
COOTIGEE VOI SONVICE i Me ne ADN Bates Dacca oe A ce ee AGE hey eee 
EC NE cates Tce ee oe aes Oe eget ae Seco NET Bic ae re 
57,468,324 57,468,324 
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Environ- Parks & 
Sub-Activity Land mental Historical Fish & Forest Mineral Conservation 
Total Management Protection Sites Wildlife Management Management Authorities Others 
$ $ S$ $ $ $ $ $ $ 
1,653,181 140,851 241,860 © 413,626 233,429 450,492 119,360 53,563 
3,834,861 326,730 561,040 959,482 541,483 1,044,999 276,878 124,249 
1,521,683 129,647 222,622 380,725 214,862 414,659 109,866 49,302 
1,588,152 135,310 232,347 397,356 224,247 432,771 114,665 51,456 
885,758 75,467 129,586 Pa oh 125,069 241,369 63,952 28,698 
255,154 21,739 CUM Pa, 63,840 36,028 69,529 18,422 8,267 
748,565 63,778 109,515 187,291 105,697 203,984 54,046 24,254 
1,621,813 105,315 117,436 827,017 91,089 480,956 
3,065,670 42,699 68,390 17,089 1,898,565 1,038,927 
3,331,523 240,919 90,907 433,339 265,186 224,334 6,271 1,7317:991 "232410 
18,506,360 1,282,455 1,811,032 3,901,382 3,735,655 4,602,020 763,466 2,077,780 332,570 
644,857 169,081 320,042 31,212 38,047 46,172 7,480 32,823 
8,011,608 8,011,608 
706,821 61,776 100,510 187,096 88,282 200,595 57,394 11,168 
1,275,811 111,506 181,420 337,707 159,349 362,075 103,596 20,158 
945,050 82,597 134,386 250,155 118,037 268,205 76,738 14,932 
2,614,902 180,213 1,357,224 170,805 667,146 223,053 4,276 12,183 
2,999,965 2,999,965 
2,015,004 2,015,004 
314,714 314,714 
42,600 42,600 
37,383 37,389 
433,827 433,827 
293,278 293,278 
10,049,495 31,832 8,956,678 697,268 363,717 
2,527,543 1,973,727 553,816 
885,683 411,842 177,57 296,704 
316,580 147,210 63,316 106,054 
1,417,468 95,342 136,217 128,463 167,959 889,487 
487,626 487,626 
333,000 333,000 
97,323 97,323 
72,542 72,542 
1,323,435 1,323,435 
19,621,809 19,621,809 
57,468,324 7,319,881 13,795,188 10,302,569 2,338,846 2,353,304 322,026 21,036,510 








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Total 
Programs $ 





Ode ROCTORUION No ne ur NAT SNS TD EN ES D OR ee AIT 30,882,337 
Program Administration (Pro-rated by Activities); 52.452,44 see ees 
General Ourdoor Recreation: ein NT nat Die bea aoe hee Cees 
BOERS eo DE Le ar coc PE NET TR ES i ret Kar ite aa ee 
PAKS POT AUN 9 te see Beye setae acleete kal Kin RENE CAG Poae Til pica RE nee ER EN 
PATREAJEVCLO DEG bie ALES sy aires tsa ohne ee a ees al ance Seer ae 
PIS ARE NON RE ET Sow hie FO CRE IEG te à Be Eee Teta 
LISA WHO TS Sel VIE PR ota RER Re et Peed AE ces En AS gee 
SOLE MA Se MORE ER ES Ne ne Dares re Li ere ere 
HA CHATS CDCR AUION Yon 0h oes ees eg Pe ean oe pee UN ara eee eek OT 
Midlife Managements” “gait secs ia a Ua de ie eue SSSR ENS 
Game GR EOL CEINONG ET SE MN RES NS ee eR ae wa eo Se 
St tawrence Patks Commission: er SA NUS ae NRA 
PATES SOTVICE LS MS RE eh este oO ed Sak Ger GE Se DAS MES ies 
IPC AU ag opener gn ph Re Re ae ON TT ST SA PR PORTE COUT RTS eR ee 
AIST ORICAL ADK Sr cepts Re rae Ce Te RS eae SARS Ni ae te 
PALMS SOUVICES OR DR EN ER RTE LR Aira OA ROR Une 
COSTAL SENS TUE De re dE OS EE Ro D DS eee RS 
RC OFISULUGHION PO PR rey Nb PE ee bine D ne Dir 


Activity 
Total 
$ 


1,700,239 
14,199,611 


8,776,386 


3,643,614 


2,562,487 





Resource Development 30,882,337 


30,882,337 





Renewable Resource Development D Red sl ees pe Ne 

POSE A TS AO ER eos nes Sa ene asia dks der TES EU ES Nes 
(Pro-rated by Activities) 

IRESOUTCE TON ION UT 4334.6 dede a du sue Pad ren Enr MRC 
DOUCE IV IDR er ina stare ton er Bo AS SIN Dit D As ote ne Re 
RE 2 CO DT RTE dE RO te EUR AE RS AT ee AN LE RU ES ES 
COnstrucuon Of -LOpeiny: ROAGS: Enr Sn Ne DIN Drama se Sarees 
COMSIGUCTION-Gl FOTEST ACCESS RDAUS ART Ne WA wee AT ait 
Grants to Municipalities and Conservation Authorities ..................... 
Conte RAST se PUL: wr gays nds en al ae Saeed D ee te Te dns 

bndustry Mitormation, support and Ales. RTS RE RE Shin deu ae 
eel BLY 2. SON AUS ES A EP Rear ire, NP RS EE et oe EU mo 
LEE UT RE RE TP clr elt tax yey ECL AUT EGO EE ESS UE D 
PA CUIR ENS AS PR RE D LR RU NU RE EN PTE no 
He Pur DEV le EN a eee dati a CE ere 
Statutory — Loans under The Fisheries Loan Act nce oo Re RSR ee 


