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136. Community Planning Association of Can- 

 ada, 425 Gloucester Street, Ottawa 4, Ont. 

 President: Jacques Simard. Term expires 

 October, 1960. National Director: M. L. 

 Brennan. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized in 1946 to deal with 

 financial, social and aesthetic problems arising 

 from the post-war building boom. Eight pro- 

 vincial divisions ; branches. 



Purpose: To foster public understanding of, 

 and participation in, planning the orderly devel- 

 opment of urban areas. 



Membership: 2100 individuals and organiza- 

 tions. Honorary memberships for outstanding 

 contributions to town planning in Canada. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Community Planning Review, 



current volume : X, $3. 



Library: Town and regional planning. 



137. Computing and Data Processing Society 

 of Canada. President: C. C. Gotlieb, Uni- 

 versity of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. Term ex- 

 pires June, 1961. Secretary: H. J. M. Watson, 

 Steel Co. of Canada Ltd., Wilcox Street, 

 Hamilton, Ont. Term expires June, 1961. 



History: Organized 1958. Main membership 

 in Toronto, but chapters presently being organ- 

 ized in Ottawa, Montreal and Winnipeg. 



Purpose: To advance computing and data 

 processing by: sponsoring meetings and confer- 

 ences; collaboration with educational institu- 

 tions, research foundations and manufacturers ; 

 publication of technical and other information; 

 exchange of information between members and 

 between similar associations; providing a na- 

 tional source of information and representation. 



Membership: 250. Active — those actively en- 

 gaged in administration, practice, or teaching of 

 computing and electronic data processing. Hon- 

 orary — those who would further the objectives 

 of the society and who have made a significant 

 contribution to the advancement of the tech- 

 nique, and who might not otherwise qualify for 

 membership. 



Meetings: Annual. 



138. Corporation des Ingenieurs Forestieres 

 de la Province de Quebec, 895 d'AiguUon, 

 Quebec 4, P. Q. President: Maurice Gerin, 

 Pruneau Ltee., 50 rue Marie de LTncarna- 

 tion, Quebec, P. Q. Term expires October 27. 

 1960. Executive Secretary: Theo Mercier. 

 Term expires October 27, 1960. 



History: Formed 1916 as Association des 

 Ingenieurs f orestiers de la Province de Quebec ; 

 incorporated 1921. 



Purpose: To protect the public, the forest, 

 and the members of the association. 



Membership : 450. Members must be graduates 

 in forestry of a recognized university and meet 

 the requirements of the society. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1 39. Corporation des Ingenieurs Professionnels 

 de Quebec — Corporation of Professional En- 

 gineers of Quebec, 1600 Pine Avenue, W., 

 Montreal 25, Que. President: Arthur Piche. 

 Term expires April, 1961. General Secretary: 

 Pierre Bournival. Term indefinite. 



History: Constituted 1920 to control prac- 

 tice of engineering profession in the province. 

 Corporation completely autonomous, but coop- 

 erates with other provincial associations of 

 engineers through Canadian Council of Pro- 

 fessional Engineers. Six regional representa- 

 tives for districts outside cities of Montreal and 

 Quebec. Chapters in Quebec City, Sherbrooke 

 and Saguenay area. 



Membership: 9008. Requirements: graduation 

 in engineering from recognized university any- 

 where in world; domicile in Quebec; Canadian 

 citizenship ; good character. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Bulletin, 10 yearly, current vol- 

 ume : 17, free. 



Library: 100 volumes on engineering. 



140. Corporation of Land Surveyors of the 

 Province of British Columbia, 605 Courtney 

 Street, Victoria, B. C. President: W. N. 

 Papove, 5174 Halifax Street, North Burnaby, 

 B. C. Term expires January 12, 1961. Sec- 

 retary-Treasurer and Registrar: H. S. Beck- 

 ton. Term indefinite. 



History: Incorporated 1905 to assume the 

 government function of examining and licensing 

 provincial land surveyors. 



Purpose: To carry out the provisions of the 

 Land Surveyors Act; to conduct examinations; 

 to keep members informed of advances in 

 surveying. 



Membership: 215. Members required to pass 

 preliminary examination, to serve under articles 

 with a licensed land surveyor for a period of 

 three years, and to pass a final examination. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Report, annual, current volume: 

 55. 



Library: 350 volumes on mathematics and 

 land surveying. 



