[ALBERTA LEGISLATURE LIBRARYl

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

OF THE

PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

FOR THE

FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 3 1st ig66

EDMONTON:

PRINTED BY L.S. WALL , QUEEN'S PRINTER 1966

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TO THE HONOURABLE GRANT MacEWAN

Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Alberta

SIR:

I have the honour to submit the Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 1966.

I have the honour, to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

HENRY A. RUSTE,

Minister of Lands and Forests

Edmonton, December 15th, 1966.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I - LANDS

Report of the Director of Public Lands 10

II - FORESTRY

Report of the Director of Forestry 29

III - FISH AND WIFDFIFE

Report of the Director of Fish and Wildlife 58

IV - PROVINCIAF PARKS

Report of the Director of Provincial Parks 83

V - TECHNICAF

Report of the Director of the Technical Division 92

VI - REGISTRATION 100

VII - ACCOUNTS

Report of the Administrative Accountant 101

VIII - STATIONERY AND SUPPLIES 108

IX - PUBLICITY 110

X - PERSONNEL

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

Hon. Henry A. Ruste	Minister of Lands and Forests
E.S. Huestis	Deputy Minister of Lands and Forests
W.L. Nisbet	Departmental Solicitor
V.A. Wood	Director of Lands
R.G. Steele	Director of Forestry
R.D. Loomis	Supt. of Forest Management
S.R. Hughes	Supt. of Forest Protection
J.F. Hogan	Supt. of Forest Surveys
E.P. Shaver	Director of Provincial Parks
C.R. Harvie	Provincial Parks Planner
Curt P. Smith	Director of Fish and Wildlife
S.B. Smith	Director of Fish and Wildlife
W.C. Hales	Fish and Wildlife Administrator
M.J. Paetz	Chief Fishery Biologist
G.J. Mitchell	Chief Wildlife Biologist
T.A. Drinkwater	Director, Technical Division
A. McCallum	Administrative Accountant
H.E. Bennett	Asst. Administrative Accountant
C.B. Kenway	Registrar
W.H. MacDonald	Publicity Officer
R.J. Clark	Personnel Officer
Miss M. Garrick	Stationery and Supplies
Miss S.L. Cook	Stationery and Supplies

EASTERN ROCKIES FOREST CONSERVATION BOARD

J.R.H. Hall	Chairman
A.T. Baker	Member

REPORT of the

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 1965 - 1966

HONOURABLE HENRY A. RUSTE, Minister of Lands and Forests.

SIR:

I have the honour to submit the annual report of the Department of Lands and Forests for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 1966.

Respectfully submitted,

V.A. WOOD,

Deputy Minister.

Edmonton, December 15th, 1966.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

PUBLIC LAND ADMINISTRATION

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS V.A. WOOD

The demand for land under the various forms of disposition held fairly steady during the current fiscal year as compared with the previous year although there was a decline in the demand for land under the homestead sale regulations.

During the last few years more careful attention has been given than in the past to co-ordinated planning before making lands available for disposition. For example, before a newly surveyed township is made available for settlement the area in addition to being checked by the Lands Division is also checked by the Department of Highways, the Water Resources Branch of the Department of Agriculture and the Alberta Forest Service, in regard to location of roads, drain¬ age ditches, timber areas, etc. All of these factors and any others which may affect the land use are carefully considered before the land is made available for settlement. This type of planning is very essential and beneficial if the public land is to be put to its best use. However, it does increase considerably the administrative work required in the disposition of land.

The Director and the Supervisor of the Field Staff attended the Western Land Directors’ Conference which was held in British Columbia in July. The conference consisted of the presentation of papers on various subjects relating to land administration and the inspection of several of the land development projects throughout the provinces. As usual at the conclusion of the conference several comments were made regarding the administration of public lands, which were submitted to the officials of the respective departments in the various pro¬ vinces.

HOMESTEAD SALES

During the past fiscal year homestead sale applications decreased sharply to 989. There is further indication that the unprecedented interest shown i n homesteading during the past four years is now levelling off. Reasons for the decrease in interest appear to be due to poor crops having been harvested in the northern areas of the province for two years.

In May, 1965, portions of several townships in the Snipe Lake Oil Field Area were made available for all types of land disposition.

In September, 1965, two newly surveyed townships were made available for homesteading. The land available in Township 78, Range 8, West 6th Meri¬ dian, was all applied for on the opening day but less interest was shown in Township 72, Range 19, West 5th Meridian, due to poor access to the area.

Although crop yields in the northern part of the province were below average during the fiscal year, there was a 15% increase over the previous fiscal year in the amount of crop share and homestead lease loan indebtedness collected.

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■IM CIVILIAN HOMESTEAD LEASES V/////A VETERAN HOMESTEAD LEASES

42 43 4 4 45 4 6 47 4 8 49 50 51 52 53 54 5 5 5 6 57 58 FISCAL YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH

62 63 64 65 6 6

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

PUBLIC LAND ADMINISTRATION

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SALES AND CULTIVATION LEASES

During the year there were 260 parcels of land offered for sale by public auction of which 232 were sold. The highest price received was $150.00 per acre for a quarter section offered for sale at Calgary.

The average price per acre received was $23.67, a slight decrease from the fiscal year 1964 - 1965, where the average price was $24.32.

During the year the administration and control of 53 parcels of land was transferred in favor of the Department of Municipal Affairs* 5 parcels to the St. Mary and Milk Rivers Development and 4 parcels to the Department of Public Works.

Four free grants of land were approved during the year, and 18 parcels of public land were exchanged, mainly for the purpose of assisting farmers to estab¬ lish more centralized and economic units.

Eighty-seven cultivation permits were issued during the fiscal year.

The following amounts were collected during the year from agricultural

farm sales and public land sales.

New Sales Principal Interest

Public Land Agricultural Farm Sales $124,506.83 $1,119.77

Tax Recovery Agricultural Farm Sales $ 1,485.53 $ 27.35

Public Land Sales $261,238.77 $8,797.78

Tax Recovery Sales $ 3,651.14 $ 136.42

Under the Crown Cultivation Leases Act the department paid out a total of $88,531.44 on account of taxes. The total assessed value of land under culti¬ vation leases, exclusive of the clearing project areas, is $1,340,780.00. It should be noted that both the amounts paid out on account of taxes, and the total as¬ sessed value of land under cultivation leases, is slightly higher than the previous year.

SPECIAL LAND USE

The overall total of applications processed for mineral surface leases, pipeline agreements, pipeline installation leases, licences of occupation, ease¬ ments, rights of entry and miscellaneous leases was approximately the same as during the previous fiscal year. However, a larger proportion of the applications were for mineral surface leases, pipeline agreements and licences of occupation as the drilling activity on public lands continued to increase.

The multiple uses of lands and greater participation by other government bodies in land dispositions necessitated a greater amount of time being spent in contacting the various agencies before a disposition is executed.

Streets were constructed to service 60 lots in the new Calling Lake Sub¬ division. These lots were made available at a draw held in Athabasca and 45 lots were leased.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

Further cleanup work was carried out in abandoned townsites in the Coal Branch area.

GRAZING

As the open grassland areas of Alberta are being fully utilized for grazing, the wooded areas of the province provide the only new grazing available. To en¬ courage the development and improvement of these wooded areas, the Grazing Lease Improvement Regulations were established in 1965 to authorize financial assistance to grazing lessees wishing to convert brush covered lands to improved pasture. Assistance for the development of stock water and other range improve¬ ments is also authorized by these regulations.

Grazing conditions in 1965 were generally good to very good throughout Alberta except for portions of the Peace River area which suffered from drought.

A range survey of grazing lease lands and related deeded holdings com¬ menced in 1965 in southeast Alberta. The object of the survey is to determine more accurately the grazing capacity of individual ranches and to advise ranch operators on methods of more efficiently utilizing the range resource on their deeded land and leased lands.

The Chief Grazing Appraiser and the Range Survey Supervisor met with Canada and U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel in Montana to investigate the suitability of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service method of calculating grazing capacity for Alberta.

The Chief Grazing Appraiser instructed members of the field staff in the identification of native plants and grazing types and in the determination of grazing capacity.

No new invasions of Alberta’s rangelands by noxious weeds from ad¬ joining areas were noted.

Chief Grazing Appraiser J.A. Campbell retired on September 30, 1965, after 21 years of service with the Lands Division.

For 1966 the grazing rentals and taxes for grazing leases, grazing per¬ mits and road allowance leases are to be calculated on the same basis as for 1965, using the same percentages of forage value as fixed by Order-in-Council 1655/62.

PERCENTAGE OF FORAGE VALUE PAYABLE AS RENTAL AND TAXES

	DISTRICTS
South	Central	North
20%	16 2/3%	12 1/2°

The average price of beef for the six month period of 1965 was 17.46$ per pound as compared to 17.98$ per pound for the same period in 1964. The com¬ bined rental and tax charges for 1966, for grazing leases and road allowance leases for the period from January 1 to December 31, 1966, and on grazing per-

PUBLIC LAND ADMINISTRATION

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mits for the period from April 1, 1966 to March 31, 1967, have been set for each district as follows:

RENTAL PER ACRE FOR 1966

ing Capacity	A	B	C
ZONE	Southern District 20%	Central District 16 2/3%	North District 12 1/2%
24	36 1 'n	30 1/44	22 3/44
32	27 1 744	22 3/44	174
40	21 3/44	18 1/44	13 3/44
50	17 1/24	14 1/24	114
60	14 1/24	12 1/44	94

Grazing rental on a per head basis

Bow Island, Grassy Lake, Purple Springs and Seven Persons Grazing Reserves

Pinhorn Grazing Reserve

Twin River Grazing Reserve

Buck Mountain, Minburn and Rannach Grazing Reserves

Wanham Grazing Reserve

Buffalo Park Grazing Association

for 1966 was set as follows:

$3.00 per A.U.M.* $2.30 per A.U.M. $2.20 per A.U.M.

$2.00 per A.U.M. $1.90 per A.U.M.

$ .60 per A.U.M.

Where no caretaker or facilities were provided by the department, grazing rental on a head tax basis was set as follows for 1966:

Grazing District “A” (South) 754 per month per animal unit.

Grazing District “B” (Central) 654 per month per animal unit.

Grazing District “C” (North) 454 per month per animal unit.

During 1965 grazing permits were issued to groups and individuals who

previously held allotments in the Vauxhall area in the Bow River Irrigation dis¬ trict. Approximately 5,900 head of stock were grazed. Special administration arrangements are provided in conjunction with the Federal Government in this area.

The Buffalo Park and South Park Grazing Associations in the Wainwright area graze and cut hay on the land leased by the Department of National Defence under special administrative arrangements. During 1965 there were 1,800 head of stock grazed by 54 patrons and 964 tons of hay were cut.

* - A.U.M. - animal unit month or per month per animal unit.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

PUBLIC LAND ADMINISTRATION

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GRAZING RESERVES

Dry Land	Map	Acreage	Patrons	Head of Stock Grazed
1 . Buck Mountain	9R	16,982.08	28	1,010
2. Pinhorn (near Etzikom)	3R	76,358.5	122	2,498
3. Minburn	5R	13,527.44	79	2,311
4. Rannach	6R	13,350.373	79	1,334
5. Twin River	1R	31,214.93	59	1,547
6. W anh am	7R	15,049.5	39	1,261
Total -		166,482,823	406	9,961
Irrigated
1 . Bow Island	8R	2,758.32	47	1,086

2. Grassy Lake 10R 2,711.54 (used with Purple Springs)

3. Purple Springs		2R 1,905.42	55	834
4. Seven Persons		4R 6,146.06	56	864
Total -		13,521.34	158	2,784
Combined Total -		180,004.163	564	12,745
HEAD TAX ALLOTMENT AREAS
				Head of
	Map	Location	Patrons	Stock Graze
1 . East Burnstick	2	34-6-5	6	469
2. Horse Lakes Grazing
Assoc.	3	75 8c 76 - 16 - 5	15	209
3. North Burnstick	2	35 8c 36 - 6 8c 7 - 5	8	270
4. Northeast Burnstick	2	35-6-5	9	345
5. Northwest Burnstick	2	35-7-5	4	79
6. Southwest Burnstick	2	34-7-5	1	102
7. South Cow Creek	4	38 - 8 8c 9 - 5	4	103
8. Sundre Grazing Assoc.	1	31 8c 32 - 6 8c 7 - 5	5	238
9. West Burnstick	2	used with Southwest Burnstick
10. West End Stock Assoc.	5	31 8c 32 - 6 8c 7 - 5	3	170
Totals -			55	1,985

A total of 15 wild horse round-up authorities were in effect to March 31, 1966 and during the period from April 1, 1965 to March 31, 1966, six Letters of Authority issued.

Approximately 300 head of horses were rounded-up within the authorized areas from April 1, 1965 to March 31, 1966.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

COMMUNITY PASTURES - GRAZING LEASES

Name	Map Location	Acreage	No. of Patrons	No. of Stock
1. Barnwell Graz. Assoc.	63	3,142.44	71	274
2. Basin Valley Graz. Assoc.	74	1,713.56	10	273
S. Bear Canyon Graz. Assoc.	35	1,433.5	8	48
4. Beaver Valley Graz. Assoc.	67	2,979.86	8	197
5. Big 4 Lease Assoc.	14	3,035	5	248
6. Blackfoot Graz. Assoc.	28	24,557.45	56	1,385
7. Bluefield Graz. Assoc.	6	11,726.14	15	570
8. Boundary Creek Assoc.	3	636.84	7	104
9. Bowell West Graz. Assoc.	12	8,008.73	4	286
10. Bow Island Forty Mile Graz. Assoc.	9	28,967.43	40	941
11. B.T. Graz. Co-op Ltd.	17	26,234.99	33	854
12. Bunker Hill Graz. Assoc.	75	6,397.19	5	384
13. Burkes Lake Stockman’s Assoc	. 32	3,622	12	344
14. Butcher Creek Graz.. Co-op Ltd.	. 60	1,432.41	10	239
15. Campbell Creek Graz. Assoc.	53	2,711.5	-	-
16. Carcajou Graz. Assoc.	48	1,442.2	-	-
17. Castle River Stock Assoc.	27	6,159.192	11	303
18. Chauvin District Graz. Assoc.	21	1,113	11	105
19. Clear Hills Graz. Assoc.	55	8,877.4	13	457
20. Clear River Graz. Assoc.	44	3,491.6	3	70
21. Clearwater Graz. Assoc.	64	3,123.8	8	57
22. Comrey Graz. Assoc.	1	29,953.68	21	1,004
23. Cressday Graz. Assoc.	80	12,032.66	-
24. Cresthill Farmers’ Community Cattle Graz. Lease Assoc.	19	14,432.04	10	773

PUBLIC LAND ADMINISTRATION		19
Map Name Location	Acreage	No. of Patrons	No. of Stock
25. Deimuth Lease Assoc.	8	1,736.08	5	66
26. Drowning Ford Graz. Assoc.	25	33,069.5	64	1,696
27. Dunn Lake Cattle Assoc.	20	3,595.97	14	311
28. Eastern Irrigation District	31	4,879.89	4	209
29. East Peoria Smoky Graz. Assoc.	56	6,127.4	9	209
30. Elk Island Graz. Assoc.	34	1,936.39	4	70
31. Fincastle Graz. Assoc.	71	772.04	-	-
32. Fir Grove Stock Assoc.	5	4,342.677	6	204
33. Four Mile Creek Stock Improvement Assoc.	43	18,013.677	13	588
34. Frog Lake Cattle Assoc.	42	10,288.57	9	747
35. Gamier Lake Graz. Assoc.	58	17,842.3	9	353
36. Goodfare Graz. Assoc.	76	6,663.3	10	217
37. Green Prairie Grazing Assoc.	13	2,875	4	139
38. Hays Stock Grazing Assoc.	37	15,462.784	31	610
39. Highland Graz. Assoc.	11	8,222.25	13	423
40. Island Lake Graz. Assoc.	47	5,775.2	6	454
41. Jumping Pound Stock Assoc.	15	12,765.75	8	1,219
42. Keg River Community Livestock Improvement Assoc.	41	1,550	3	46
43. Lakes Graz. Assoc.	18	1,906.76	4	239
44. Lekenwa Cliff Graz. Assoc.	52	1,598	5	114
45. Little Bow Graz. Assoc.	30	4,337.1	8	323
46. Little Smoky Graz. Assoc.	39	11,086.1	6	376
47. Lobley Grazing Assoc.	62	4,714.5	5	189
48. Lomond Graz. Assoc.	24	82,166.46	184	5,497
49. Long Valley Graz. Assoc.	36	4,349.7	4	237

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

Name

50. Lucky Lake Graz. Assoc.

51. Many Island Lake Graz. AsSoc.

52. Milk River Co-op Graz. Assoc.

Ltd.