22,030,191 


707,351 


17,576,597 


3,601,161 


145,082 





22,030,191 


22,030,191 





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Parks & 
Land Environmental Historical Fish & Forest Mineral Conservation 
Management Protection Sites Wildlife Management Management Authorities Others 
$ <: $ $ $ $ $ $ 
1,188,807 511,432 
a 4,003,171 
5,856,713 5,856,713 
4,339,727 4,339,727 
2,397,845 2,397,845 
1,404,811 1,404,811 
1,007,358 1,007,358 
1,480,402 1,480,402 
2,485,970 2,485,970 
1,207,247 1,207,247 
2,436,367 2,436,367 
| 33,479 33,479 
. 614,557 614,557 
1,914,451 1,914,451 
30,882,337 21,594,519  9,287,818 
707,351 1,273 565 354 18,321 686,838 
13,703,096 13,703,096 
2,354,373 2,354,373 
© 273,875 273,875 
_ 905,831 39,306 15,672 10,335 43,674 796,844 
D 222,374 222,374 
117,048 117,048 
_1,989,624 5,037  1,984,587 
327,154 327,154 
_1,042,754 1,042,754 
241,629 241,629 
. 145,082 145,082 
22,030,191 40,579 16,237 10,689 570,791 21,391,895 


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Total Expenditure Allocated. 


For Year Endec 

















Vote Activity 
Total Total 
Programs $ $ 
Non- Renewable Resource Developmenit ::112%0 sas ace orks od ee en Pa ns 9,219,064 ; 
Program Administration (Pro-rated by Activities) ............... aie Gee 192,167 © 
ACCESS; EO RÉSOUI CESSE UT eh gS AE che) Te CN DR pe erage eae tw 3,782,970 2 
Geological Services and Shared: Exploration Costs: 4.094.204.2064 35 2s hese hee es 3,691,919 
(SOOM ICAL eT VICE «cost ee aah oc aa ep tad i Pd aa ase a AO EU ee Ten 
SAREE ES DIR AICI ICONS ites ee trite on ie or even ina Bose rere Dr aa aM Aetna 
CIEOIOBICAL SULVEVS, <2 ks pianos Os ell acy ete ee ara eee tick oR ek erty, MR 
SOOLOLIC AL CAt DB DAV TS ach awa ued gags Ss 6 nine ele De han 
NID SE NSINO RTT. ae ie tak hela ee ag ir ou Gat Sty A Gree te tt 774,112 
PVIGUIGCTING SCT RON ae A teste at PR MES bal keer RON Riel CAR A a PENS Oe | 
MARS ITS DEC DOM 7c) RAR D A heard Sarre pe Pere | 
LATHONGLOEY. SOIN ICS CRT aren ne cd ao Gi IE Pa EN OG Ue es hae eee ee 463,832 | 
HaBOPALO BY REINICE EE NU SN wee os Or eee aad ee eat Ee pe 4 
TOI ANNE 1 CSUN ER: AVES wiht sees Saari | eae aed Wee ees hed À 
Ontavier ENerey Ne DO RS SE RE hy eee ae PR PROS CRE RAR ee 232,180 2 
Mine Res Ce Pen EN Seige oe NE Re ee ano Pet AU 81,884 
9,219,064 9,219,064 
pais, TE PAR EE VE LEE CCE SES MOI Ns et DAT tee D Mr REG Re D Tienes SPT rae UN RER Me Ra 836,192 836,192 É | 
ROMAINE Ed Lie 10 AIT AP eek ees a oe es a le re Sas ee eee pe 138,942,468 138,942,468 4 
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Parks & 

b-Activity Land Environmental Historical Fish & Forest Mineral Conservation 

Total Management Protection Sites Wildlife Management Management Authorities Other 

$ $ $ $ a $ $ $ $ 
192,167 12,279 Bro at Se 2,844 30,324 143,203 
3,782,970 562,652 159,991 130,478 — 1,388,473 1,541,376 — 
| 1,589,928 1,589,928 
_ 469,491 469,491 

_ 1,089,867 1,089,867 

542,633 542,633 
= 78,272 18.272 
= 695,840 695,840 
FI 
| 326,866 326,866 
136,966 136,966 
D 232,180 232,180 
Ë 81,884 81,884 
Ë 9,219,064 574,931 163,508 133,322 ~ 1,418,797 6,696,326 232,180 
D 336,192 836,192 
138,942,468 9,217,846 15,785,965 35,942,481 15,933,110 29,766,016 7,781,818 23,114,290 1,400,942 
| 6.63% 11.36% 25.87% | 1.46% 21.42% 5.61% 16.64% 1.01% 


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NORTHERN AFFAIRS BRANCH 


The Branch operates a small co-ordinating office in Toronto 
and three regional and 23 “storefront’’ offices in northern 
Ontario. Small communities in the north are served through 
50 satellite offices manned on a voluntary basis by 
employees of other government agencies. 

Northern Affairs offices aid citizens with problems 
related to all levels of government. They supply pamphlets 
and forms for many agencies and provide information on 
many programs. 

Northern Affairs officers perform specific functions for 
other agencies. They hold letters of authority under several 
Acts administered by other Ministries. 

A total of 80,958 transactions was handled in 1972, an 
increase of 22,466 on the year. 