53. Nemiscam Community

Pasture #1

54. Nemiscam Community

Pasture #2

55. North Eaglesham Graz. Assoc.

56. North Goodwin Stock

Improvement Assoc.

57. North Group Cattle Assoc.

58. North Wapiti Stock

Improvement Assoc.

59. Old Frontier Graz. Assoc.

60. Peace River Graz. Assoc.

61. Peace Valley Stockman’s Assoc.

62. Pipeline Graz. Assoc.

63. Poll Haven Community Pasture

64. Ross Lake Community Pasture

65. Rowley Graz. Assoc.

66. Simonette Graz. Assoc.

67. Silver Valley Graz. Assoc.

68. Smoky Lake Graz. Assoc.

69. Smoky River Graz. Assoc.

70. Spring Creek Graz. Assoc.

71. Spruce Ranching Co-op Ltd.

72. Stirling Pasture Company Ltd.

73. Tide Lake Graz. Assoc.

Acreage	No. of Patrons	No. of Stock
5,595.5	9	406
17,565.28	40	968
12,643.92	23	1,374
4,780.6	28	214
33,951.39	8	715
2,889	6	159
12,913.8	11	427
10,571.42	10	730
5,796.74	4	75
10,047.35	14	1,982
8,380.3	4	75
6,728.9	-	-
23,144.98	20	868
10,462	53	1,271
4,473	30	455
5,425	37	436
3,058	-	-
3,368.7	4	179
11,362.98	9	368
4,149.5	-	-
4,081.6	7	296
19,138.17	34	2,280
747	24	142
15,990.97	13	441

Map

Location

33

10

50

7

45

49

72

22

69

54

59

79

23

4

2

61

77

46

68

78

66

40

29

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PUBLIC LAND ADMINISTRATION 21

Map Name Location	Acreage	No. of Patrons	No. of Stock
74. Tulliby Lake Stockman’s Assoc.	26	16,748.6	38	1,831
75. Waldron Ranching Co-op	65	15,581.58	96	4,977
76. West Blueberry Cattlemen’s Assoc.	51	1,920	5	83
77. Whitemud Creek Graz. Assoc.	73	12,301.35	5	248
78. Winagami Graz. Assoc.	57	3,996	10	226
79. Wolf Creek Graz. Assoc.	70	6,809.6	1	59
80. Writing On Stone Graz. Assoc. Ltd.	38	15,390.05	43	697
Totals		783,315.563	1,375	45,434
ASSOCIATIONS HOLDING	ANNUAL	GRACING	PERMITS
Boundary Creek Graz. Assoc.			191.5	acres
Lomond Graz. Assoc.			2,814.09	»
	Total		3,005.59	”
In Vauxhall Area:
East Hays Group Community Pasture			2,084	acres
Hays Stock Grazing Assoc.			27,226.9
Riverbend Graz. Assoc.			2,663	”
Vauxhall Graz. Assoc.			57,102.3	”
West Group Hays Community Pasture			1,676	”

Total

90,752.2

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

FIELD INSPECTIONS

In order to better serve the public and to increase efficiency of inspections, further decentralization of the . field staff was brought about. New Supervisory District Offices were opened at Medicine Hat and St. Paul. An increasing volume of work in the Peace River and Grande Prairie areas necessitated the splitting of these two Supervisory Districts with an additional District Supervisor being stationed at both Peace River and Grande Prairie.

The former Lac La Biche and Bonnyville Sub-Agencies were consolidated to form a new Sub-Agency with the office being situated at St. Paul.

With a complement of 18 full time Land Appraisers, 2 part-time Land Ap¬ praisers and the assistance of the Public Land Appraising Co-ordinator and Assistant Co-ordinator, the season ended with practically no carry-over of in¬ spections. Continued co-operation of the Forest Service in making a helicopter available for inspections of land not readily accessible to four-wheel drive veh¬ icles, assisted tremendously in the completion of the season’s work.

LAND GLASSIFICATION

During the past year, land use zoning has continued in co-operation with the Forestry Division. A system of classification based on the capability ratings has been adopted, and zoning is being completed.

Aerial photograph interpretation and finalization of the classification of the Pembina River - McLeod River, and the Caroline - Cochrane areas were com¬ pleted in preparation for adoption.

Watersheds inspected during the past year includes:

1. Pouce Coupe

2. Areas east of Lac La Biche

3. Prairie Creek (Rocky Mountain House)

4. Red Deer River and Little Red Deer (Caroline - Cochrane)

5. . Sturgeon Lake

6. Christmas Creek - Timeu Creek (Whitecourt - Ft. Assiniboine area).

The following townships were inspected and reported on for suitability for settlement purposes:

Township 68, Range 21, West 5th Meridian Township 100, Range 20, West 5th Meridian Township 100, Range 21, West 5th Meridian Township 100, Range 22, West 5th Meridian Township 105, Range 20, West 5th Meridian Township 105, Range 21, West 5th Meridian .

Participation in field staff tours included the Peace River District tour and a Central Alberta District tour. These trips assist in co-ordination of our field staff inspection work.

In addition to the above work, an increased number of files and photographs of special cases in land disposition were reviewed. These included tax recovery lands, lands for sale, and lands for purchase.

PUBLIC LAND ADMINISTRATION	23
HOMESTEAD LEASES CIVILIAN	NO.	AREA
Leases in force at April 1, 1965	3511	890,093.03
Leases issued during fiscal year	18	4,745.35
Leases patented during fiscal year	284	67,898.92
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	352	80,492.44
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	2893	746,447.02

HOMESTEAD LEASES VETERAN
Leases in force at April 1, 1965	396	110,553.82
Leases issued during fiscal year	1	318.00
Leases patented during fiscal year	53	14,536.60
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	19	5,691.06
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	325	90,644.16

HOMESTEAD SALES CIVILIAN
Sales in force at April 1, 1965	3074	797,769.40
Sales granted during fiscal year	777	218,776.62
Sales patented during fiscal year	67	16,639.77
Sales cancelled during fiscal year	173	47,113.66
Sales in force at March 31, 1966	3611	952,792.59

HOMESTEAD SALES VETERAN
Sales in force at April 1, 1965	109	30,152.84
Sales granted during fiscal year	33	10,754.50
Sales patented during fiscal year	9	2,556.96
Sales cancelled during fiscal year	6	1.602.80
Sales in force at March 31, 1966	127	36,747.58

HOMESTEAD LOANS Loan contracts in force at April 1, 1965 Loan contracts issued during fiscal year Loan contracts cancelled during fiscal year Loan contracts paid in full during fiscal year Loan contracts in force at March 31, 1966		1194 101 24 178 1093
HOMESTEAD LOAN SALES
Sales in force at April 1. 1965	134		35,621.87
Sales granted during fiscal year	43		11,624.47
Sales patented during fiscal year	40		11,226.79
Sales cancelled during fiscal year	1		354.02
Sales in force at March 31, 1966	136		35,665.53

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

CLEARING PROJECT LEASES AND SALES NO.

Civilian Homesteads 1

Veteran Homesteads 4

TOTAL 5

Crop Share 4

Cultivation 0

Purchase Agreements 56

The above leases and sales are included in other reports.

AREA

320.00

1,297.00

1,617.00

1,274.92

17,945.83

CULTIVATION LEASES

Leases in force at April 1, 1965 Leases issued during fiscal year Leases cancelled during fiscal year Leases in force at March 31, 1966

907	172,494.75
82	16,562.53
100	20,435.32
889	168,621.96

ACCRUED AREA

Leases in force at April 1, 1965 Leases issued during fiscal year Leases cancelled during fiscal year Leases in force at March 31, 1966

237	16,064.09
1	70.00
37	2,273.67
201	13,860.42

PUBLIC LAND SALES

Sales in force at April 1, 1965 Sales issued during fiscal year Sales patented during fiscal year Sales cancelled during fiscal year Sales in force at March 31, 1966

1548	226,067.08
425	53,106.70
341	38,218.64
13	1,402.86
1619	239,552.28

AGRICULTURAL FARM SALES

Sales in force at April 1, 1965 Sales issued during fiscal year Sales cancelled during fiscal year Sales in force at March 31, 1966

1266	227.031.89
292	52,312.77
49	9,596.85
1509	269,747.81

RIGHTS OF ENTRY

Rights of Entry at April 1, 1965 5919

Rights of Entry granted during fiscal year 180

Rights of Entry cancelled during fiscal year 92

Rights of Entry at March 31, 1966 6007

Applications received during fiscal year 183

Applications pending at March 31, 1966 26

PUBLIC LAND ADMINISTRATION

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CROP	SHARE LEASES CLEARING PROJECT	NO.	AREA
Leases	in force at April 1, 1965	4	1,274.92
Leases	issued during fiscal year	0
Leases	cancelled during fiscal year	0
Leases	in force at March 31. 1966	4	1,274.92

PURCHASE AGREEMENTS CLEARING PROJECT
Sales in force at April 1, 1965	76	24,337.84
Sales issued during fiscal year	0
Sales patented during fiscal year	20	6,389.95
Sales cancelled during fiscal year	(amend)	2.06
Sales in force at March 31, 1966	56	17,945.83

SEED CROP LEASES
Leases in force at April 1, 1965	3	16,349.60
Leases issued during fiscal year	0
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	0
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	3	16,349.60

MISCELLANEOUS LEASES
Leases in force at April 1, 1965	1113	74,328.75
Leases issued during fiscal year	127	9, ,638. 35
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	117	7,243.96
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	1123	76,723.14
Permits issued during fiscal year	960
LICENCE OF OCCUPATION
Licences in force at April 1, 1965	827
Licences issued during fiscal year	161
Licences cancelled during fiscal year	61
Licences in force at March 31, 1966	927

EASEMENTS
Easements in force at April 1, 1965	1978
Easements issued during fiscal year	157
Easements cancelled during fiscal year	27
Easements in force at March 31, 1966	2108

MINERAL SURFACE LEASES
Leases in force at April 1, 1965	1999	85,812.03
Leases issued during fiscal year	655	5,991.00
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	141	882.88
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	2513	90,920.15

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TOWNSITE LEASES	NO.	AREA
Leases in force at April 1, 1965	4	388.57
Leases issued during fiscal year	0
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	2	336.87
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	2	51.70

PIPE LINE AGREEMENTS
Agreements in force at April 1, 1965	1478	12,222.95
Agreements issued during fiscal year	420	4,549.49
Agreements cancelled during fiscal year	5	13.15
Agreements in force at March 31. 1966	1893	16,759.29
PIPE LINE INSTALLATIONS
Installations in force at April 1, 1965	40	216.43
Installations issued during fiscal year	2	24.08
Installations cancelled during fiscal year	0
Installations in force at March 31, 1966	42	240.51

SAND AND GRAVEL LEASES
Leases in force at April 1, 1965	352
Leases issued during fiscal year	58
Leases renewed during fiscal year	15
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	41
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	369
Permits issued during fiscal year	129
QUARRYING LEASES
Leases in force at April 1, 1965	5
Leases issued during fiscal year	1
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	1
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	5

GRAZING LEASES
Leases in force at April 1, 1965	4213	4,284,526.65
Leases issued during fiscal year	275	300,626.99
Area added by amendment		50,126.90
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	208	202,309.98
Area deleted by amendment		33,222.08
Leases renewed during fiscal year	541	388,948.57
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	4280	4,399,748.48

PUBLIC LAND ADMINISTRATION

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GRAZING PERMITS	NO.	AREA
Edmonton	1049	172,903.02
Calgary	972	244,358.32
Peace River	403	112,130.48
Grande Prairie	126	37,085.73

HAY PERMITS
Number of Permits issued	355
Number of tons cut	5021/4

ROAD ALLOWANCE

Leases in force at April 1, 1965	1840	72,497.52
Leases issued during fiscal year	135	3,989.06
Leases cancelled during fiscal year	99	3,480.56
Leases in force at March 31, 1966	1876	73,006.02
AUCTION SALES	LISTED	SOLD
Public Lands	260	232
Highest price per acre		$150.00
Average price per acre		$ 23.67
TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION	AND CONTROL	PARCELS
Department of Municipal Affairs		53

St. Mary and Milk Rivers Development 5

Department of Public W'orks 4

Free Grants Exchange of Lands

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

INSPECTIONS

GENERAL NO.

Requests outstanding at April 1. 1965 1377

Requests called during fiscal year 3544

Reports received during fiscal year 2654

Requests outstanding at March 31, 1966 2267

SOIL SURVEY

Requests outstanding at April 1, 1965 1512

Requests called during fiscal year 3141

Reports received during fiscal year 3653

Requests outstanding at March 31, 1966 1000

Collection reports received during fiscal year 501

APPLICATIONS NO.

Grazing (new) 411

Grazing (Renewal) 395

Road Allowance 174

Homestead Leases 2

Homestead Loans 193

Homestead Sales 989

Mineral Surface 1039

Pipe Line Agreement 358

Pipe Line Installation 47

Cultivation 128

Purchase 74

Miscellaneous 250

Licence of Occupation 369

Easements 187

Sand and Gravel 78

Right of Entry 183

Agricultural Farm Sale 403

Accrued Area 10

TOTAL 5290

Cancelled Applications

1345

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FORESTRY

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY 1965/66

Several important developments occurred within the administration of the Alberta Forest Service during the year, particularly in forest management and education fields.

Details of the regulations applicable to the “quota system” of timber dis¬ posal were resolved after numerous meetings with the Alberta Forest Products Association and government officials. Implementation will commence on May 1, 1966. Thereafter surplus quotas will be sold as well as issuance of earned quotas. The necessity of more detailed merchantability information on forest types resulted in a concerted reconnaissance program that taxed field staff and Head Office supervisory staff to the limit. Additional funds and considerable use of aircraft were employed to excellent advantage. All of the staff involved deserve commendation for their efforts. The benefits of the quota system to the timber operators, to government and particularly towards wise management of the forest resource should be obvious in the near future.

The first Forest Technology students entered the Forest Technology School at Hinton for their second and final year of their course. Lecture staff and facilities were provided by the Alberta Forest Service subsequent to an expan¬ sion of the school by the Department of Public Works. The Forest Service also commenced an advanced in-service training program that will be extended to our field staff as facilities permit. These are most important steps to develop the educational standards of our rangers to meet the higher qualifications required in the performance of their work.

To overcome the recruiting and inexperience problems of fire-fighting the fire overhead and fire-fighting training programs were increased significantly to include almost 350 persons in the training for this year.

A new program was also developed for 17 and 18 year old boys called the Junior Forest Rangers. Three groups of 12 boys each were placed in. the field to work 5 days a week on forest conservation schemes and receive instruction one day a week on various phases of conservation.

The number of forest fires during the year was very small with one fire causing almost the total area of loss. A second Dornier DO-28 aircraft was received to replace a Courier aircraft. The VHF radio equipment was extended to the Slave Lake Forest.

The Department of Public Works provided a substantial number of new buildings and projects. Funds available from the Northern Development Council permitted the construction of two major airstrips.

More details of activity during the year are contained in Branch reports.

FOREST PROTECTION

WEATHER

The winter of 1964-65 was one of the coldest winters on record in the past ten years. While snowfall was about normal in southern forest regions, most of

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

the Peace River and central areas recorded over double the average snowfall.

The spring started off cool and very wet over most of the central and southern areas. The northern areas, on the other hand, had below normal precipitation and drought conditions existed in the north Peace River and Footner Lake regions.

The summer was cool in most of Alberta with the exception of August which was generally hot for the first three weeks and very cool the last week. Thunder¬ storm activity was generally light for most of the summer throughout all the province.

September was very cool and precipitation was frequent. October was a warm month all over Alberta in striking contrast to the cool wet September and the on¬ set of the winter weather came in northern districts by the 3rd of November.

FIRE SUPPRESSION

Suppressive action was taken on 252 fires. An area of 54,334 acres was burned over, consisting of 49,769 acres of forested land, 4,279 acres of non- forested land and 286 acres of private land. The 252 fires are shown below by size class.