LEGAL SERVICES BRANCH 


During the fiscal year commencing with April Ist, 1972, 
and ending with March 31st, 1973, Legal Services Branch 
prepared and processed amendments to The Crown Timber 
Act (by Statutes of Ontario 1972, Chapter 26); to The 
Provincial Parks Act (by Statutes of Ontario 1972, Chapter 
27); to The Public Lands Act (by Statutes of Ontario 1972, 
Chapter 29); to The Surveyor’s Act (by Statutes of Ontario 
1972, Chapter 30); and to The Mining Act (by Statutes of 
Ontario 1972, Chapter 116). 

The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act was repealed by Statutes 
of Ontario 1972, Chapter 144, and The Water Powers 
Regulation Act was repealed by Statutes of Ontario 1972, 
Chapter 28. 

The Mining Tax Act was rewritten and updated by 
Statutes of Ontario 1972, Chapter 140, and The Wolf 
Damage to Live Stock Compensation Act, 1972, Statutes 
of Ontario 1972, Chapter 145 was enacted. 

Sixty-seven regulations made under the authority of 
Acts administered by the Ministry and 426 orders-in- 
council were prepared and processed through the Branch 
during the fiscal year. 

Two Federal-Provincial co-operative agreements dated 
February 8, 1972, and March 29, 1973, which provided 
for a two-year renewal of the co-operative agreement 
relating to resource management and, for the performance 
of a high resolution aeromagnetic survey in the Kirkland 
Lake area, respectively, were entered into by the Ministry 
during the fiscal year. 

The Patents Office, which is responsible for maintenance 
of records of Crown land and transactions respecting, and 
legal dispositions of Crown land, other than dispositions 
under The Mining Act, processed a total of 1,526 docu- 
ments during the fiscal year ending with March 31st, 1973. 


ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BRANCH 


The branch is a support group offering those administrative 
type services that lie outside the personnel and financial 
fields. 


The branch is divided into two sections — 
Operations and Services 


Operations consists of Office Management, Purchasing and 
Central Supply. 

Services consists of the Map Office, the Mines Publications 
Office, the Aerial Photo Library and the Accommodation 
Office. 


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OFFICE MANAGEMENT 


This unit is responsible for the design, standardization, 
issuance and replacement of any of the twenty-three (23) 
different uniform items issued to the 1,100 regular staff, 
and 900 summer casual staff — (mainly parks). 

The unit is also responsible for the continual updating 
of the Ministry’s listing in telephone directories across the 
Province, as well as preparing input information for the 
Government Telephone Directory. A total of 1,400 tele- 
phone credit cards and over 3,500 identification cards were 
issued to the Ministry staff. 


Other responsibilities include: 


1. All branch personnel and accounting functions. 


2. The distribution of all Government manuals and 
their revisions, as well as all the Ministry’s policy 
and procedure directives and key personnel directory. 

3. The Ministry equipment inventory control. 


4. The reproduction facilities: (Photo-copy and Mimeo- 
graph machines) 
Approximately 160,000 photo copies and 25,000 
mimeograph copies per month. 
5. The management of over 200,000 active Crown 
_land files and the several incoming documents that 
necessitate the recording of over 140 entries on the 
cross-reference index system and the retrieval of over 
255 files daily. 


PURCHASING 
With the continuing expansion and re-organization within 
the Ministry, procurement activity was more varied and 
widespread. Over 20,000 requisitions were received and 
they were the basis for the issuance of 8,893 Purchase 
Orders, 6,739 Central Stationery Requisitions, 1,049 
Printing Requisitions, 494 Government Service Requisitions, 
703 Telephone Requisitions and 1,701 Central Duplicating 
Requisitions. Underlying these orders and requisitions 
were the many and varied details which are part of the 
purchasing function, such as searching, consulting, inter- 
viewing, telephone usage, correspondence, quotation calls 
customs clearance. Basically, it is a matter of supply and 
demand with the Purchasing Section ensuring that the 
Ministry’s requirements are met immediately, economically, 
with the best quality available, and overall best value obtained 
for money expended. 

Direction and supervision were maintained on leases and 
property for the Ministry throughout the Province in 
conjunction with the Ministry of Government Services. 


CENTRAL SUPPLY WAREHOUSE 


During the fiscal year, the Section received a total of 710 
tons of supplies and equipment and shipped a total of 413 
tons, excluding mail. Shipments were made by express, 
freight, transport and mail, and by internal supply to 
Ministry offices. 

Thirty types of licences were distributed to District 
Offices and approximately 17,133 licence issuers on in- 
voices. The 2,188,505 licences included hunting, angling 
bait fish, roll net, dip net, frog, guide, trapping, trap-line, and 
dog. A total of 1,278,640 Provincial Park Permits were 
distributed. 


ACCOMMODATION OFFICE 


The accommodation office is responsible for the directing 
and coordinating of the approval of all leasing transactions, 
land purchases for the erection of buildings as well as their 
construction and maintenance; the preparation of the 
Ministry master accommodation plan, the establishment of 





immediate, medium and long range accommodation ob- 
jectives; the coordination of the funding requirements for 
all general and special purpose facilities involving major 
and minor capital improvements; the planned program for 
the inspection of Ministry facilities in order to promote 
and improve communication between field and Head 
Office; the maintenance of official liason with the Ministry 
of Government Services in all matters pertaining to 
accommodation. 


MINES PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 


This office is responsible for the sale and distribution of 
geological maps and reports, circulars, industrial mineral 
reports, bulletins and other technical publications prepared 
in the Ministry. 