133 Class ‘A’ or small fires (/ acre or less)

92 Class ‘B’ fires (over % up to 10 acres)

17 Class ‘C’ fires (over 10 acres up to 100 acres)

8 Class ‘D’ fires (over 100 acres up to 500 acres)

2 Class ‘E’ fires (over 500 acres) .

In addition to the above, action was taken on 27 fires that were not the responsibility of the Forest Service. These fires burned over an area of 340 acres.

FIRE DETECTION

Expansion of the fire detection system continued, bringing the total number of lookouts to 138. A distance of 44,500 miles was flown by aircraft on fire patrol and 40 fires were discovered.

The fires reported by tables.	different agencies	are shown on the accompanying
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS	Government Owned	Leased	Total
Helicopters	3	6	9
Fixed Wing	3	8 (includes 4	11
		small water bombers)

Total

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Total hours flown - 7,415

Cargo carried - 854 tons of equipment and 14,136 men Fire - aircraft used on 121 fires

New aircraft - one Dornier DO-28 purchased to replace one Courier aircraft. FIRE CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS

Communication facilities were rented from Alberta Government Telephones. Teletype circuits totalled 1,225 miles and they carried 134,432 messages. The radio network of the Forest Service comprised 813 radio units.

The VHF equipment installation was completed in the Slave Lake Forest and the specifications for the Footner Lake Forest were submitted to Alberta Govern¬ ment Telephones.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

AREA BURNED BV CAUSE 1965

NON -FORESTED 4565 ACRES FORESTED 49,769 ACRES TOTAL 54,334 ACRES

INCENDIARY 1.8% 960 ACRES

SETTLERS 0.-4 % 200 ACRES

LIGHTNING 97.5 % 52,996 ACRES

OTHERS 0.3 %

178 ACRES

THE 0.3% , 178 ACRES UNDER "OTHERS" INCLUDES RAILWAY, INDUSTRIAL UNCLASSIFIED, UNKNOWN, PUBLIC PROJECTS, CAMPERS AND SMOKERS.

NUMBER OF FIRES BV CAUSE 1965

TOTAL FIRES 252

THE 21 FIRES OR 84% UNDER "OTHERS" INCLUDES RAILWAYS, PUBLIC PROJECTS, UNCLASSIFIED AND UNKNOWN.

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COMPARISON OF FIRE CAUSES BY PERCENTAGES FOR THE YEARS 1954 to 1965 INCLUSIVE

CAUSE	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965
Campers	36.5	14.7	14.4	17.8	23.1	20.9	23.0	13.1	18.0	15.3	17.2	15.1
Smokers	11.8	9.9	12.0	9.5	13.8	12.2	11.8	9.0	4.0	6.9	10.9	7.5
Settlers	17.6	21.9	24.0	16.7	17.0	13.2	12.0	9.4	6.1	5.2	14.8	4.4
Railways	3.5	6.0	1.2	1.6	5.6	2.6	2.5	0.2	3.6	1.3	1.8	2,8
Lightning	5.9	15.1	17.8	18.3	17.5	23.0	22.2	41.8	37.8	47.5	25.1	45.2
Industrial	7.1	6.0	5.0	12. .8	6.0	5.3	9.1	7.5	14.7	6.9	. 7.7	9.5
Incendiary	1.2	13.8	12.0	14.4	10.3	15.3	12.2	10.5	6.8	12.8	16.6	9.9
Public Projects	4.7	1.8	1.9	2.2	1.5	2.6	1.9	2.2	2.5	0.5	4.7	2.8
Unclassified	2.3	3.5	4.7	1.1	1.5	2.8	1.9	1.9	2.2	0.9	0.9	1.6
Unknown	9.4	7.3	7.0	5.6	3.7	3.4	2.5	4.4	4.3	2.7	0.3	1.2

SUMMARY	SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF FIRES AND BURNT OVER AREAS FROM 1954 to 1965 INCLUSIVE
Year	Total Fires	Non- Forested Acres	F orested Acres	Total Area Acres	Suppression Costs $
1954	85	71 ,008	57,869	128,877	77,453
1 955	232	76,716	124,578	201 ,294	165,906
1956	258	116,679	577,801	694,480	657,092
1957	180	3.777	11,709	15,486	129,956
1958	464	75,753	155,240	230,993	1,475.347
1959	469	36,805	51 ,154	87,959	1,184,341
1960	474	9,497	10,463	19,960	345,623
1961	811	36,288	157,257	193,545	2,365,862
1962	278	1 ,386	3,120	4,506	210,869
1963	554	3,055	14,554	17,609	609,502
1964	338	6,325	8,732	15,057	396,719
1965	252	4,565	49,769	54,334	574,516
TOTALS	4,395	441,854	1,222,246	1,664,100	8,193,186

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF FIRES BY CAUSES, MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, ETC.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE

Under the terms of the Federal- Provincial Forestry Agreement there was an expenditure of $481,000.00 on road construction.

New Road Work Accomplished:

Road grade 28.6 miles

Right-of-way cleared 66 acres

Total length of new bridges 577 feet .

Road maintenance was aggravated by flood conditions in the Clearwater and Bow River Forests. A total of 22 Forest Service graders were utilized in main¬ tenance work.

Seven airstrips were constructed at a cost of $159,740.00, bringing the air¬ strip total to 99. Two licensed airports were constructed for the Northern Develop¬ ment Council.

Buildings:

The construction of new buildings involved an expenditure of $229,729.00.

The following chart indicates the projects constructed in 1965 and the total number of forestry structures. This does not include major building construction at forest headquarters which is the responsibility of the Department of Public Works.

Number of Buildings Buildings Constructed up to Constructed

Type of Building and Including 1964 1965 Total

Residences Primary Lookouts Secondary Lookouts Garages

Garage-Cache Combination

Tool Caches

Lookout Cabins

Engine Houses

Barns

Campshelters

Campgrounds

Stopover Cabins

Trailer House 3 B.R.

Misc. Buildings: fuel sheds, boat sheds, speeder sheds, remote receiver sheds, etc.

1

139	3	142
132	6	138
37	2	39
69	2	71
15	Nil	15
70	Nil	70
96	6	102
155	9	164
28	Nil	28
55	Nil	55
114	Nil	114
43	3	46
o	3	5
428	15	443
383	49	1,432

TOTAL

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FOREST SURVEYS AND PLANNING BRANCH

The program of detailed inventory of management units continued in 1965. The program commenced in 1956 and to date detailed inventory information is now available for 36,892 square miles and covers 44 management units. Field work in conjunction with the detailed inventory was discontinued in 1965 in order to permit the acquisition of necessary data in preparation for the implementation of the quota system of timber sales which is scheduled for April 1, 1966.

The permanent staff employed by the branch numbered 47 and included 1 1 foresters, 29 technical personnel and 7 clerical staff. During the field season additional staff are engaged as required.

The branch is undertaking, as a cooperative project with Federal ARDA, a program concerned with soil survey and forest land capability which involves an area of 95,000 square miles. Another project being carried out in cooperation with the Lands Division of this Department and under ARDA sponsorship is a land classification in the fringe areas of settlement. This project will delineate permanent forest land, multiple use lands and agricultural lands.

A summary of the work accomplished by the branch is summarized as follows: TECHNICAL SERVICES SECTION Mapping and Compiling -

1. New access information was interpreted on photographs and transferred to 1:63,360 scale forest cover work sheets for 104 maps (34,000 square miles).

2. Two hundred and fifty-seven base map films at 1:63,360 scale (84,000 square miles) were revised with the following:

(a) Road additions and classifications

(b) Forest cover changes due to fires

(c) New forestry installations

(d) Topographical changes and geographical names

(e) Additional township survey

(f) Geophysical activity.

Timber License Mapping -

Number of applications processed

151

Area of photographic interpretation

353,600 acres

Area mapped

709,440 acres

Number of annual operation maps supplied

89.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

Geophysical Applications Processed

Preliminary Final

Geophysical Geophysical

Year Plans Approved Plans Approved

	1959-60	315	158
	1960-61	296	106
	1961-62	369	145
	1962-63	342	143
	1963-64	435	132
	1964-65	392	132
	1965-66	602	175.
Other Land Use	Applications Processed -
Year	Mineral Surface Lease Applications Plotted and/or Assessed	Right of Entry Applications Plotted and/or Assessed	License of Occupation Applications Plotted and/or Assessed	Pipe Line Applications
1959-60	-	-	•	-
1960-61	118	32	43	-
1961-62	260	170	52	-
1962-63	294	89	39	130
1963-64	534	59	84	71
1964-65	501	158	127	70
1965-66	635	153	235	215.

Miscellaneous -

1. Recreation area maps prepared 16

2. Grazing allotment maps prepared

Preliminary - 19

Final vegetative type - 19

3. Fire reference maps assembled 29

4. Fire finder maps produced

Temporary - 20

Permanent - 17

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5. Forestry roads mapped for registration

and gazetting purposes 6

6. Velox prints supplied for various oil

and gas fields 70

7. Sections of Crown land interpreted, mapped and timber volumes calculated preparatory to various agricultural uses 48 .

FOREST PROTECTION PLANNING

Visible Area Mapping - Lookout Sites Evaluated -

From preliminary panoramic photographs 37 From profile charts 6

From field plotting 4

Final evaluation completed 4

Fire lookout panoramic photography 15

Preliminary site surveys 32 .

Aerial Photography by Department Aircraft and Personnel -

Forestry roads for mapping and registering 101 miles

Fire lookout sites 11

Timber licenses 4

Airstrip locations 17

Miscellaneous areas 18

Forest Recreation areas 15 .

INVENTORY PLANNING SECTION Field Work -

Type of Plot Age Class Plots Regeneration Plots Permanent Growth and Yield Plots Site Classification Plots Volume Plots (Marmot Creek)

Number of Plots 1963 1964 1965

1,017 255

5,860 2,008 5,000

168 236 136

1,511 292

491

110.

DETAILED FOREST MANAGEMENT INVENTORIES

PROGRESS APRIL I, 1965 — MARCH 31,1966

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CARTOGRAPHY

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NUMBER COPIES	Distributed	9,803	12,653	1,663	573	246	323	306	733	976	30	660‘8	CO CM 00	1,599	38,830
Over - printed	7,150	3,250		950	200	100	300	006						12,850
Re- lithographed	40,500	5,000							200					O o « M-
New Issues
NUMBER MAPS	Over - printed	34			ro	-	-			~					in
Re - lithographed	29	CM												ro
New Issues
MAP SERIES		Forest Cover l" = 2 miles	Access l" = 4 miles	Forest Bose l" = 16 miles	Forest Protection l" = I6miles	Management Units l" = 16 miles	Ranger Districts l" = 16 miles	Forest Roads l" = 16 miles	Contour l" = 8 miles ( 4 quarters)	Access l" = Smiles (4 quarters)	Composite Forest Cover f = 16 miles	Forest Cover ( blue line prints)	Provincial Planimetric and Contour	National Topographic	o o h-

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MANAGEMENT PLANS

To facilitate implementation of the new quota system a schedule has been developed to set quotas and prepare cutting programs for the management units in the Province. The cutting programs represent flexible guide lines under which management units will be administered on the basis of sustained yield. The following table summarizes the schedule under which these will be prepared. If time allows the schedule will be accelerated.

		CUTTING	PROGRESS SCHEDULE
Forest	Man. Units Completed March 31 66	Man. Units to be Com pleted March 31 '67	Man. Units to be Com¬ pleted March 31/68	Man. Units Scheduled Man. Units not for Future Scheduled in Near Future	Total
Crowsnest	C 1. 2, 3					3
Bow River	B 1, 2, 3. -1. 5. 6					6
Clearwater-Rocky	R 1, 2, 3. -1. 5, 6, 7, 8. 9					9
Edson	E 2			E 5, 10	E 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9	10
Whitecourl	W 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7				W g	8
Grande Prairie	C 3, 4. 5, 6. 7	G 1, 2				7
Peace River	P 1. 2. 3, 4. 6, 10	P 5, 7		P 8, 9		10
Footner Lake	F 2, 8, 9, 15	F 5, 7. 12, 13, 14	F 1, 6, 16, 17. 18	F 3, 4, 19	F 10, 20	19
Slave Lake	S 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10	S 7, 9, 13, 14, 15	S 11	S 12		15
Lac La Biche	L 2, 3	L 1		L 4, 5, 6	L 7	7
Athabasca	A 2, 3, 5	A 7, 10, 12	A 1,8	A 6, 9, 11	A 4, 13	13
Total	54	18	8	14	13*	107
•Management units in this category are considered to have little potential to support a sawlog economy. This may pulp industry, extensive muskeg, precambrian shield, or permafrost.	be attributed to the existence of a

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

WOODS OPERATIONS

(a) Operations were active on 283 timber licences and 57 special timber permits during the year. A total of 1,313 inspection reports were submitted covering active operations on timber licences, along with an additional 247 reports covering non-active timber licences. A total of 242 inspection reports were submitted on special timber permits, of which number 168 covered active operations. It was necessary to suspend 7 operations for operational cause and 25 penalties and 19 seizures were imposed during the year for contraventions of The Forests Act and Regulations.

(b) Annual operating plans submitted and approved for the year totalled eighty-eight.

(c) Tree Scaling: Of 66 licences sold on tree scale, 41 were active. Pro¬ duction from tree scale licences totalled 55,117 M f.b.m. coniferous species.

(d) Log and Pulpwood Scaling: There were 117 timber licences on Inter¬ national 5/16 Inch Log Scale, in addition to scale operations on the North Western Pulp and Power lease area. Total volumes scaled were:

(1) Saw and Peeler Logs: 111,276,951 f.b.m.

(2) Pulpwood:

289,325.19 cords.

There are two licences on cubic scale, with a total scale volume of 2,493,854 f.b.m.

(e) Check Scaling: Check scaling on the North Western Pulp 8c Power lease may be summarized as:

North Western Pulp 8c Power Check Scale

27,735.12 cords

Alberta Forest Service Check Scale

27,691.53 cords

Difference

43.59 cords

Percentage

.16% high

Percentage Check Scaled

9.57%

(f) Scaling Licences:

Number of Permits issued: to scale sawlogs only 78

to scale pulpwood only 8

to scale all classes 0

Total

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Number of Licences issued: to scale sawlogs 3

to scale pulpwood 8

to scale all classes 8

Total 19 .

A total of 107 applicants wrote scaling examinations in eight locations of which 80 were successful.

(g) Audits:

Audits commenced 114

Audits finalized 105

Purchaser’s records checked 156 commenced

Purchaser’s records checked 172 finalized .

As a result of the study previously undertaken a price index system to supplant the mill net surveys was instituted on which to base the annual review of the schedule rate of Crown Dues. The price index system is based on informa¬ tion established and furnished through the cooperation of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C.

May 1st was also instituted as the annual date on which any change would become effective in the schedule rate of dues.

(h) The quota reconnaissance program which was begun in January of the

1964- 65 fiscal period with completion of three units prior to March 31, 1965, was continued as a major activity from April 1, 1965, to March 31, 1966. During the

1965- 66 fiscal year the quota reconnaissance field program was completed in 48 management units.

TIMBER PRODUCTS

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

6,952 Trees for transplanting $ .50 3,476

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49

Trend of Schedule Rates M. f.b.m. Spruce, Pine and Douglas Fir

Date		Schedule
Effective	Year	Rate
August 1	1956	$ 6.00
August 1	1957	6.00
August 1	1958	5.75
August 1	1959	5.75
August 1	1960	5.50
May 1	1961	5.00
August 1	1961	4.15
February 1	1962	4.15
August 1	1962	4.15
February 1	1963	4.60
August 1	1963	4.60
February 1	1964	5.50
August 1	1964	5.05
February 1	1965	5.05
August 1	1965	5.05
May 1	1966	5.05

SUMMARY OF TIMBER OPERATION ON PUBLIC LANDS

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52

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

SILVICULTURE

Reforestation Totals by Forests

	Scarification	Seeding	Seed Collection	Thinning	Seedlings Planted
Forest	(acres)	(acres)	(lb.)-(oz.)	(acres)	(number)
Footner Lake	613	-	-	-	-
Peace River	1,471	1,213	57	-	28,200
Grande Prairie	482	482	•	-	86,481
Slave Lake	1,768	1,587	-	-	20,650
Whitecourt	1,909	1,909	-	-	33,550
Lac La Biche	1,560	1,932	-	-	28,370
Edson	752	752	1	-	41,400
Clearwater- Rocky	1,878	1,848	-	221	127,300
Bow River	1,026	750	54	484	46,600
Crowsnest	814	225	44	10	90,200
Others North Western Pulp & Power Ltd.	6,222	443			198,000
North Canadian Forest Industries	.	.	65		-
Muttart Tree Farm	-	-	-	-	-
Totals 1965-66	18,495	11,141	221	715	700,751

FORESTRY 53

Ten Year Summary

Year	Scarification (acres)	Seeding (acres)	Seed Collected (pounds)	Thinning (acres)	Seedlings Planted (number)
1956-57	302				2,000
1957-58	522				3,000
1958-59	1,851		322		10,000
1959-60	2,551	115	2,125		35,000
1960-61	5,964	1,145	3,851		24,000
! 1961-62	10,013	3,475	6,672		125,000
1962-63	10,688	7,900	1,540		173,000
: 1963-64	9,015	8,242	325	281	261,000
' 1964-65	10,477.8	6,769.5	4,361	1,005	325,083
1965-66	18,495	11,141	221	715	700,751
' Totals	69,878.8	38,787.5	19,417	2,001	1,658,834
! Nursery

Seedling production continues to expand. A large increase in number of seedlings will be needed to meet the requirements of the new quota system.