MAP OFFICE 

This office serves the public through the sale of printed 
maps produced by the Ministry of Transportation and 
Communications, lake contour map series produced 
by the Sport Fisheries Branch, the National Topographic 
Series and the Provincial Topographic Series. 


AIR PHOTO LIBRARY 


This library has samples of all air photographs available 
for the Province of Ontario. Orders may be placed at the 
Library for contact prints (10” by 10’’) enlargements made 
from the negatives of contact prints, and mosaics which 
may also be enlarged. The Air Photo Library also sells 
Forest Resources Inventory Maps. 


PERSONNEL BRANCH 
DISPOSITION OF SENIOR ADMINISTRATION STAFF 
MARCH 31, 1973 


DEPUTY MINISTER 
W. Q. Macnee 


ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTERS 


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RECORDS MANAGEMENT (New Section) 


The Ministry is currently undertaking a study of all forms 
used and this study will result in an ongoing Central Forms 
Management Program. Initial steps were taken to create 
this new section. 

This section will be responsible for maintaining appro- 
priate control over the initiation, maintenance, protection, 
retention and disposition of all Ministry records in accor- 
dance with the policies of the Ministry and the Records 
Management Committee of Management Board. Submits to 
the committee, for approval, all proposals for microfilming 
Ministry records and the installation of microrecord systems. 
Monitors requests from Ministry offices for new or used 
filing equipment by investigating and justifying each request 
on merit and current policies. 

Forms management is an activity within the records 
management program and a study is currently being made 
of all the forms used in the Ministry. This study will result 
in an ongoing Ministry forms management program. The 
aim is: 

1. to contain the growth of forms and the printing and 

clerical costs relating to forms. 


2. to simplify the flow of each form in use in a system 
and to simplify the preparation and handling of the 
form by removing all superfluous and redundant data 
and 


3. to maintain controls over design, procurement and an 
inventory of forms with special emphasis on the 
supervision and regulation of all forms used by the 
Ministry staff in all locations. This Central Program 
will be supplemented by the establishment of Branch 
coordinators for the forms management program. 


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Division of Mines 


Division of Parks 
Division of Lands 


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PERSONNEL BRANCH (Continued) 


DISPOSITION OF SENIOR ADMINISTRATION STAFF (Continued) 
MARCH 31, 1973 


DIRECTORS 

RM DOM AR ELU ee em Ce a ane eee RCN a pars rape ee eer eee brit Tai Se he Forest Management Branch 
DOM à Sr 0) os os Fa a sak ew ew eC sw ae ar A MUR PRE ee ae Timber Sales Branch 
DE BOL Pe eee ee tie ae ee UE Forest Research Branch 
eye ee we ec SR RE ET Peer re ee Cen eee ny ee a tien bee NE Geological Branch 
DAs Modi ta se eee Feo ee ie Re Mee eG tn rope Be erence eee eet eae EE EE Mineral Research Branch 
PEER D TR PR es ee er Sec iy a A ane do Mines Engineering Branch 
DR. Johnston... eh Se 2 FS oe 505 5 rags oe nome nine Bias ST RE Wildlife Branch 
RS ae SO eek ern ON tee eee een a Mai Ee Ny AL Ter An et OR SE EEE Sport Fisheries Branch 
MT BIUDAC NE vss mica es: salaire de ein abe arts or tae tee ae Commercial Fish and_Fur Branch 
Vos ROseDOrOUg OR Fa oye PART Reha SR etn eae Den ee RER on ci Fish and Wildlife Research Branch 
Rev M 2 Pt 0 SP La hte tote oe ae kere AS er Se DE oy, ae LE er Park Management Branch 
fica OS) aa recy eae eR er Rs rE Cae rte tear Geen ey ere M Ee ache PE CPR Te LA RMT ELL un à Park Planning Branch 
HB Cohen! LOT à RAR PAR PEN eigen Mie Dee Tato Pe ET et PP pce See Reece TE 4 ie de ac! Historical Sites Branch (Midland) 
NL Due CELL Fa iy ac andl TE PE estes at ice ok eerie, pS ade pee OM eae Lands Administration Branch 
Ree UB TRS eens TT crete Poa dn ak es each her etek aoe AGE Auten An eager Land Use Co-Ordination Branch 
AG COUR TR PRES D arty Mc aera Etre Men Fes Fiat yeaa URI pee an gids eR, DT STE ES Surveys and Mapping Branch 
Wise PA CIE 24 Thy ese eats A PETER RER ONE CRUE Mea OR CPR PRET WE eS AA See Forest Fire Control Branch 
Sipe OR cs |< SE Re re ar ery Sra omer ear een PON Ef) tn en te lan er Rae ete ee Matte AS EST RIRE Air Service Branch 
St à A NEO LL ER ES ES PRE LS SR NT nish ere vee apd are RS M on DU | Engineering Services Branch 
SR ASS NE I RE DE PR cee RE RE D ne Northern Affairs Branch 
Gila Perguson 22 Se ee PT Soe AGRO BIN Reine Ha, She RCE GT I crabs ee A nde heat a ae Legal Services Branch 
Va Oat CORN E7274 (a rei ds MPR earn Ren rae, Saar ar eee ee Barnes UE erin OE gies NI re RAR mah Financial Management Branch 
BU." ON ENT RE ae a RU a SPE PO Pantera een ar ATE i arte a LENS Ne el Sr iPad PAP un an, 5 2e à Personnel Branch 
TPO R Te che ste ESE UE herd eA RE A MAT By cP a aN, Grate agree ONL ie pean er sar Administrative Services Branch 
CARO SUN Se ee ORS RS. ae CASS EOE LS CORR ALOR DURS ee ee Information Branch 
PEE WTR SITES Oasys prego 5k wk ah PE ee TE OO EC Aa as Policy Research Branch 
ND Pgh 72) Age tra RNY Rea Ree Br 8 SPE RROD RNR CRE cc eRe Ries COREE cr Bin D TROP RUMI DO Conservation Authorities Branch 
DISTRICT FORESTERS 

Cs 100) ROE age epee ah ae are NN aye te wr er A RS ad Ma ner qi Chapleau 
AS SSUES sc) TPN ele ie a na BER ers org eA nly tee MN aT ce FA ee one Sa RN TS Soraya ats ted ieee TAA ES Cochrane (Acting) 
RAR Pra QIIE ere à ste un wrens Ala TND ola TAN SO? eI She ei ne an PO eee eet ek con es eee RSS Se Fort Frances 
WV PROTO DERN TT nant ha IE Due NT SORE a Oe a al APE ee me ee DÈRSS Geraldton 
DCA We tae ears Wate a he pees as a paras Oar are Mie a Oa ane oe os kG WOU RR Ey eut Kapuskasing 
PISO W Set asa ass sn eas tee ned LS eae eds een 2e Der TUE RL enh eee, Oe te A at Bee SA Kemptville (Acting) 
UBS LG GEC! (ER Beane Vel ov te IOP rare athe, | Mees remit BAG BOHR A AUN we PU TN MR AG yf. ns |. Kenora 
ss PRLS SAE ES MRR Coplay ge Mn ee gt ot Pe Met HAA Reap ear rae Mini DO MR ere SC RL eee nthe CES Lake Erie (Aylmer) 
SIM RIDO NN oie, cess oa gre rte dd Sat As a ae ela neces ed Se MOR RS head Gua er ATA NA eae Lake Huron (Hespeler) 
Bet cet crc SE RER rete ia her eo OR GUE ES ET HES RG TC ASE oe be BL an Ee Lake Simcoe (Maple) 
PE Wh AIRE ek SRO Ty RE Nae re GIG CES AT IHR Rg Sk EN On oth SL aL SE rd i ee Oe ee NS Lindsay 
WDE DUNE bane RL sn ogee ess be on, en Oat ri Ee oe aac eres North Bay 
(Ge POTTER Soa ec ie Ai ar papier ATs Sera en ao ORR Ud OREN RS EN ET Soe eee ie We CSN EN à Parry Sound (Acting) 
LA CS LEO eh vee ook is ee Rats ery ene EE = Recs UG PNR oe A nega tind tens cages AeA pose OR ponte Pembroke 
LE QE CORRE RAR ee sted BOC ROLE SSUES WLP eae ON AE Ba aT Sault Ste. Marie (Acting) 
Bee Aye oe eet TT PS A Al esha aly Jom ST A OR leh gael digs en Tae Oe ave aE Sioux Lookout 
oe Se MO Rane ee ee a AE mele ET ARP gr Pola nL ere rye aos Pda Te PPE Ee tee de US A DES te NR Tar Ts Sudbury 
Pe EU Al ER a Ah ee Meee NON aA ue Mas Gone AEA ie ht ees Zu A Rene ae Swastika 
Je ROLE RE SE iets Ui Aw gst oye hoe ube TS A Tee nts lege Ve TU A eae ae Thunder Bay 
DEN AE CAMES PR te ed MER NT EE tele PORT ARMES M M NL EE hn Tweed 
Pap SEAOPOGL. ote PR ede he ha ities are Beh Braud CR eee ay al Ee Sie ay EE ES ray, ae A LU ene aes White River 
ONTARIO FOREST TECHNICAL SCHOOL 

DA RO IT CAE OR a Eg PEN Se TT EE ON TU Te Acting Director 
TOTAL STAGE Probat- Unclass 

March 31, 1973 Regular ionary ified Total 
BLS TIL) 9 eee a ee ry eee yo ae eR Te ey ae 1237 135 PAT 1,788 
STE DR PE Re Er onde Wit ec io tig tine LT RE SRE CR 2,395 121 Liss 3,549 
HNN CN ETS Le 3,132 256 1,349 5,337 
RO APE OMPIe menor FUSIONS. pe Van cack a nae eu onic stax coe wale eke en aa dee LA PACS eee 4,113 
WACANCICR CODE MEN bap creeks ce Sa er MR a ae kyle WU we cain ere Laie oe as re ee 186 
Rest ad ELODANGNOLY mlaltes Mat DS iy ORS aes Be Se INA EL SLD Mo aed aa ata OE enn hak eae 3,927 
MeV HATTON COS ne 10777 elk hla ce Godda eek Ave eee A TT Craie PAL ee 318 


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PROFESSIONAL STAFF 
March 31, 1973 


Lie aies eus, 92 
un in uen 9 
ne di din sy can 22 
noi Bey igiiiusiai ie, 214 
I ere oe NU ns lin ic: 48 
a nn eee di cie 5 
ME TOROS GL ied ok es. Sed PAGE ss 23 
OL an de va RE ms 84 
ne PR Ta pu nu 497 
Resource Technicians 

ns ii... 1,491 
5e rene vie 989 


INFORMATION BRANCH 


CONSERVATION INFORMATION SECTION 


The first issue of Aski, a small eight-page monthly for the 
information of staff, appeared in June, 1972. Aski means 
“land” in Cree. 

A newsletter was mailed weekly to 3,800 news outlets 
and special interest groups. The French translation went 
to 180 outlets. Urgent news was supplied directly to 
important outlets. 