Container planting is continuing and results ensure much larger scale pro¬ jects each year. It is noteworthy that the entire North Western Pulp & Power Ltd. planting consisted of container seedlings.

Thinning

Machine thinning with a Marden Brush Cutter accounted for most of the work done. Results of this machine look very good and projects are to continue in dense young pine stands.

54

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

Forest Land Else

Petroleum and Natural Gas - Green Area

Applications received for land surface rights from petroleum and natural gas

industries.
Forest	1963/64	1964/65	1965/66
Athabasca	-	3	11
Bow River	1	7	7
Clearwater-Rocky	36	113	103
Crowsnest	8	3	7
Edson	22	79	68
Footner Lake	Included with Peace River	200
Grande Prairie	40	48	40
Lac La Biche	22	35	61
Peace River	48	71	47
Slave Lake	404	806	798
Whitecourt	404	308	199
Total	985	1,473	1,541

The number of land use applications shows only a small increase for the year under review but the actual work load rose sharply as much more attention was given to problems of combatting soil erosion and pollution. It is estimated that the Alberta Forest Service spent 6,440 man days in supervision and control of the oil and gas industry, with the cost in salaries alone exceeding $130,000.00. Major projects included the Rainbow-Nipisi 20 inch pipeline, Great Canadian Oil Sands Limited 16 inch pipeline from McMurray to Edmonton, the Rainbow gathering system, waterflood systems in Swan Hills, House Mountain and Willesden Green areas.

Grazing

Grazing under permit within the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve totalled 88,264 animal unit months, with 26,205 head of cattle, horses and sheep being grazed.

In addition to grazing in the Forest Reserve, 304 grazing leases have been issued on lands in the green zone.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOREST RESERVE

FORESTRY

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56

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

TRAINING BRANCH

A new dimension was added with development of advanced technician-level training. An extension to the Forest Technology School building at Hinton doubled its capacity and made this advancement possible. Three foresters were added to the instructional staff.

The two major educational programs are the Forest Technology Course second year, and the Advanced Forestry Course for in-service trainees. The Forest Technology Course is offered in cooperation with the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. A summary of all programs given follows:

Course	Length	Number attending
Forest Technology Course	26 weeks (cont’d)	25
Advanced Forestry Course	22 weeks	12
Spring forestry camp	1 week	26
Lookoutmen (2 courses)	1 week each	61
Fire timekeepers	1 week	25
Firefighters (15 courses)	1 week each	311
Management reco. course	1 week	12
RCAF Fire Control	Vi week	22
Junior Forest Warden Camps ( 3 camps)	2 weeks each	108
Junior Forest Ranger Camps (3 camps)	8 weeks each	36
Plus 3 short programs	/ week each	59.

Training of outside fire control supervisors continued. The program of fire¬ fighter training was intensified. Instruction at these was done largely by forest field staff with assistance from a Fire Training Liaison Officer. Total numbers of certified trainees are shown in the table following:

	1962-63	1963-64	1964-65	1965-66
Fire boss	20	42	43	49
Fire foreman	3	13	23	24
Strawboss	-	5	10	15
Firefighter	-	-	52	361
Timekeeper	1	1	1	29.

FORESTRY

57

Three new Junior Forest Warden clubs were formed to bring the total to 31. Membership in clubs and Lone Patrols is 742, an increase of over 70 boys. Four groups of Girl Forest Guards, the counterpart organization for girls, were estab¬ lished with 75 girls taking part.

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The volunteer Junior Forest Warden supervisors and council members again caused the continuing success of the program. They have our sincere thanks.

A new work program for boys 17 and 18 years was started. Three Junior Forest Ranger Camps of 12 boys each provided 8 weeks work and training in the resources management field.

The Cache Percotte Watershed study was accepted as an International Hydro- logic Decade project. The school forest area was increased by 165 acres to include the entire study basins within its boundaries.

58

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

FISH AND WILDLIFE

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

During the past year, the Fish and Wildlife Division suffered a severe loss in the tragic death of Roger Schmitke, Wildlife Biologist, who met his death on June 10, 1965, in the North Saskatchewan River while on a waterfowl survey. Roger was an enthusiastic worker and dedicated to his profession. The Fish and Wildlife Division takes this opportunity to pay tribute to Roger’s memory for his valued contribution to the management of our resources.

Mr. C.P. Smith resigned as Director of the Fish and Wildlife Division to take a position with the Northern Institute of Technology. The Fish and Wildlife Divi¬ sion made marked progress during the six years Mr. C.P. Smith was Director and he will be remembered for his contribution to the management of our fish and wildlife in the Province of Alberta.

A high light of the year’s operation came on February 1, 1966, with the appointment of Mr. S.B. Smith as Director of the Fish and Wildlife Division. Mr. S.B. Smith, formerly Chief of Fisheries Management for the Province of British Columbia, has sixteen years experience with the British Columbia Department of Recreation and Conservation and received his Master of Science degree in Fisheries Zoology in 1953 and in 1963 completed his residence requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Alberta.

Considerable reorganizational planning has taken place during the year. One additional Fish and Wildlife District was established with headquarters at Hinton.

ENFORCEMENT

The overall number of investigations, prosecutions and convictions are reduced from the previous year. This is indicative of more efficient enforcement, with greater emphasis on prevention coupled with a more enlightened attitude on the part of the public. There has been a significant reduction in the number of licence cancellations during this year, due to the aforementioned reduction in prosecutions and also due to the fact that the Game Act has been amended to provide for higher minimum fines for carrying a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle and under Section 28 for improper clothing, but not resulting in a licence can¬ cellation, as was formerly the case.

Table I.

PROSECUTIONS

1964 - 65

1965 - 66

Investigations

1,177

907

Prosecutions

1,122

843

Convictions

1,099

815.

FISH AND WILDLIFE

59

Table II .

FREQUENCY OF VIOLATIONS RESULTING IN CONVICTIONS

1964 - 65 1965 * 66

Hunting

Loaded firearm in a motor vehicle	342 ■	■ 41.1%	232 •	■ 40%
Failing to wear scarlet clothing	38 ■	• 4.6%	28 ■	• 3.4%
Illegal possession of game	114 ■	■ 13.7%	94 ■	• 16.3%
Unlawfully hunting in a closed area - season	83 -	■ 9.9%	66 -	11.4%
No license	53 ■	• 6.4%	30-	• 5.2%

Fisheries

No license	110-50.7%	98 - 51%
More than one line, angling through ice, unattended line	61 - 28.1%	43 - 22.4%
Small mesh net	18 - 36%	14 - 30.4%.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES:

Revenue is obtained chiefly from hunting, angling, commercial fishing and fur dealers licenses; and from fur taxes, trap line registration and commercial fishing royalties.

Table III .

	$	$	i	$
	1962-63	1963-64	1964-65	1965-66
Revenue
Total	1,011,494.87	1,031,331.61	1,041,087.80	1,350,321.15
Expenditure
Total	877,681.26	910,471.63	1,079,049.27	1,092,325.21
WILDLIFE DAMAGE FUND : This was the second year	of operation since	this insurance	feature of this

program was dropped and an inspector fee system adopted. Under this plan, an applicant filing a claim for damage, paid a fee of $25.00 for each quarter section or portion thereof, on which compensation is claimed for the crop thereon. Total number of claims was down 211 from the previous year.

Table IV

1963 - 64 1964 - 65 1965 - 66

Claims

Acreage Damage Settlements and Costs Balance of Fund

22

604

$ 7,071.25

$ 459,151.51

742

33,009

$325,234.19

$207,478.19

531

21,188 $219,407.97 $ 95,110.95.

60

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

HUNTER TRAINING

The Hunter Training Program, during the past 12 months, continues to be accepted by the sportsmen and outdoor groups with much interest, enthusiasm and with excellent encouraging results.

To date 652 instructors have been qualified with a total of 41 instructors courses pending. These courses have been conducted in 44 cities and towns throughout Alberta. Total number of students qualified: 3,192 - with eight courses presently in progress.

An indication of our capability was shown this spring when 232 instructors were conducting 61 student courses, involving 1,633 students. The student courses have been carried out in 62 cities and towns in the province.

The largest instructors’ course was carried out in Wainwright with a total of 38 instructors qualified, whereas the largest student course was conducted in Eckville by qualified instructors from the Dickson Fish 8c Game members - for a total of seventy-five.

At the end of the first year’s operation and on obtained information from the instructors, comments and recommendations - a second edition of the manual was published. Although no deletions were recommended from the first manual, 22 additional pages were included in the second edition.

The program has become self-advertising. The instructors and students, on completion of the course, are commenting to the general public on its interest and on the wide scope which is covered.

The presentation of the student certificate which is being presented to the qualifying students in conjunction with their crests is being very well received. Previous qualified students will be receiving their certificates in the very near future, through their organizations and clubs.

Conventions attended by the Hunter Training Officer and reports which have been submitted were:

A. Association of Provincial Government, Hunter Training Officers - December, 1965, Winnipeg.

B. National Rifle Association Convention - April, 1965, Chicago.

FISH AND WILDLIFE

61

INSTRUCTOR COURSES 1st April, 1965 - 31st March, 1966

	TOTAL # OF	INSTRUCTORS	UNSUCCESS¬	INSTRUCTORS’
LOCATION	COURSES	QUALIFIED	FUL INSTRUCTORS	APPLICATIONS PENDING
Edmonton	5	60	3	33
Calgary	2	14	2	33
Lethbridge	1	19	1	9
Cold Lake	2	22	-	15
Olds	1	18	-	9
Tofield	1	13	-	1
Standard	1	32	6	7
Ed son	1	11	3	6
Huxley	1	10	-	4
Peace River	1	9	3	5
High River	1	15	1	4
Ponoka	1	14	3	9
Whitecourt	1	13	4	1
Rimbey	1	11	3	8
Berwyn	1	10	1	-
Wainwright	1	33	2	16
Fairview	1	22	3	1
Nan ton	-	-	-	11
Lamont	-	-	-	7
Barons	-	.	-	14
Coleman	-	-	-	3
Drumheller	1	13	2	-
Stauffer	1	10	2	-
Drayton Valley	1	21	-	10
Grande Prairie	-		-	1
Manning	-		-	1
Wetaskiwin	-		-	2
Didsbury	-		-	2
Sundre	-		-	1
Carstairs	-		.	1
Magrath	-		-	1
Misc. Towns	-		-	18
26 Instructor courses pending: 41 Additional towns pending Red Deer Pincher Creek Camrose Innisfail Vulcan Hinton Foremost Devon Claresholm Medicine Hat Dickson Elk Point	370	39 TOTAL:	233 4 9 4 7 5 1 10 3 6 15 2 2 301

62

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

STUDENT COURSES 1st April, 1965 - 31 March, 1966

LOCATION	TOTAL # COURSES	SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS	UNSUCCESSFUL STUDENTS
Lethbridge	4	71	4
Calgary	20	288	44
Sylvan Lake	6	44	1
Fort Saskatchewan	2	36	2
Red Deer	5	50	1
Medicine Hat	7	105	2
Hinton	3	39	1
Dickson	5	123	3
Pincher Creek	2	25	1
Olds	10	158	2
Innisfail	3	27	1
Namao	4	43	-
Cold Lake	7	108	-
Elk Point	1	7	.
Wain wright	2	33	-
Ferintosh	2	46	1
Camrose	4	46	1
Stavely	2	52	-
Claresholm	2	40	2
Edmonton	12	219	10
Devon	1	7	.
Foremost	1	3	.
Waterton Park	2	21	-
Ponoka	5	77	7
Redcliff	3	36	2
Didsbury	2	26	-
Nan ton	3	25	2
Whitecourt	5	66	-
Jasper Park	1	14	1
Greencourt	1	6	.
Lundbreck	2	14	.
Vulcan	3	40	.
Rimbey	2	34	3
High River	3	28	2
Bruderheim	1	24	4
Sundre	1	12	.
Bluesky	1	11	2
Fort MacLeod	2	25	2
Whitelaw	1	13	2
Wetaskiwin	1	23
Wimborne	1	15	.
Fairview	1	35	.
Standard	2	35	3
Carmangay	1	30	3
Redwater	1	17	.
Bowden	1	10	.
Berwyn	2	14	-
Carstairs	1	22	.
Hay Lakes	1	12	-

FISH AND WILDLIFE

Sherwood Park 1 20

Bon Accord 1 25

Magrath 1 1 1

Lancaster Park 1 6

Armena 1 14

Twin Butte 1 21

Edgerton 1 12

Czar 1 8

Drumheller 1 1 1

Hanna 1 21

Taber 1 4

Edson 1 14

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167

64

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

FISHERIES

SPORT FISHERIES

The summer months of 1965 were again marked by many cool, wet weekends as were the late summer and early fall months of the previous year. Angling effort was undoubtedly reduced under such conditions, particularly on streams because of increased levels and accompanying turbidity. Water levels in lakes continued to show a recovery due to the precipitation pattern and reduced eva¬ poration rate. As a result only minor winter kill problems occurred on local trout lakes. Small lakes and reservoirs throughout the province which have been stocked with trout continued to hold the spotlight as far as trout fishing was concerned. Star Lake, Cottage Lake, Jackfish Lake, Schuman Lake, Shuster Lake and Wild- horse Lake in Central Alberta were important producers. In the southern areas, Michele Lake, Cavan Lake, Mami Lake, Police Lake, Beauvais Lake and Lee Lake provided excellent fishing opportunities. Good success was realized from the stocking of yearling rainbow trout in Lower Kananaskis Lake, west of Cal¬ gary.

Warm water game fish, i.e., perch, walleye and northern pike, were again in good supply. Angling for walleye in Lac Ste. Anne and Lake Isle near Edmonton was noticeably improved over recent years. Gregoire Lake near Fort McMurray came into focus as an important walleye and pike fishery for the rapidly ex¬ panding population of the tar sands area. Winter fishing for lake whitefish on Wabamun Lake, Pigeon Lake, Battle Lake and Hanmore Lake continued to in¬ crease in popularity. This recreational fishery has now become a major winter attraction in the Edmonton area.

The sale of angling licences again showed a slight decline (1.7%) from the previous year. This may have been due in part to the adverse weather conditions which prevailed on most of the summer weekends. Annual licence sales for a ten year period are illustrated in Figure 2.

The Biological Station at Gorge Creek, Alberta, was officially named ‘The R.B. Miller Biological Station’ in memory of its founder the late Dr. Miller. The station completed its 16th year of operation. No experiments in fisheries were conducted at the station during the year under review, but a number of wildlife projects were continued.

The Creel Census Station at Beauvais Lake was operated for the sixth summer to record trout fishing success. Trout production continued at a high level in this body of water.

BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS: The removal of un¬ desirable fish by the use of rotenone was carried out on Henderson Lake within the City of Lethbridge and on Phyllis Lake near Rocky Mountain House. The purpose of these projects was to prepare the lakes for subsequent stocking with trout.

FISH AND WILDLIFE

Biological surveys were conducted on other waters as follows:

BIOLOGICAL DISTRICT #1 (Southern)

Bow River pollution study.

NOTE: There was no resident fishery biologist in this district during the summer of 1965.

BIOLOGICAL DISTRICT #2 (Central)

Dillberry Lake (Twp. 41-1-W4)

Goldeye Lake (Twp. 40-16-W5)

Gooseberry Lake (Twp. 36-5-W4)

Highway Dugout #2 (NE!4 36-44-25-W4)

North Saskatchewan River - Edmonton to 4th meridian Phyllis Lake (Tw'p. 36-7-W5)

Simpson Reservoir (16-35-6-W4)

Swan Lake (Twp. 36-9-W5) - An ecological study of the lake trout. Since this is a major project requiring several years of study, considerable time was devoted to it during the year.