Ontario Outdoors, a radio series, was used by 47 
stations in the Province. Program material was supplied to 
television stations. 

During the year, information was mailed to 39,600 
persons who requested assistance. The Photograph Library 


supplied material from a stock of 39,600 negatives and > 


11,000 colour transparencies. 

Editorial service included the supply of information 
and statements to outside agencies and work on Ministry 
publications. New Ministry releases included the following: 


GEOLOGY AND SCENERY — North Shore of Lake Huron and 
Region ($2.50). 

THE FISHERIES OF LAKE OF THE WOODS ($1.00) 
RAINBOW TROUT IN THE GREAT LAKES ($1.00) 
BIRDS OF ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK ($0.75) 
BOW HUNTING FOR DEER 

WINTER RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS 
PLANTATION MANAGEMENT ($0.50) 

OUT OF THE WOODS (folder) 

FORESTRY IN ONTARIO (Series of 10 booklets) 
FOREST FIRE CONTROL IN ONTARIO 


STAFF TURNOVER* 
March 31, 1973 


PIRCGASEE Hee teins head a ek ele ook Le ee 6 
PUPAE: cas eee ek oak ee ae 64 
PE RO Ie NE ee eS 101 
Un LE es a) Vedi pebcce el has eC Lee 143 
DESO Ra Et EN EE DR PET ES Ss 6 
A Fe D AN DATENT ee 13 
Die CS MN Ne RS D NE EU à 333 


*Ratio of separations to total regular and probationary 
staff at March 31, 1973, was 8.10 per cent. 


CONSERVATION EDUCATION SECTION 

The Section prepared exhibits for 70 fairs and shows 
where the Ministry area was staffed by Districts. It pre- 
pared and managed Ministry exhibits at the Canadian 
National Exhibition in Toronto, Central Canada Exhibition 
in Ottawa, Western Fair in London, Canadian Lakehead 
Exhibition in Thunder Bay, International Plowing Match 
in Sebringville, Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, and Canadian 
National Sportsmen’s Show in Toronto. 

The Film Library added 20 films to head office and 
field office film libraries to bring the library’s total to 
330 titles with two or more prints of many of the titles. 
During the year, approximately 1,500 films were loaned to 
field offices. 

Illustrated lectures were given on many aspects of the 
Ministry’s activities to schools and youth organizations, 
church and service groups, and conservation associations. 


ACCIDENT CONTROL SECTION 


During the year, driver improvement training and testing 
was extended to staff in all districts. 

Employees were given the safety training applicable to 
their particular working hazards. 

North Bay District won the Safety Trophy with an 
injury frequency rate of 5.6. 

The number of certified Hunter Safety Training in- 
structors increased by 20 to 1,373. 

In Algonquin and Killarney Provincial Parks, 62 canoeing- 
camping demonstrations were given by the Ontario Safety 
League under the Ministry’s sponsorship. 

Workmen’s Compensation costs were $330,231.59, in- 
cluding pensions and administrative charges. Compensable 
claims number 1,065. 


POLICY RESEARCH BRANCH 


Policy Research is a new Branch, established in September, 
1972, from elements of former Branches. It reports 
directly to the Deputy Minister. Its responsibilities are as 
follows. 


1. Ministry liaison with other Ministries and the central 
agencies of Government. 

2. Co-ordination and regulation of activities related 
to environmental quality. Ministry responsibilities 
toward Environmental Impact Review Board. 

3. Conduct and co-ordination of research basic to 


policy formulation in fields such as proposed water 
diversion areas, proposed industrial development, 
unorganized areas in north, resource prices, resource 
transportation, resource allocation, and recreation 
demand and supply. 

4. General supervision of research and development. 

5. Development of a modern information system, and 
the operation of Ministry libraries. 

6. Technical background support in biometrics, econo- 
mics and various biological disciplines. 

7. Study of experience elsewhere, notably in Soviets. 


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DIVISION 


LANDS ADMINISTRATION BRANCH 


The Branch is responsible for policy and objectives in the 
administration of Crown lands (public and mining) in 
Ontario, and for acquiring private lands for Ministry 
purposes. 


LAND ACQUISITION SECTION 

The Section is responsible for acquiring private lands 
in support of programs such as public recreation and 
timber management. Since 1962, some 500,000 acres of 
land have been purchased, and some 15,000 acres have 
been transferred to the Ministry from other Provincial 
agencies. Recent purchases related to Niagara Escarpment 
lands, the Wasaga Beach area, and Bronte Creek Provincial 
Park. 


TITLE SECTION 

The Section prepares and engrosses the title documents 
required to dispose of Crown lands under The Public Lands 
Act and The Mining Act. In addition, the Section levies 
mining acreage tax and carries out the procedures required 
to effect forfeiture to the Crown of alienated mining lands 
when the owners of such lands default. 


Mining Lands Section 


Under The Mining Act, the Section prepares rulings for 
leases and Exploratory Licences of Occupation; disposes 
of land for sand and gravel purposes, and collects royalties 
for salt and sand and gravel removals; withdraws lands 
from disposition; and collects and assesses all geophysical, 
geological, geochemical and other technical reports. With 
a budget of $50,000 in 1972-3 for the rehabilitation of 
depleted pits and quarries, approximately 26 pits were 
rehabilitated. 

Under The Beach Protection Act, all commercial removals 
of sand and gravel (except by municipalities) from beaches, 
banks or waters of lakes and streams are licensed by the 
Section following consultation with Fish and Wildlife 
field offices, Ministry of the Environment and the Federal 
Department of Transport. Regular inspections are made of 
licensed areas to ensure that operations cause no significant 
erosion or damage to the ecology. 