Twin Lake (Twp. 40-7-W5)

Unnamed Lake (29-52- 2-W5)

Five unnamed lakes in the headwater areas of McDonald Creek and Job Creek.

BIOLOGICAL DISTRICT #3 (North-west)

Athabasca River - pollution monitoring Blue Lake (8-52-26-W5)

Cache Lake (17-52-26-W5)

Cold Creek, near Evansburg - a study of the survival of brown trout Graveyard Lake (Twp. 52-26-W5)

Gregg River and Oldman Creek - habitat destruction studies Kinky Lake (6-50-26-W5)

Muskeg River and its tributaries

Tri-Creek Watershed Study - This project involved a detailed study of Wampus Creek, Deerlick Creek and Eunice Creek, tributaries to the McLeod River Wildhorse Lake #1 (31-49- 26-W5)

Wildhorse Lake #2 (31-49-26-W5) .

BIOLOGICAL DISTRICT #4 (North-east)

Athabasca River - an assessment of the river prior to the initiation of tar sands refining processes Bocquene Lake (Twp. 120-7-W4)

Cold Lake - a study of the lake trout population and its relationship with other fish species Cornwall Lake (Twp. 122-4-W4)

Leland Lake (Twp. 124-6-W4)

Marie Lake (Twp. 65-2-W4)

Richardson Lake (Twp. 108-7-W4) - a study of the lake as a walleye spawning area

Tulip Lake (Twp. 125-7-W4) .

66

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

FISH CULTURE AND STOCKING: The provincial fish hatchery at Calgary and the Raven Rearing Station together produced 2,753,875 trout and kokanee for stocking. The species composition of hatchery and rearing pond production is shown in Figure 1. The rearing ponds produced 513,415 rainbow trout and 61,200 lake trout as yearling fish.

Trout and kokanee were again stocked in three main situations, i.e., small ponds, beaver dams on streams and lakes, and lakes and reservoirs. The number of fish stocked in each of these types of water during the past five years are shown in Table I.

In addition to the stockings shown in Table I; 10,170 trout were stocked in streams to introduce new species and 58,835 trout were stocked in streams to maintain populations where no natural spawning facilities exist.

A number of transfers of warm water species, i.e., perch, walleye and pike, were made for the purpose of introducing these fish to waters where it is hoped to establish resident populations for angling.

Table I

**NUMBERS OF HATCHERY TROUT STOCKED IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS IN ALBERTA FOR THE PERIOD 1961 - 65

Year	Small Ponds*	Beaver dams	Lakes & Reservoirs	Total
1961	11,280	384,800	1,839,520	2,235,600
1962	3,960	308,000	1,963,725	2,275,685
1963	33,876	256,673	1,741,899	2,032,448
1964	77,550	186,077	1,637,845	1,901,472
1965	18,811	230,737	2,226,052	2,475,600

* OveX-yearling trout stocked for fishing during the year of planting.

** Does not include a number of introductions of new species into streams.

GAME FISH FARMS: Personnel of the division continued to inspect potential private game fish farm sites at the request of property owners. The number of game fish farm licences issued is shown in the table of fishery licences.

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES:

Commercial fish production decreased to the level recorded in the 1963-64 fiscal year. The decrease was due mainly to a substantial drop in tullibee pro¬ duction and a lesser reduction in walleye production, Whitefish, perch and North¬ ern pike yields increased over the previous year.

A record of commercial fish production from 1945 to 1965 is presented in Figure 3.

Landings of lake whitefish for the same period are presented in Figure 4. Landings of walleye for the period 1935 to 1965 are shown in Figure 5.

FISH AND WILDLIFE

67

FISH PLANTING - 1965

BROWN

TROUT

EASTERN

BROOK

KOKANEE

32%

LAKE TROUT

RAINBOW TROUT 8 1.59%

FIGURE 1

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20

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FOREST

FIGURE 2 ANGLING LICENCE SALES IN ALBERTA

‘56- ‘57 ‘57-‘58‘58-‘59 ‘59-‘60‘60-‘61'61-‘62‘62-‘63 ,63-‘64‘64-,65‘65-‘66

FISH AND WILDLIFE 69

LICENCES

	1961*62	1962-63	1963-64	1964-65	1965-66
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.
Angling Licences Special Licences to take Fish	119,773	122,123	129,244	124,747	122,537
by Spearing	—	—	53	76	87
Commercial Licences	221	151	148	73	39
Fisherman’s Commercial Licences	5,211	4,412	4,969	4,138	4,468
Domestic Licences	75	78	48	39	63
Fish Dealer’s Licences Commercial Game Fish Farm	104	84	78	55	53
Licences	3	6	9	7	6
Private Game Fish Farm Licences	—	2	8	8	20
Total	125,387	126,856	134,557	129,143	127,273

	COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF FISH
Species	1961-62	1962-63	1963-64	1964-65	1965-66
	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.
Whitefish	3,553,462	2,435,197	2,095,419	1 ,506,144	1,918,912
Trout	52,435	10,288	19,454	9,459	7,623
Pickerel	822,970	513,338	628,597	465,748	372,576
Perch	87,545	48,453	46,899	320,990	646,996
Pike	904,429	1,448,294	1,341,749	958,922	1,248,792
Tullibee	3,358,179	4,052,024	4,274,485	8,714,348	4,402,771
Suckers (Mixed Fish)	476,577	518,489	486,450	319,604	180,597 115,567
Goldeyes	7,899	13,540	6,959	1,385	391
Total	9,263,496	9,039,623	8,900,012	12,296,600	8,894,225

		Value to	Value as
	Weight	F ishermen	Marketed
	Lbs	$	$
Totals for year 1961-62	9,263,496	723,1 11.41	1,416,378.27
Totals for year 1962-63	9,039,623	680,008.48	1,141,727.85
Totals for year 1963-64	8,900,012	703,667.20	1,174,476.66
Totals for year 1964-65	12,296,600	793,043.10	1,243,481.68
Totals for year 1965-66	8,894,225	720,886.32	1,188,319.17
FISH EXPORTED FROM ALBERTA	1965-66
	Canadian	U.S.A,
Species	Markets	Markets	Totals
	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.
Whitefish	72,007	1,092,386	1,164,393
Trout	—	460	460
Pickerel	12,337	192,243	204,580
Perch	74,932	144,505	219,437
Pike	400	140,391	140,791
Tullibee	10,433	102,760	113,193
Total	170,109	1,672,745	1,842,854
Prosecutions for year 1965-66	(commercial fishing) .		.... 46
Prosecutions for year 1965-66	(angling) .		.... 192

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COCN*-* O 05 oO CO iQ

FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 3 1

FISH AND WILDLFE

71

FIGURE 4 MILLIONS OF POUNDS

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF WALLEYE (PICKEREL) IN ALBERTA 1935 - 1966

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

FIGURE 5 PRODUCTION IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS

QUANTITIES AND VALUE OF FISH CAUGHT AND MARKETED

FISH AND WILDLIFE

73

Value to Fishermen - $46.92 Value as Marketed - 234.60

74

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

UPLAND GAME BIRDS

The severe winter of 1964-65 took its toll of exotic upland game birds through¬ out most of the Province. This was reflected in drastically reduced spring breed¬ ing populations for pheasants as illustrated in Table I.

Table I

COMPARISON OF PHEASANT CROWING COUNT INDICES Biological

District	1964	1965
1 „ South	7.0 / stop	3.5 / stop
2. Central	5.9 / stop	1 .7 / stop
3. N.W.	.98 / stop	.28 / stop
4. N.E.	3.2 / stop	0.7 / stop

However, production in most areas except the southern district was above aver¬ age, compensating in part for the winter losses. Hatching peaks were generally a week later this year, possibly as a result of poor condition of breeding birds following the harsh winter. Pheasant hatchery production was nearly doubled in order to assist population recovery. (Table II)

Hungarian partridge wintered better than pheasants. However, breeding popu¬ lations were generally lower than the previous year. The Northern huns appeared to be rebounding from a cyclic population low. Although they had a lower breeding population than those in the grasslands, their production was higher. Some renesting occurred in July and August. Opening day hunting success indicated a general rise in the juvenile to adult ratio with the exception of some areas in the southern district where a slight drop in this ratio was recorded.

Sharp-tailed grouse dancing ground counts in the prairie-parkland regions were down in all areas due in part to lower production during 1964. Hatching peaks during the spring of 1965 were from one to two weeks later and brood sizes were higher than in 1964. Hunter bag checks also indicated a rise in juvenile ratios in 1965. Unlike the “exotics” there was no evidence of renesting.

Ruffed grouse, also cyclic, seemed to be rebounding from a population low. Some increase in breeding populations was evident from drumming counts carried out in the foothills, although total population numbers were still far below habitat carrying capacity.

Hatching peaks remained pretty much the same in most areas, but a slight drop in production was indicated by smaller than average broods and a drop in the juvenile to adult ratio in the hunter’s bag.

At present, few data are available on Spruce grouse, or Blue grouse popula¬ tions.

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75

The Merriam’s turkey flock in the Cypress Hills has attained a population of about 200 birds and has spread throughout all the suitable habitat in that area. Transplants have been made from this flock to the Porcupine Hills with the ob¬ jective of establishing a huntable population there.

One report of Chukars was received from the extreme south but an investiga¬ tion revealed nothing.

Table II

1965 PHEASANT RELEASES

Release Areas	No. Hens	No. Cocks	Total
Bow Island 8c Foremost	350	350	700
Burdett 8c Foremost	302	300	602
Seven Persons	150	150	300
Grassy Lake	150	150	300
Barnwell	150	150	300
Fincastle	150	150	300
Picture Butte	150	150	300
Camrose	466	526	992
Barons	150	150	300
Carmangay	140	160	300
Champion	300	300	600
Vulcan	120	172	292
Strathmore	140	160	300
High River		200	200
Medicine Hat		150	150
Lethbridge		200	200
Vauxhall	120	164	284
Rolling Hills	150	150	300
Millicent	126	160	286
Countess	100	185	285
Brooks	60	293	353
Total:	3,274	4,370	7,644
1965 NUMBER OF PHEASANTS	RELEASED
	Hens	Cocks	Total
Spring Release (adult pheasants)	592	64	656
Fall Release (juvenile pheasants)	3,274	4,370	7,644 ,

WATERFOWL

During the dry summer of 1964 the number of potholes continued to dwindle, and by August there existed an average of only five potholes per square mile in the central parkland area. Due to this persistent drought many of the waterfowl which generally nested in the southern half of Alberta moved further north to less suitable nesting habitat; consequently production was low accounting for a

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general decline in waterfowl numbers throughout the province in that year. How¬ ever, deep snows of the 1964-65 winter and the wet spring which followed tre¬ mendously increased the number of potholes and caused a wide dispersion of waterfowl breeding populations in 1965. Although these breeders were low in number, production was good to excellent throughout the prairie-parkland area.

Hatching peaks for all species occurred during the period from the second week in June to the first week in July in 1964 but in 1965 were from one to two weeks later, possibly due to adverse weather conditions in the spring.

Hunter bags indicated a slight rise in juvenile to adult ratios from 1964 to 1965 in mallards and pintails. Average brood sizes increased and general over¬ all increases in populations were noted.

Crop damage reports were numerous in 1965 and a blanket permit was issued one week prior to the regular hunting season.

Surveys were made on wintering mallards in the Calgary area. A scare program to move the enlarging flock of Bow River mallards was carried out in co-opera¬ tion with Canadian Wildlife Service from early September to January 15th, 1966. This program involved the use of exploding devices and succeeded to such a degree that only a small portion of the expected 50,000 birds remained. Of this, only about half were in the city and none were allowed to establish feeding patterns near the airport.

Some 1,260 of these city birds were trapped and air freighted to Vancouver by the Canadian Wildlife Service.

Combined checking station data and wing and tail feather collections from bird pluckers in Central Alberta show that production was poor in snow geese for 1965 as compared to 1964. Lesser Canada’s had reasonably good production but slightly lower than in 1964. Whitefronts showed a 1:1 adult to juvenile ratio.

The bag of large Canada’s indicated a large percentage of sub-adults.

With the small amount of water remaining during the autumn of 1964, the birds, and consequently the hunters, were concentrated and the goose kill was relatively high. In contrast, during the 1965 season, water was abundant and the birds and hunters were dispersed and goose hunter success was lower.

The bulk of the large Canada’s were taken between September 24th and October 11th. Lesser Canada’s were also present during this time but persisted for a longer period in the Hanna area and were taken right up until the first part of November in this region.

Snow geese were taken in large numbers from Castor and Coronation and were numerous in the Hanna area. They were taken regularly until the 26th of October during the 1965 season.

Whitefronts appeared to be prevalent in the goose management area from September 24th to October 9th.

The later opening date on white geese in the goose management area was again effective in reducing the Ross’ goose kill. The Ross’ goose kill accounted for less than 5% of the white geese checked during the fall of 1965.

FISH AND WILDLIFE

77

Large Canada’s were again trapped in co-operation with Ducks Unlimited and planted during the summer of 1965. Transplants were made at Bushyhead Lake near Wainwright, Vermilion Reservoir, Big Lake north of Edmonton, Driedmeat Lake near Camrose, Chain Lakes near Claresholm and W'aterton Reservoir. This spring some breeding adults were seen on or near most of the lakes planted indicating successful transplants.

Big Game

The severe winter of 1964-1965 appeared to have little effect on moose popu¬ lations in most regions of Alberta. Remarkably, moose production was good in most areas. An almost imperceptable drop in densities occurred in the central biological district but no change occurred in the south, and the northwest had its best moose populations since 1957.

Elk populations appear to be holding their own and are spreading northward and eastward in the northwest district. Notwithstanding this fact, their production was generally low following the harsh winter of 1964-1965.

Deer that utilized river valleys and coulees did not appear to be affected by the hard winter of 1964-1965, and helicopter surveys this past winter showed that both species were still in good numbers. Reports of deer winter mortality in the uplands of the parkland and in the extreme south of the province were received in the spring of 1965 and their reduction was borne out to some extent by sub¬ sequent surveys.

Foothills deer have declined generally throughout their range. In the central and northern regions the decline has been due to extreme snow depths in three out of the past five winters.

Bighorn populations throughout their range have maintained substantial numbers, but production has been less than good in almost all areas, indicating a state of stability or perhaps the beginning of a decline. At present some appre¬ hension is felt about our sheep as they may be in ar similar state to those in British Columbia just prior to their widespread die-off.

Although little data are available on mountain goat production, it is known that the kid crop was poor in the northwest. In general, goat populations are not high in accessible areas and in some areas they have declined considerably.

Antelope surveys showed a noticeable decline in kid production following the hard winter. Consequently, the total population was lower and a reduced number of antelope permits were issued.

Moose hunting success this past season changed very little in our central and northern districts but dropped somewhat in the south.

The elk harvest decreased in 1965 and was due largely to inaccessible herds not becoming available to hunters during the regular season.

Age structures of the elk, moose and the deer herds indicate that many elk and moose herds could stand a more effective harvest. Foothills deer are being moderately exploited. Prairie-parkland mule deer bucks are being heavily har¬ vested but the herds still continue to increase and in some areas are generally under-harvested and a good supply of large bucks is available.

78

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Table III

SHEEP AND GOAT HARVEST 1964-1965

	Big Horn Sheep	Goats
	1964	1965	1964	1965
Resident	111	129	122	98
Non-Resident	112	99	88	96
TOTAL	223	228	210	194.

Table IV

COMPARISON OF ANTELOPE HARVEST DATA BETWEEN 1964 SEASON AND 1965 SEASON

1,964 1,965

Total permits issued 5,750 4,700

No. of animals taken 4,308 3,170

No. of actual hunters 5,068 3,866

Hunting success for those actually hunting	85%	82%
Percentage of actual hunters compared to total permits issued	88.1%	82.2%
Percentage of animals taken compared to number of permits issued	75%	67.4%

Pronghorn antelope harvest during 1965 was down considerably from 1964. Due to poor production, coupled with a heavy loss of adult animals, the number of antelope permits issued was lowered accordingly. Table IV shows some of the changes which occurred in the antelope harvest as a result of the harsh winter in 1964-1965.