Public Lands Section 


In the administration of public lands, other than mining 
lands, the emphasis is changing from land disposition to 
management. Land management includes: 

Allowing the public to use and enjoy public lands and 
waters wherever possible; 

Minimizing conflicts between user groups; 

Reserving areas for future public or government purposes 
to protect unique or sensitive features or to preserve the 
natural wilderness; : 

Zoning areas for or against certain uses; 

Controlling garbage, litter, dumping and dredging; and 

Removing unauthorized occupations of public land. 


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OF LANDS 


In territory that is not municipaily organized, control is 
exercised over uses and development of privately owned land 
through the designation of Restricted Areas under Section 
17 of The Public Lands Act. Twenty-two areas, comprising 
more than 12,000 square miles, have so far been designated. 

When land is to be disposed of, the Section prescribes 
terms and conditions in accord with land-use plans for the 
area. In unorganized territory, leasehold tenure is usually 
prescribed. 

Price is based on the appraised market value of the land. 

Annual rent is derived from the Regulations or based on 
seven per cent of the land’s value. 

Improvement requirements are imposed to ensure quality 
development, for the purpose for which the land was 
granted, within a specified time. 

Land is disposed of by sale, lease, easement, licence of 
occupation, or land use permit, or by vesting order when 
transferred to another agency of government. 

In the case of cottage lots for private use, tenure is 
by lease only. These lots are available only in registered 
subdivisions and may not be leased to non-Canadians until 
they have been available for lease to Canadians and landed 
immigrants for one full year. 


LAND USE CO-ORDINATION BRANCH 


The Branch was established in 1972 to give added emphasis 
to the Ministry’s concern with land use and land-use 
planning. 


LAND USE PLANNING SECTION 


In the first phase of land-use planning, the Ministry is 
preparing, or assisting other Ministries to prepare, land-use 
plans for specific areas. In 1972, the Ministry was involved 
in planning at Ignace, Sault Ste. Marie North, Maple 
Mountain, Lake Temagami, and the Regional Municipality 
of Muskoka, with public hearings on power line locations 
most notably the Nanticoke-Pickering line. 

During the year, the Section was assigned the responsi- 
bility of ensuring that comprehensive Provincial and Regional 
land-use plans were prepared by 1975. This led to the 
second phase of land-use planning. A document, Guidelines 
for Land Use Planning, was prepared and published in 
1972. Throughout the year, field staff gathered data 
relevant to planning. 


LAND USE LIAISON SECTION 
Many meetings and training sessions were held in 1972 with 
head office and field staff and with the staff of all other 


eq ee 





Ministries interested in land use. The purpose was to 
explain in detail the need for comprehensive land-use 
planning and the methods of planning, and to co-ordinate 
the policies of individual agencies. 


MUNICIPAL PLAN REVIEW SECTION 

In 1972, the Section was assigned the responsibilities of 
the previous Conservation Planning Section in Conservation 
Authorities Branch. Staff were obtained and trained. 


A total of 698 subdivision, 60 severance and 20 
condominium proposals were reviewed, and recommen- 
dations concerning conditions of draft approval were pre- 
pared. In addition, 113 draft municipal official plans, and/ 
or amendments to approved official plans, were reviewed 
and conditions of approval recommended. 


SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH 


The Surveys Section performed, or obtained through 
private surveyors, surveys of a variety of Crown lands prior 
to their disposal under The Public Lands Act and The 
Mining Act. Township boundaries resurveyed totalled 300 
miles, and restored under OSEP, 174 miles. 

The Cartography and Inventory Sections produced 
geological, planimetric and thematic maps as a result of 
field surveys undertaken in various Ministry programs. 

The naming of geographical features was performed 
by the Ontario Geographical Names Board. 

In connection with the interpretation of space and 


airborne pictures, a Federal-Provincial link was established, 


and provision was made for an Ontario centre for remote 
sensing within the Ministry. 


FIELD SERVICES DIVISION 


FOREST FIRE CONTROL BRANCH 


A total of 1,573 forest fires burned over 65,458 acres in 
Ontario during the 1972 fire season. An additional 31 fires 
occurred within the fire district but outside the area of 
intensive protection. These fires burned 13,284 acres. 

Two high fire loads were experienced. The first, from 
the middle of May to the first week in June, saw province- 
wide fire occurence and accounted for 64 per cent of the 
season’s fires and 91 per cent of the acres burned. Twenty- 
three large fires were experienced, and some equipment 
and manpower shortages occurred. The peak was reached 
on May 28 when 60 new fires made a total of 156 fires 
burning on that day. 

A more localized situation occurred during the first 
week of July in Geraldton and Sioux Lookout Districts when 
approximately 280 fires were experienced. 

The remainder of the fire season was exceptionally 
quiet. 

Lightning was again the major source of fire ignition. It 
accounted for 33 per cent of 1972 fires and 78 per cent 
of the area burned. 

Again in 1972, three Avenger fire bombers were con- 
tracted and positioned at the Dryden Fire Centre 
Northwestern Region to perform initial attack and support 
functions with long-term fire retardants. This land-based 
operation was meshed with the over-all fire attack system 
and worked well. 

On the basis of two year’s experienced with the Tracker 
fire bomber, this aircraft was selected to be the land-based 
air attack aircraft in the Ministry fleet. Five more were 
acquired for the 1973 fire season. 


FIRE PREVENTION 

Five fire prevention pamphlets, Debris Burning, Fire 
Prevention, Children and Fire, Smoking, and Campfires, 
were published and distributed to the public. 