Predator Control

Some measures were taken regarding wolf populations in the northern districts. A total of 70 wolves was taken on a limited poison campaign and nowhere was there an attempt to eradicate the animals. Coyotes were prevalent in the east central and southern districts and were heavily harvested by skiddoo- equipped hunters during the winter of 1965-66. Some wolf activity was reported in the west central districts, but no control measures were felt necessary in this area.

Table V indicates the districts from which most of the canines were taken.

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79

Table V

RESULTS OF WOLF CONTROLS IN NORTHERN ALBERTA

NW Biol. District			NE Biol. District
No. of Wolves			No. of Wolves
	taken			taken
1 . Barrhead	31	1.	Athabasca	9
2. Brazeau Flats	4	2.	Lac La Biche	9
3. Cynthia	1	3.	Fort MacMurray	5
4. Smoky Tower	1	4.	Cold Lake	4
5. Big Smoky River	4			27
6. N. of Peace River	2		TOTAL	70
	43
In addition to reducing	the pack size,	the animals removed	were used for
parasite and taxonomic studies.

A.R.D.A.

Canada Land Inventory

Ungulate Wildlife Capability Classification Project in Conjunction With Alberta Fish 8c Wildlife Division

The proposed objective of the Canada Land Inventory is to provide data which will be used for use planning of marginal and sub-marginal agricultural lands. This inventory will cover all settled and potentially settled areas of Canada which affect, and will affect, the income and level of employment of rural residents.

To provide information to administrators for this proposed land planning, technical data in the form of capability maps for agriculture, forest, wildlife and recreation are being produced by all the provinces of Canada.

Alberta is responsible for mapping 151,000 square miles for its capability for ungulate wildlife. The total number of map sheets to be completed for this pro¬ ject is 24 of the 1/250,000 scale and 768 of the 1/50,000 scale.

In order to assign ungulate wildlife capability classification rates to a land unit, information on the physical characteristics of the lands which are signifi¬ cant to wild ungulates are considered. Delineation of land units is based on relevant information on soils, vegetation, topography and climate, plus wild un¬ gulate population data obtained from aerial surveys.

To date, data have been gathered on the above criteria for 6 1/250,000 map sheets and 192 1 50,000 map sheets. These data are presently been assessed and the final draft maps will be ready for publication in the fall of 1966.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

GAME

COMPARISON OF THE NUMBER OF GAME LICENCES ISSUED

	1962	1963	1964	1965
Resident Bird Game Licences Non-Resident (Non-Canadian) Bird Game	85*932	89,534	86,671	76,880
Licences	739	987	959	796
Resident Big Game Licences Non-Resident (Canadian) Big Game	67,566	64,809	58,581	41,748
Licences Non-Resident (Non-Canadian) Big Game	23	59	75	71
Licences	326	434	455	554

GAME LICENCES

APRIL 1st, 1965 to MARCH 31st, 1966

Licences Fee Total Amount

Wildlife Certificates	109,593	$ 1.00	$109,593.00
Resident Bird Game Stamps	76,880	2.50	192,200.00
Non-Resident (Alien) Bird Game Stamps	796	25.00	19,900.00
Resident Big Game Stamps	41,748	5.00	208,740.00
Non-Resident (Canadian) Big Game Stamps	71	50.00	3,550.00
Non-Resident (Alien) Big Game Stamps	554	100.00	55,400.00
Permits to Collect	39	Free
Taxidermist’s Licences	49	5.00	245.00
Guide’s Licences (Class “A” 8c “B”)	489	2.50	1,222.50
Game Farms (Game Birds)	39	Various	420.00
Game Farms (Big Game Animals)	1	100.00	100.00
Resident Trapper’s Licences	3,929	3.00	11,787.00
Dog Trainers	15	Various	195.00
Resident Spring Bear Licences Non-Resident (N.R. 8c N.R. Alien) Spring	618	5.00	3,090.00
Bear Licences	16	25.00	400.00
Resident Sheep Stamps	1,206	7.50	9,045.00
Resident Goat Stamps	394	7.50	2,955.00
Resident White Tail Deer Stamps Non-Resident (N.R. 8c N.R. Alien) White	23,736	3.00	71,208.00
Tail Deer Stamps	92	15.00	1,380.00
Resident Mule Deer Stamps	31,638	3.00	94,914.00
Resident Antelope Licences	4,191	5.00	20,955.00

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81

CONVICTIONS UNDER THE GAME ACT - 1965-66 Number of Convictions

CONFISCATED FURS

Amount realized from the sale of confiscated fur during the period April 1st, 1965 to March 31st, 1966

TRAPLINE REGISTRATIONS

Number of Registered Trap-Lines and Revenue April 1st, 1965 to March 31st, 1966

2,663 @ $10.00

FUR DEALERS’ LICENCES, ETC.

April 1st, 1965 to March 31st, 1966

KIND NUMBER

Resident Fur Dealers’ Licences to carry on business 152 in a city, and elsewhere than in a city 6

Non-Resident Fur Dealers’ Licences to carry on business in the Province 3

Resident Travelling Fur Purchasing Agents' Licences 13

Furriers’ Licences 16

Tanners’ Licences 5

Amount Collected

FUR TAX REVENUE

MUSKRAT AND BEAVER

Muskrat Permits issued free

(Damage to Farmers’ Lands, Roads 8c Irrigation)

Muskrats reported taken

Beaver Permits issued free

(Damage to Farmers’ Lands, Roads & Irrigation)

577

$ 1,917.32

$26,630.00

REVENUE

$ 1,520.00 30.00

300.00

1,300.00

160.00

50.00

$73,932.32

28

1,109

257

Beaver reported taken

100

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

Badger

Bear

Beaver

Ermine

Fisher

Silver Fox

Cross Fox

Red Fox

White Fox

Blue Fox

Lynx

Marten

Mink

Muskrat

Otter

Jack Rabbits Skunk Squirrel Coyote

Timber Wolves

ALBERTA FUR PRODUCTION - SEASON 1965-66 (WILD FUR)

Total Number of Pelts	Average Value of Pelts	Total Value of Pelts
249	$ 6.80	$ 1,693.20
565	19.71	11,136.15
51,217	14.41	738,036.97
48,532	.83	40,281.56
304	13.38	4,067.52
53	2.75	145.75
48	4.92	236.16
141	8.05	1,135.05
10	22.02	220.20
9	6.50	13.00
1,638	33.85	55,446.30
372	14.03	5,219.16
3,753	14.09	52,879.77
215,755	1.47	317,159.85
150	25.54	3,831.00
14,901	.23	3,427.23
15	.36	5.40
495,722	.61	302,390.42
12,885	9.73	125,371.05
125	30.73	3,841.25
33	21.80	719.40
846,470		$1,667,256.39

Wolverine

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

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PROVINCIAL PARKS

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PROVINCIAL PARKS

The recreational and leisure time needs of the general public has again been reflected in the increased use of the facilities provided in the Alberta Pro¬ vincial Parks. Even though the general weather conditions during the summer of 1965 were far from ideal, a substantial increase in park patronage was indicated over the previous year.

Attendance Graph

TOTAL ATTENDANCE

FOR

ALL PROVINCIAL PARKS

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

During the past fiscal year, several provincial parks were increased in size by the acquisition of additional land and preliminary negotiations were under¬ taken for future expansion in other parks. Two new parks, Jarvis Bay on Sylvan Lake and Tillebrook Trans-Canada Campsite near Brooks, Alberta, were estab¬ lished to bring to forty-four the number of provincial parks in the province.

The number of provincial park historical sites in the province was increased from twenty-one to twenty-three with the establishment of Bugnet Plantation near Gunn, Alberta, and Rocky Mountain House Fort near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.

This fiscal year was the second year of charging fees for overnight camping. The charging system with improved methods of collection and with an adequate staff has proven quite satisfactory. No increase in the schedule of fees and charges was implemented during the year and it remains the same as instituted in 1964.

During the year the following accessories were supplied to the various pro¬ vincial parks:

800 Picnic Tables 120 Benches

50 Single Sanitary Units .

In addition, the following major projects were completed in various parks:

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Workshops

Long Lake Miquelon Lake Aspen Beach Entrance Thunder Lake

One Bedroom Residence (Caretakers)

Cypress Hills (Ressor Lake)

PROVINCIAL PARKS

Two Bedroom Residences

Crimson Lake Miquelon Lake The Vermilion

Three Bedroom Residence

Cypress Hills

Washroom (complete with retaining wall, walks and steps) Aspen Beach Display Building Dinosaur Double Garage

Gooseberry Lake Change House

Kinbrook Island Sewage Disposal

Dinosaur (residence)

Retaining Wall

Cypress Hills (beach)

Machine Shed Bow Valley

MAJOR ALTERATIONS

Ventilating System in Concessions

Crimson Lake Park Lake Little Bow

Remodelling of Warden’s Residence and Installation of Sewage and Water Systems

Park Lake

Installation of Mosaic Tile Floors Bow Valley (washroom)

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

Many other improvements in the existing parks were completed during the year including drilling of water wells for the new warden residences and for washrooms, extension of electrical services and expansion of picnic and camping facilities.

Negotiations were undertaken with ten lessees in Block 1 of the subdivision within Crimson Lake Provincial Park for the purchase of their improvements. This sale was satisfactorily negotiated and all ten cabins were removed from the subdivision providing additional expansion of beach and picnic ground facilities for the general public.

As of March 31, 1965, the following assistance was provided by the Provin¬ cial Parks Division from administration through Municipal Aid Grants to eligible Improvement Districts, Municipal Districts, Counties, etc.:

Total amount paid - $196,068.12

Grants approved but not paid to date - $162,079.18

Balance of grants not applied for - $65,211.70 .

The total grants paid and total grants approved represents 84% of those eligible leaving a balance of 16% to eligible Improvement Districts, Municipal Districts, Counties, etc., who have not made application as of March 31, 1965.

PROVINCIAL PARKS

87

PARKS

LEGEND

X - FACILITIES PROVIDED

P - PERMITTED SUT f4oT PROVIDED

C - CARETAKER

W - WARDEN

O - FACILITIES PROVIDED AND FEE CHARGE

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STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN RESPECT TO PROVINCIAL PARKS FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 31. 1966

PARK

ARDA Re Land Inventory Administration Mobile Equipment Salaries

General Equipment Workshop Warehouse Historical Sites

Bow Valley Trans Canada Camp Site

Tillebrook Trans Canada Camp Site

Contingency Projects

Natural Areas

Miscellaneous Equipment

Equipment

Aspen Beach

Beauvais Lake

Big Hill Springs

Big Knife

Bow Valley

Bragg Creek

Crimson Lake

Cross Lake

Cypress Hills

Dillberry Lake

Entrance

Garner Lake

Gooseberry Lake

Jarvis Bay

Kinbrook Island

Lac Cardinal

Little Bow

Little Fish Creek

Long Lake

Ma-Me-O Beach

Miquelon Lake

Moonshine Lake

O’Brien

Park Lake

Pembina River

Red Lodge

Rochon Sands

Saskatoon Island

Steveville Dinosaur

Taber

Vermilion River Thunder Lake Wabamun Williamson Willow Creek Winagami Woolford Writing-on- Stone

Sir Winston Churchill Island Park

REVENUE

RECEIVED BY EXPENDITURE

PARKS		BY PARKS
$ - -	$	16,600.03
- -		90,055.77
		91,151.43
		237,956.48
		3,018.21
		20,903.72
		76,134.87
		4,503.02
		7,373.03
		24,687.87
		3,939.12
		12,117.85
		26,018.91
7,200.59		68,151.35
844.49		12,122.86
		4,621.18
121.50		7,358.97
4,579.11		26,989.79
- -		43.56
2,857.14		47,588.86
32.00		6,746.60
28,137.14		102,819.73
590.10		6,740.13
25.00		27,510.81
35.98		11 ,414.53
475.00		11 ,490.93
1,196.00		23,144.28
79.00		6,773.46
560.50		6,804.93
		2,692.33
1,177.50		30,472.31
- -		3,288.40
1,813.00		43,485.67
101.00		15,773.70
		3,980.40
166.00		18,422.91
469.82		7,654.95
312.50		12,185.20
		7,354.99
365.50		4,668.74
126.00		20,452.32
16.00		5,641.39
1 ,105.83		24,124.71
21.00		20,590.96
4,133.28		45,034.06
126.00		6,372.93
- -		2,954.43
973.50		18,644.49
- -		2,273.98
279.72		6,987.37
Total - $57,920.20	$1	,287,838.52

PROVINCIAL PARKS

91

92

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

TECHNICAL DIVISION

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE TECHNICAL DIVISION

The number of notifications issued and the acreage patented for the current fiscal year showed a substantial increase over the previous year.

The following are detailed statistics covering the activity in notifications:

NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING FISCAL YEAR

April 1st, 1965 to March 31st, 1966 (surface rights only)

Classification Notifications Area

Homesteads	335	81,318.72	acres
Sales (including lots in subdivisions)	353	46,538.108	acres
Notification to Minister of Lands and Forests	28	141,259.41	acres
Exchange of Lands	17	4,126.41	acres
Transfer of Administration and Control	13	843.28	acres
Release of Habendum Clause	2	3.00	acres
Special Grants and Free Grants	5	296.33	acres
Homestead Sales	77	19,346.35	acres
Homestead Lease Loan Sale	44	12,031.77	acres
Modification of Habendum Clause	1	2.00	acres
Rectification of Title	1	125.70	acres
TOTAL	876	305,891.078	acres ,

PLANS OF SURVEY

The number of plans checked in the Division, while down somewhat from last year, indicates a continuing high demand for use of crown lands in the province. A breakdown of the various plans submitted for checking follows:

Mineral Surface Lease Plans	- 886
General surveys	- 59
Railways	3
Irrigation	- 20
Roadways	- 196
Pipelines	- 279
Access Roads	- 150
Transmission lines	- 59
Subdivision plans	- 51

TECHNICAL

93

HUNDREDS OF PLANS	31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
-	PLANS CHECKED BY THF TFP.HMir.AI HIX/I^N
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	V/Z//A		1111
1958 1959 I960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 19 66
FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31

94

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

TITLES ACQUIRED IN THE NAME OF THE CROWN

The Division acquired title in the name of the Crown to the following:

30 quarter sections or portions thereof were acquired through exchanges of land.

193 quarter sections were acquired through purchases by the Department of Agriculture for inclusion in grazing reserves and community pastures.

Portions of 5 quarter sections were acquired for additions to provincial parks. 7 former school sites were acquired through transfer from a school division in each case.

Portions of 3 quarter sections were purchased for Forestry airstrips and 6 quarter sections were purchased by this department as the lands lay within the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve.

5 quarter sections were purchased by this department as they lay within the green area of the province.

Portions of 5 quarter sections were transferred to this department free by Counties and Municipal Districts since the crown owned the balance of the quarter section in each case and the parcel being transferred was not an eco¬ nomical unit by itself (abandoned railway right-of-way, etc.).

In addition to the above, titles to 830 quarter sections were received here for lands which had been brought under the Land Titles Act by this office to facilitate the registration of mortgages against easements, pipe line agreements, board orders, etc., by pipe line companies and major utility companies.

TECHNICAL

95

QUARTER SECTIONS BROUGHT UNDER LAND TITLES ACT FOR PIPELINE PURPOSES

I960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 19 66

FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31

96

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

FISCAL YEARS ENDING MARCH 31st-

TECHNICAL

97

LAND SETTLEMENT SURVEYS

Approximately 108,160 acres of land were surveyed in the northern part of the province for land settlement purposes. Details of the areas surveyed are as follows:

Twp. 110, Rge. 15, W5th Mer. - Sections 1 to 25 inclusive.

Twp. 110, Rge. 17, W5th Mer. - Sections 1, 3 and 5 to 18 inclusive.

Twp. 110, Rge. 18, W5th Mer. - Sections 1-4, E Yi 5, E% 8 and Sections 9 to 18

inclusive.

Twp. 67, Rge. 21, W5th Mer. - Sections 1 to 36 inclusive.

Twp. 100, Rge. 20, W5th Mer. - Sections 1 to 24 inclusive and Sections 26 to 35

inclusive.

Twp. 100, Rge. 21, W5th Mer. - Sections 1 to 3, 9 to 16 and 19-36 inclusive.

Twp. 100, Rge. 23* W5th Mer. - Sections 25 to 36 inclusive.

In addition to the above areas, township 68, range 21, W5th Meridian was partially completed, however, the area has not been included in this report as the survey will not be completed until the 1966 - 67 fiscal year.