TRAINING 


Two four-week courses were given in basic fire suppression 
(Fire Suppression 1). A total of 41 staff and two National 
Park personnel completed the course. 

The third annual advanced fire management course (Fire 
Suppression II) was given to 24 staff. 


DEVELOPMENT WORK 


Field evaluations of various items of forest fire control 
equipment were made during the 1972 fire season. These 
included: field test of synthetic fire hose; operational 
evaluation of the Gorman-Rupp pump; modification of fire- 
line camp gear; and modification of fire hose laying 
technique and packaging methods. 


AIR SERVICE BRANCH 


The purchase of five Grumman Tracker aircraft increased 
the Ministry fleet to 48 aircraft, operated out of 20 bases 
of which eleven were open the year round. 

During the year, Ministry aircraft flew a total of 
14,551:15 hours and delivered loads that totalled 27,137,880 
pounds. 

Leased helicopters flew a total of 3,032:10 hours. 

Twenty-eight mercy and emergency flights were made to 
rescue ill and injured persons from isolated locations. These 
flights accounted for 42:25 flying hours. 


ENGINEERING SERVICES BRANCH 


Engineering Services is a new Branch formed from elements 
of the former Surveys and Engineering Branch in the 
Ministry reorganization which became effective on Sep - 
tember 1, 1972. 

The Branch supplied support in the aspects of Ministry 
programs requiring professional engineering, engineering 
technology, and construction expertise. 

The engineering projects related to water use and 
management were carried out by means of pre-engineering 
surveys, feasibility studies, designs, plans, specifications, 
consultation, reports, employment of engineering con- 
sultants, and the construction of dams, docks, navigation 
locks and other hydraulic structures and facilities. 

The Branch carried out a program of inspection and 
maintenance on some of the 265 Ministry-owned dams along 
with improvements to flow channels, dredging and removal 
of floatwood. 


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An extension service to the public on erosion control 
was expanded to cope with the increased erosion and 
flooding resulting from a combination of high water levels 
on the Great Lakes and several severe storms, notably those 
of November 13-14, 1972, and March 17, 1973. 

Co-ordination of the Ministry sign program was imple- 
mented in accordance with the policy established by the 
Sign Committee. 

Consultation was provided for the construction and 
maintenance of forest access roads, and assistance is given 
to the Northern Ontario Resource Transportation Committee 
secretariat. 


The administration of The Lakes and Rivers Improve- 
ment Act required the examination and approval of all 
proposed dams in the Province, the investigation of com- 
plaints, and special studies of water levels and shorelines. 


Under the Major Capital construction program, the 
Branch provided liaison between the Ministry of Government 
Services, Management Board and the appropriate branches, 
districts and regions. 


Maintenance and minor construction of buildings and 
other facilities was carried out under the Minor Capital 
works program. 


CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES BRANCH 


The Branch co-ordinates assistance to Conservation 
Authorities which include grants (for capital projects and 
administration of Authority programs), technical advice, 
watershed studies and reports. The Branch reports to the 
Assistant Deputy Minister for lands and waters. 


Funds contributed through the Branch in 1972-3 were 
$23,071,983, made up of $19,516,402 for capital projects 
and administration, $1,900,740 in winter works transfer 
payments, and $1,654,841 in SWEEP transfer payments, 
and an additional $378,246 in Parks Assistance Act pay- 
ments made directly to the municipalities. 


Some of the more important dams, reservoirs and channel 
improvements either in process of construction or com- 
pleted in 1972-3 were at Binbrook (Niagara), High Finch 
(Metro Toronto), Woolwich (Grand River), Third Depot 
(Napanee), Hilton Falls and Fourteen Mile Creek (Halton), 
Head Street (Sydenham Valley), and East Davignon (Sault 
Ste. Marie). 

Both Toronto Metro and Hamilton Region Authorities 
began waterfront development plans during the year. 

Large conservation areas undergoing development in 
1972-3 were at Christie (Hamilton), Brantford (Grand River), 
Lake Whittaker (Kettle), and the Mill of Kentail(Mississippi). 


THE MINING COMMISSIONER 


The Mining Commissioner presides over a tribunal which 
exercises the judicial and administrative functions conferred 
upon it under The Mining Act, The Mining Tax Act and 
The Beach Protection Act. During the past fiscal year, the 
following matters were determined and disposed of. 


Orders extending time for performing work 


or applying and paying for leases .............. 874 
Orders extending tine-for tagging. ee he a 6 
Orders authorizing special renewal of licences ....... 52 
Miscellaneous orders and judgements ............. Dae 
DO AE Nomber of Orders. eee Oe tees A eee 997. 








REVENUE DERIVED FROM No. of 

FILING EXTENSION ORDERS Claims Revenue 
PHOTO DE Ault ac eee 9,609 $48,045.00 
Relief from Forfeiture ........... 1,203 12,030.00 
POY Lagging isd tn Miwa eee 6 30.00 
Total ee oak be oe ctr ee re Se 10,818 60,105.00 





During the year, sittings were held at Toronto, Kirkland 
Lake, Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout and Timmins. 


ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD 


During the past year, the Board held more than one hundred 
public hearings, usually in Toronto. Hearings were also held 
at Mount Forest, Cayuga, Sarnia, Windsor, Chatham, 
Woodstock and Guelph. 

Board activities during the year included the granting 


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of leave to construct pipe lines, authority to expropriate 
pipe line rights-of-way when easements could not be 
negotiated, certificates of public convenience and necessity 
for the distribution of gas, and approval of the drilling of 
wells for oil or gas in designated gas storage areas.