MISCELLANEOUS SURVEYS

Old Woman Buffalo Jump Historical Site in North West quarter of Section 35, Township 17, Range 29, West of the 4th Meridian - this site was surveyed and land acquired to preserve an Indian archeological site.

Slave Lake air strip addition - North East quarter of Section 1, Township 73, Range 6, West 5th Meridian - additional land was acquired from the registered owner to enlarge facilities at the Slave Lake Forestry air strip.

A survey was made of a big game checking station at Sundre to determine if the checking station was on privately owned land or within the highway right-of- way.

The boundaries of the Tillabrook camp site area on Highway No. 1 in the Brooks area were surveyed and posted on the ground for fencing purposes.

A number of miscellaneous surveys scheduled for the fiscal year were de¬ ferred as the surveyor, who usually is assigned to this work, was engaged in township surveys due to the department being unable to employ a competent assistant surveyor on the regular party.

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

The demand for air photo prints during the fiscal year increased in a spectac¬ ular manner particularly with respect to contact prints. Details are as follows:

	1964-65	1965-66
Contact prints printed in lab	114,017	167,464
Rectified prints	5,735	5,517
Enlargements	1,792	1,487
Kelsh diapositives	416	568
Multiplex diapositives	54	154
K 20 films processed	27	25
K 20 prints	1,802	1,260
9]4” x 91/” films processed	12	14
9/4” x 91/” prints from above films (Departmental flying)	1,301	2,458.

200

98

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

TECHNICAL

99

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING

The stereo plotting equipment again was utilized to full capacity and addi¬ tional equipment was purchased in the form of a Wild B8 stereo plotter and a K & E - CE 101 plotter with electronic co-ordinatograph and digitizing unit for producing quantity calculations from aerial photography.

MOSAICS

1,354 air photo mosaics were printed for resale during the year.

FLYING LICENCES ISSUED

50 flying licences were issued under the Aerial Photographic Survey Act.

I SPECIAL ORDER MOSAICS CONSTRUCTED

187 individual mosaics at various scales were constructed for government purposes.

PLANIMETRIC MAPPING

Atlas of Alberta - 12 pages of the Atlas of Alberta are in the process of being | scribed in the Division. 2 pages were completed and watercoat proofs produced.

A rural development map was produced for the Department of Agriculture which was to be printed in color, of the general Edson area.

A soil zone map was scribed for the University of Alberta and the plates sent to Ottawa for printing.

A new 2 mile map series is underway with map 83 H/SE completed and i printed and in addition sheets in areas 83 A, B, I, J and the remaining sheets in 1 83 H are under construction.

Base maps on a scale of 1” = 2 miles are being produced for the Registration Division of the Department for accurately recording crown land dispositions in a manner capable of reproduction so that the information may be made available to ! commercial firms working in industrial development and the general public.

90 individual maps of A.G.T. exchange areas have been constructed for j Alberta Government Telephones.

A 16 mile rnap was produced for the Alberta Aviation Council showing airstrip and related information.

The Clearwater and Bow River forest reserve maps were updated, completed and printed for resale purposes.

In addition to the above a number of other projects were completed for the i department and various government agencies.

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC AND MAP SALES

During the fiscal year sale of aerial photographs, etc. amounted to $57,552.68 and map sales amounted to $31,716.50. Insofar as sales of photographs, etc. is j concerned, this represents approximately a 45% increase over the previous fiscal year.

100

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

REGISTRATION

REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR

Work Stations	Yearly Total	Daily Average	Increase (+) or Decrease (-) from previous Year	Minimum and Maximum Range Per Day
1 . Mail Cage	(No.)	(No.)		%	(No.)
Incoming mail (pieces)	178,479	717	+	0.02	317 - 3,424
Outgoing mail (pieces)	288,448	1,158	-	0.46	535 - 4,985
Total (pieces)	466,927	1,875	—	0.29	1,016 - 5,657
Incoming registered (pieces)	3,445	14	-	0.27	1 - 62
Outgoing registered (pieces)	5,911	24'	+	0.91	0 - 305
Total (pieces)	9,356	38	+	0.44	, 6 - 320
Cash Blotter entries	40,355	162	-	0.16	52 - .701
Interim receipts issued	3,536	14	-	1.81	5 - 33
Total	43,891	176	_	0.32	68 - 721
Cash received (mail)	$ 9,338,045.38	37,502	+	0.41	$6,191 - 505,613
Cash received (counter)	1,099,545.95	4,416	-	1.76	44 - 66,430
Total	$10,437,591.33	41,918	+	0.13	$7,596 - 506,795
2. Filing Files (live, storage, micro¬
film) (Grand Total)	528,186	-		-	-
Telephone requests	35,013	141	+	3.2	99 - 202
Marking and attachments	168,303	676	+	3.1	309 - 1,558
Deferred and special searches	3,654	15	+	6.8	4 - 35
Deferred and special search files	6,017	24	+	20.7 t	7 - 71
a. F iling Records
Files Opened	6,457	26	-	18.4	-
F iles Closed	7,919	32	+	13.5	-
Kardex entries	28,641	115	-	7.7	-
Files processed	86,095	346	—	2.2	-
4. Microfilming
Rolls film exposed	189	-	+	26.0	-
Rolls film checked	189		+	26.0	—
5. Records
Files received	50,610	203	-	23.1	93 - 620
Land searches (internal) pages	14,684	59	-	26.8	19 - 167
Land searches (commercial) pages	1,966	8	+	43.4	0 - 31
Registers transcribed (Ott.)	12	-	+	33.3	-
Register pages transcribed	3,652	15	+448.3	-
Basic entries	16,098	—	"	15.1
6. Surface Rights Plotting
Sections opened (Grand Total)	2,668	-	+	17.2	-
Files rec’d in distribution	5,423	22		6.8	I - 61
7. Miscellaneous
Filing errors Absence rate Overtime	0.1% 2.6% Nil

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

101

ACCOUNTS

REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTANT

The statements which form part of this report reflect the collections and expenditure of the department for the year ending March 31, 1966.

REVENUE

Gross receipts from all sources $10,404,238.14, monies refunded $883,174.81 leaving a total net revenue from all sources of $9,521,063.33, a decrease from the previous year of $473,378.45 (See statements A, B, C 8c D).

There were 4,933 refunds processed from all sources including Previous Year Refunds amounting to $1,189,221.14. Included in this figure is an amount of $577,034.52 refunded to the taxing authority as authorized by “The Grazing Lease Taxation Act”, “The Crown Cultivation Leases Act” and “The Tax Re¬ covery Act”.

Accounts Receivable stood at 33,257 accounts, not including Fish 8c Wildlife Vendors Accounts of approximately 1,623.

Cash entries for the year were 67,600 for which some 65,498 receipts and permits were issued.

The sale of Fishing Licences and Game Stamps showed a marked increase as follows:

	1965	1964
Fishing Licenses	127,194	124,747
Game Certificates	109,593	118,843
Game Stamps	181,306	176,645

Under the Homestead Lease Loan Act the amount of $147,188.05 was col¬ lected. Collections under this Act as at March 31, 1966, totaled $862,557.99.

In accordance with the various agreements entered into between Canada and the Province, revenues were received as follows:

Income

$661,296.39

65,516.03

53,049.98

Capital

$109,956.96

6,081.90

Forestry Agreement

ARDA Agreement

Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range

Total - $779,862.40

$116,038.86 .

102

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

Monies held in trust at the end of the fiscal year stood at $392,556.69 made up as follows:

Miscellaneous Trust Homesteader’s Compensation Trust Timber Deposit Trust

Timber Forfeited Monies 8c Reforestation Trust Acct

Total - $392,556.69.

$ 74,373.93 30,875.53 283,503.98 3,803.25

EXPENDITURE

Expenditure on Income Account for the year ending March 31, 1966, totalled $12,198,299.37, which includes Special Warrants amounting to $637,284.70.

Expenditure under Capital Account for the year under review totalled $1,696,057.28 which includes Special Warrants amounting to $137,230.00. Also included in this expenditure is an amount of $835,000.00 transferred to the De¬ partment of Lands and Forests from the Executive Council in respect to the work carried out by the department on behalf of the Northern Development Coun¬ cil.

In the development of Provincial Parks, expenditure amounted to $1,287,838.52. Rural Recreational Grants totalled $22,521.32.

Expenses of the Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board amounted to $67,580.59.

Firefighting operations for the year totalled $602,903.79 while in the field of aircraft operations, expenditure amounted to $693,088.14.

Expenditure having to do with Aerial Photography amounted to $18,984.40.

Destruction of Pests expenses required $25,518.86.

Expenditure under the Homestead Lease Loan Act amounted to $121,139.70 bringing the total disbursements under this Act to $1,414,010.58 at March 31, 1966.

Continued expansion in all branches of the department reflect increased personnel earnings’ records for both salary and wage employees.

Wages 1,172

Salaries 1,210.

For details of expenditure from Income Account see Statements “E” and “G”.

The staff of the Accounting Division have excelled in their multiplicity of of services demanded by the ever increasing expansion of the department.

ACCOUNTS

103

INDEX OF STATEMENTS

A. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES.

B. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS - INCOME ACCOUNT.

C. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS - CAPITAL ACCOUNT.

D. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS BY BRANCHES.

E. STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1965.

F. STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS BY BRANCHES.

104

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

STATEMENT A

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES FROM APRIL I, 1965 TO MARCH 31, 1966

GROSS RECEIPTS	REFUNDS	NET RECEIPTS
Income Account $	8,131,961.80	$689,904.09	$ 7,442,057.71
Capital Account	1,449,964.75	19,338.16	1,430,626.59
Reimbursement of Previous Year’s Expenditure	8,861.00	277.50	8,583.50
Timber Deposits Trust	55,887.00	11,525.00	44,362.00
Homesteaders Compensation Trust	3,961.48	263.19	3,698.29
Homestead Lease Loan Trust	147,973.33	4,879.42	143,093.91
Miscellaneous Trust	47,386.12	17,078.37	30,307.75
ARDA Claims Deposited by Dept, of Agriculture	71,597.93	—	71,597.93
Income Account $65,516.03 Capital Account $ 6,081.90
$71,597.93
Unapplied Receipts Carried Forward
Improvements	31,520.48	24,435.19	7,085.29
Suspense	212,124.25	115,473.89	96,650.36
Public Lands Grazing Permits	30,000.00		30,000.00
Public Lands Grazing Lease Rentals	195,000.00		195,000.00
Homestead Lease Crop Share	18,000.00	—	18,000.00

$10,404,238.14 $883,174.81

$9,521,063.33

ACCOUNTS

105

STATEMENT B

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS - INCOME ACCOUNT FROM APRIL I, 1965 TO MARCH 31, 1966

GROSS RECEIPTS REFUNDS NET RECEIPTS

FISHERIES ACCOUNTS

Fishing Licenses Fisheries Miscellaneous Fisheries Royalty	$	247,385.85 888.10 14,165.32	$ 644.90	$ 246,739.95 888.10 14,165.32
	$	262,438.27	$ 644.90	$ 261,793.37
GAME ACCOUNTS
Game Licenses		796,556.46	111,367.78	685,188.68
Fur Tax		86,919.64	1,711.00	85,208.64
Game Branch Miscellaneous		3,187.46	57.00	3,130.46
	$	886,663.56	$ 113,135.78	$ 773,527.78
LANDS AND GRAZING
Grazing Leases, Permits, Etc.		1,005,968.54	418,950.00	587,018.54
Hay Permits, Fees 8c Dues		10,454.80	4,153.90	6,300.90
Homestead Leases, Crop Share		208,393.23	91,244.25	117,148.98
Public Land Sales Interest		115,325.65	364.31	114,961.34
Cultivation Leases, Permits		199,395.73	1,753.35	197,642.38
Right of Entry		534,283.88	8,210.61	526,073.27
Miscellaneous Leases		240,685.95	10,451.47	230,234.48
Public Lands Sundry Revenue		137,721.80	24,348.77	113,373.03
Land Patent Miscellaneous		2,184.67	13.11	2,171.56
	$2,454,414.25	$559,489.77	$1,894,924.48
TIMBER ACCOUNTS	$2,757,005.60	$ 8,688.13	$2,748,317.47
EAST SLOPE SURFACE RIGHTS	$	427,706.60	$ 1,189.49	$ 428,517.11
PARKS PERMITS, FEES, RENTAL ETC.	$	58,557.95	$ 637.75	$ 57,920.20
MISCELLANEOUS
Administration Sundry Revenue		125,554.32	2,318.59	123,235.73
Maps 8c Plans		32,103.65	387-15	31,716.50
Sale of Aerial Photographic Survey Maps		60,199.81	2,647.13	57,552.68
Dominion-Provincial Agreement re Forestry		799,622.27	. _	799,622.27
Reimbursement re Forest Technology School		9,499.62	10.00	9,489.62
Sale of Materials 8c Supplies		125.00		125.00
Dominion- Provincial Agreement re Air Weapons Range Primrose Lake		53,049.98	_ .	53,049.98
Reimbursement of Salaries and Expenses		107,985.25	755.40	107,229.85
Trans Canada Highways, Camp Grounds and Picnic Areas		11,682.63		11,682.63
Transfer of Funds to Close Provincial Parks Board Trust Account	83,353.04		83,353.04
	$1,283,175.57	$ 6,118.27	$1,277,057.30
TOTAL INCOME ACCOUNT	$8,131,961.80	$689,904.09	$7,442,057.71

106

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

STATEMENT C

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS - CAPITAL ACCOUNT FROM APRIL I, 1965 TO MARCH 31, 1966

	GROSS RECEIPTS	REFUNDS	NET RECEIPTS
Clearing 8c Breaking Projects	$ 34,406.68	$ 321.25	$ 34,085.43
Public Land Sales Principal	860,180.40	7,220.24	852,960.16
Homestead Sales Principal	340,701.25	11 ,796.67	328,904.58
Land Utilization Advances	1,877.94		1,877.94
Dominion- Provincial Agreement re Forestry	210,123.98		210,123.98
Transfer of Land to Public Works for Village of Slave Lake Total Capital Account (Carried Forward to Statement A)	2,674.50		2,674.50
$1 ,449,964.75	$19,338.16	$1,430,626.59

itilS

? 381-15

1

64,334.98

2,248-01

I

20, 988175 144.24 '"pso'.b'i

i^:lS

Government of the Province of Alberta

LANDS AND FORE® DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURE CLASSIFIED BY APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARACTER

FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31. 1966 INCOMEiAqCOUNT

106A

STATEMENT E

STATEMENT No. 127

I

120,410.46

819.13

165,689:65

A

B

'S

•2,284:83

727.66

Y&f0

..III

jif

1

18,048.54

55,441.10

$ 67,580.59 $ 2,696,613.89

I

II

•ns

CAPITAL ACGl JNT

TOTAL: Capit

III

JI

sil|

■Jlli

188.10

. *2 83 .15

402.55

2,.jSS

"•111

$ 348,828.43 $ 693,088.14 % 456,940.52

II!

5,52868:88

«J»SI

m

ii

mil

650.53

21,730.14

i.lll:ll

314.47

is

si

ii

1

4.147.43

6.200.44 6,107.41

iI:?ll:SI

1

I

3.4 JI

ill

•Jl

56 Sj&Ji

■as

861,861.57

1

m

H

■“fl

1,368.43

25,168.14

4,751.28

3 7,624 ^38

3,507.20

28,713.23

375,128.11

i

604.414.64

44.756.08

197.64

HI

II!

618!37l!il

4,?:gg

...nil

44.772.94

17.921.10

'i-sil

,s;ss

$ 189.74

I

1

$ 867,891.37

' ■'

STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS BY BRANCHES

106B

STATEMENT F

FROM APRIL 1, 1961 TO MARCH 31, 1966 FISCAL YEAR ENDING

INCOME		March 31/62 h	larch 31/63	March 31/64	; March 31/65	March 31/66
1801	Minister's Office	$ 19,197.74 $	17,583.00	$ 17,993.03 $	21,988.80	$ 23,526.74
1802	General Administration	280,458.31	307,881.87	320,844.63	341,304.03	366,506,18
1803	Advisory Board 8c Committees	657.55	188.56	1,099.48	997.89	381.15
1804	Technical Division	347,265.64	344,344.87	347,607.26	382,207.58	515,723.68
1805	Registration Division	124,904.81	120,780.55	130,383.91	127,835.67	143,785.99
1815	Alberta Forest Service - Forest Administration Branch	89,797.21	77,162.24	83,469.54	2,035,512.18	2,245,552.52
1816	Alberta Forest Service - Forest Management Branch	374,174.03	425,793.71	392,594.42	464,720.89	578,054.92
1817	Alberta Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve	958,053.13	969,727.01	902,449.95
1819	Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board	45,337.92	53,894.52	57,076.84	62,950.51	67,580.59
1821	Alberta Forest Service - Forest Protection Branch	2,868,119.57 3	,029,233.04	3,255,425.49	2,683,009.13	2,696,613.89
1823	Forest 8c Prairie Fires Suppression	2,452,000.08	207,497.56	650,540.27	459,039.24	602,903.79
1824	Alberta Forest Service - Forest Surveys Branch	289,836.88	317,168.59	321,918.11	308,254.54	348,828.43
1825	Alberta Forest Service - Aircraft Operations	272,599.74	561,587.00	447,310.69	592,675.44	693,088.14
1826	Alberta Forest Service - Radio Branch	339,858.67	379,619.80	390,326.56	409,347.74	456,940.52
1828	Alberta Forest Service - Forestry Training School	42,893.21	49,137.10	54,959.24	88,685.66	142,937.28
1829	Junior Forest Rangers					25,355.07
1835	Fish and Wildlife Division	643,355.55	877,681.26	910,471.63	1,007,949.27	1,092,200.21
1836	Destruction of Pests	8,689.78	2,471.55	1,948.58	8,561.04	25,518.86
1837	Commercial Fisheries	156,232.93
1845	Lands Division	671,787.16	729,420.64	765,388.27	889,640.07	861,861.57
1846	Provincial Parks	648,881.10	816,720.86	871,063.14	1,040,159.73	1,287,838.52
1847	Payment to the Canmore Golf Association - SW 6/61-62	3,800.00			..
	Rural Recreational Grants				67,952.20	22,521.32
	TOTAL INCOME ACCOUNT	$10,637,901.01 $9	,287,893.73	$9,922,871.04 $	10,992,791.61	$12,197,719.37

106C

March 31/63	March 31/64	March 31/65	March 31/66
$ 22,637.56	$ 15,885.92	$ 16,849.10	$ 18,984.40
815,969.13	815,090.26	683,047.85	652,268.82
1 13,495,20	29,387.60
		1,033.46	196,638.15

$952,101.89

$860,363.78

$700,930.41

$867,891.37

ACCOUNTS

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STATEMENT D

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS BY BRANCHES FROM APRIL I, 1965 TO MARCH 31, 1966 FISCAL* YEAR ENDING:

MARCH 31/63 MARCH 31/64 MARCH 31/65 MARCH 31/66

INCOME ACCOUNT:

Fisheries Branch $	266,718.75	$ 280,481.99	$ 258,024.11	$ 261,793.37
Game Branch	744,776.12	750,849.62	783,063.69	773,527.78
Lands 8c Grazing 1,605,447.68	1,772,622.28	1,812,170.93	1,894,924.48
Timber Branch 2,	504,329.18	2,681,353.46	3,097,601.60	2,748,317.47
East Slope Surface Rights	479,545.76	526,993.20	477,648.89	428,517.11
Miscellaneous	546,440.42	1,426,678.28	1,440,276.32	1,277,057.30
Provincial Parks			56,659.55	57,920.20
CAPITAL ACCOUNT:
Land Sales Principal	666,726.52	649,441.67	832,502.94	852,960.16
Homestead Sales Principal	179,266.13	187,122.39	263,427.96	328,904.58
Clearing 8c Breaking Projects	30,229.07	30,066.55	36,513.78	34,085.43
Reimbursement by Dominion Government: Picnic 8c Camp Grounds	87,189.78		. _	. .
Reimbursement by Dominion Government: Forest Access Roads 8c Trails	386,079.05		..	..
Reimbursement by Dominion Government: Forest Agreement		557,940.94	258,448.73	210,123.98
Land Utilization Advances				1,877.94
Transfer of Land to Public Works for Village of Slave Lake				2,674.50
ARDA Claims deposited by Dept, of Agriculture				71,597.93
Transferred to Other Departments	10,288.16	17,534.59	35,267.92	8,583.50
Timber Deposit Trust	74,732.55	93,970.57	110,807.00	44,362.00
Homesteaders Compensation Trust	6,466.41	4,345.98	2,313.03	3,698.29
Homestead Lease Loan Trust	109,247.88	90,430.73	122,121.95	143,093.91
Miscellaneous Trust	20,844.82	16,972.16	58,962.40	30,307.75
Unapplied Receipts Carried F orward	418,423.42	407,743.56	346,278.92	346,735.65
Parks Board Trust	47,663.99	40,199.74	2,352.06

$8,184,415.69 $9,534,747.71 $9,994,441.78 $9,521,063.33

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

STATIONERY AND SUPPLIES

REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR

MAIL AND EXPRESS

1964-65 1965-66

Express parcels	1,110	1,316
Mail (registered and parcels)	7,131	3,311
Pamphlets	6,175	1,507
Parcels by bus	185	219
Magazines (4 issues per year)	57,500	48,248
Letters	380	10,306
Parcels by Messenger	298	237
REGULATIONS AND TAGS PROCESSED
Big game regulations	175,000	180,000
Big game tags	129,000	147,000
Bird game regulations	190,000	192,000
Angling regulations	185,000	192,000
STATIONERY REQUISITIONS BY BRANCHES
General Administration
Accounts	126	144
Personnel	78	43
Publicity and Deputy Minister	97	42
Lands	653	507
Registration	113	64
Fish and Wildlife	496	422
Technical	78	82
Parks	170	173
Forest Administration	134	108
Forest Protection (Head Office)	96	170
Forest Protection (Divisions)	302	352
Forest Management	64	61
Forest Surveys	96	90
General Public	127	87
Radio Branch		50
TOTAL	2,630	2,395
PRINTING VOLUME
Transmitted to Queen’s Printer
Regulations	685,000	828,800
Booklets and brochures	38,975	43,924
Forms, licences and general printing	4,022,200	4, 724,081
Magazines	69,000	56,400
Envelopes printed	1,410,000	526,500
Dept. Letterheads printed	490,000	405,000

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1964-65

1965-66

Processed by this Office

Xerox Masters processed Masters typed Sheets run off

4,391

983,475

1,002

3,135

1,098,507

PURCHASE ORDERS INITIATED

Direct Purchase Orders	520	465
Interdept. Commitments (439) error-corrected	222	294
Purchasing Agency Requisitions	64	14

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

Number of newspaper advertisements initiated 314 225

Number of telephone request s initiated 92 68

Number of magazine subscriptions and renewals initiated 123 111

Processing addressograph plates 24,500 11,474

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

PUBLICITY

REPORT OF THE PUBLICITY OFFICER

PUBLICATIONS:

Production: Booklet - Revision and Editing “Alberta Forests”

- Brochure - Revision and Printing “Rocky Mountain Forest

Reserve Map Folder”

- Leaflets - Film List

- School Children Fire Prevention Coloring Posters distributed by the Prairie Provinces Forestry Asso¬ ciation.

Reprints: - “Careers in Forestry”

- “Trees and Shrubs of Alberta”

- “ Cloven-Hoofed Big Game Animals”

- “Upland Game Birds”.

Periodicals: - “Land-Forest-Wildlife”, 4 issues, 12,000 subscribers. PHOTOGRAPHY:

Production: - One 16mm film, “From Field to Table”, in color, no sound,

viewing time - 22 minutes.

- Still photography in black and white as required.

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit at Calgary and Edmonton Exhibition for Forestry Division and Public Lands Division, one week each, theme of display “Land Use”. Sportsmen Show exhibit at Calgary for Fish and Wildlife Division, 4 days.

NEWS AND ADVERTISING:

Radio - Series of forest fire danger messages provided for agency release through Provincial network. Taped series of week-end angling broadcasts pro¬ vided. Special newscasts submitted as required.

Press - News releases supplied via Government Publicity Office and directly as occasion required. Special advertising drafts submitted when ordered.

Television - Occasional, Edmonton and Red Deer.

PUBLICITY

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REPORTS:

Department’s Annual Report to the Legislature, collated, edited and com¬ piled. Approximately 1,000 copies supplied. Legislature distribution - 70 copies.

FILM LIBRARY:

Number of Films - 65 Number of Orders - 223 Estimated total audience - 20,000 viewers.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Editing, rewriting, reporting, photography and other information services from time to time as requested informally.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

PERSONNEL

REPORT OF THE PERSONNEL OFFICER

The year 1965-66 was another busy year in the department. Increased work load in several divisions made it necessary to establish 57 new positions. The greatest expansion was in the Technical Division with an increase of 13. Forest Administration increased by 20 positions, however, 8 of these were transferred from wages to salary.

One of the major changes in legislation pertaining to Personnel Administra¬ tion was Bill 123. This new legislation recognizes the Civil Service Association of Alberta as the sole bargaining agent for Provincial Government employees. This will result in collective negotiations which will produce an agreement containing provisions relating to hours of work, pay and other conditions affecting employment.

Some of the highlights during the year include:

(a) A general pay review.

(b) Salary increases.

(c) Classification reviews.

In 1964 the pay rates for some classes appeared to be somewhat lower than the going rates. This initiated an interim pay review which was later expanded to include all of the positions under the purview of the Civil Service Com¬ missioner.

This review resulted in pay increases for most classes. The increases were announced in July, 1965, and were effective from April 1, 1965.

A reorganization in the Forest Service necessitated classification studies in most classes, this resulted in a number of upward reclassifications. The centralization in the Slave Lake and Edson Forests resulted in the downgrading of some Forestry Officers II to Forestry Officers I.

The classification review in the Fish & Wildlife Division was finalized in 1965 but very few positions were changed.

All field positions in the Parks Division were once again reviewed and a new Parks Officer series was established. This new series has five levels.

The review of the clerical positions in the Lands Division was completed with only a few minor changes.

Approximately 166 classification appeals were submitted during the year. This high number of appeals was in a direct relationship to the large number of classification reviews, however, it was considered higher than normal. Many of the appeals are still under investigation by the Classification and Appeal Board but to date all appeals which have been finalized were rejected.

A number of senior staff changes were made in 1965-66. The split of the Peace River Forest which established a new headquarters at Footner Lake re¬ sulted in the appointment of Mr. H.R. Winn as Superintendent of the Footner

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Lake Forest. Mr. L.M. Forbes was appointed to Grazing Coordinator to replace Mr. J.A. Campbell who retired. Mr. C.P. Smith, Director of Fish 8c Wildlife transferred to the Department of Education and Mr. Stuart B. Smith was appointed to succeed him as Director. Mr. Smith was formerly with the B.C. Government as Supervisor of Fisheries Management.

Mr. J.A. (Scotty) Campbell retired on September 30, 1965. Mr. Campbell was appointed in 1944 and became one of the foremost Grazing Specialists in Alberta. Prior to his appointment with the department he was employed by the Federal Service and the University of Alberta.

Mr. H.A. Brick retired after thirty-five years of service on October 22, 1965. Mr. Brick transferred to the department in 1930 when the administration of the resources was turned over to the province.

Mr. E.T. Jackman retired from the Forest Service on July 14, 1965, after serving for twenty-three years.

On February 12, 1966, Mr. McCarthy retired after sixteen years service with the Fish 8c Wildlife Division.

The department was saddened by the death of Mr. Roger Sund. Prior to coming to headquarters, Mr. Sund was Assistant Superintendent at Rocky Moun¬ tain House.

During the year, 198 positions were filled from open competitions, and 138 promotional competitions were conducted. Effective December 31, 1965, one hundred and forty-six persons were recruited by open competition, of these 84 were males and 62 females. By this same date eleven positions were filled by inter-departmental transfers.

During 1965-66 the department initiated a Junior Forest Ranger programme. Camps were located in the Crowsnest, Rocky Mountain House and Edson Forests. Thirty-six young men 17 and 18 years of age were recruited for this programme. As the first year’s activities were so successful the programme will expand to four camps and 48 men in 1966-67.

Several supervisory training courses were organized for personnel in the department.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS

MINISTER’S OFFICE

1 Minister

1 Secretary

2

DEPUTY MINISTER’S OFFICE

1 Deputy Minister 1 Solicitor 1 Personnel Officer 1 Information Officer 1 Stockkeeper 1 Stores Clerk

1 Duplicating Equipment Operator

4 Clerk Stenographers

5 Clerk Typists

2 Clerks

1 Illustrator

19

ACCOUNTS BRANCH

3 Accountants 29 Clerks

2 Clerk Stenographers 17 Clerk Typists

1 Comptometer Operator

4 Bookkeeping Machine Operators

56

TECHNICAL DIVISION

3 Technical Officers

2 Land Surveyors

23 Technical Assistants 8 Photogrammetrists

3 Duplicating Equipment Operators 3 Clerk Stenographers

3 Clerk Typists

4 Clerks

8 Aerial Photographic Processors 7 Technical Aides

64

REGISTRATION DIVISION

1 Administrative Officer

1 Clerk Stenographer

2 Technical Assistants 27 Clerks

3 Clerk Typists 1 Chauffeur

FORESTRY DIVISION Forest Administration Branch

1 Forestry Director 1 Administrative Officer 10 Forest Division Superintendents 12 Assistant Forest Division Supts. 10 Foresters 23 Clerks

10 Clerk Stenographers

11 Automotive Mechanics

8 Senior Lookouts (Year Around)

17 Lookouts (Year Around)

131 Lookouts (Seasonal)

14 Clerk Typists

17 Automotive Equipment Operators

9 Road Foremen

12 Radio Operators

8 Carpenters

74 Assistant Conservation Officers 124 Conservation Officers 1 Stockkeeper

1 Timber Scaler

2 Airport Keepers

496

Forest Management Branch

1 Forestry Administrator 1 Assistant Forestry Administrator 1 Administrative Officer 1 Timber Scaling Supervisor 5 Foresters 1 Conservation Officer 5 Timber Auditors 7 Clerks

9 Clerk Stenographers

1 Public Lands Appraiser 1 Technical Aide

33

Forest Protection

1 Forestry Administrator

2 Assistant Forestry Administrators

2 Maintenance Supervisors

3 Aircraft Dispatchers 3 Clerks

3 Clerk Stenographers

1 Clerk Typist

2 Plumbers

1 Electrician 1 Maintenance Worker 1 Conservation Officer 1 Stores Clerk

PERSONNEL

15

Forest Protection (continued)

35

1 Fire Weather Officer 1 Sign Painter Sc Designer 1 Development Sc Mechanical Super. 1 Forest Equipment Artisan

25

Forest Surveys Branch

1 Forestry Administrator 1 Assistant Forestry Administrator 1 Technical Officer 18 Technical Assistants 9 Foresters 1 Clerk Typist 1 Clerk Stenographer 6 Clerks

9 Technical Aides 1 Stockkeeper 1 Automotive Mechanic

49

Radio Branch

1 Communications Liaison Officer 4 Radio Operators

3 Engine Generator Technicians

2 Communication Technicians 1 Clerk Typist

11

Forestry Training School

3 Forestry Instructors

3 Conservation Training Officers 1 Clerk

1 Clerk Stenographer

8

FISH AND WILDLIFE DIVISION

1 Fish Sc Wildlife Director 1 Fish Sc Wildlife Administrator

1 Administrative Officer

15 Fish Sc Wildlife Biologists 51 Conservation Officers

2 Game Hatchery Superintendents 1 Clerk

13 Clerk Typists

41 Clerk Stenographers 9 Game Hatchery Attendants 1 Laboratory Technician 13 Assistant Conservation Officers

149

LANDS DIVISION

1 Public Lands Director 5 Administrative Officers 1 Assistant Director of Lands 22 Public Lands Appraisers 39 Clerks 37 Clerk Typists 8 Clerk Stenographers

1 Agrologist

8 Grazing Reserve Attendants

2 Public Lands Use Specialists

124

PROVINCIAL PARKS DIVISION

1 Parks Director 1 Parks Planner

4 Park Supervisors

1 Park Manager

2 Assistant Park Managers

1 Administrative Officer 13 Parks Officer

2 Automotive Equipment Operators

3 Carpenters

2 Clerks

3 Clerk Typists

5 Clerk Stenographers

1 Technical Assistant

2 Automotive Mechanics 2 Maintenance Workers

1 Sign Painter Sc Designer 1 Painter

1 Carpenter Shop Supervisor 1 Parks Co-ordinator 1 Utility Worker 1 Stockkeeper 1 Civil Engineer

50

TOTAL - 1,121

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