An appropriation of $1,500,000.00 was made available for the purchase of 

 land for park purposes and the development of existing park areas. The number 

 of camping units was increased this year by 1,794, making a total of 14,319. In 

 addition to these organized camp units, areas totalling 207 acres have been set 

 aside for overnight and overflow campers. An additional 3,887 picnic tables were 

 placed in the 1,864 acres of picnic area in provincial parks, making a total of 

 24,363 picnic tables available to accommodate picnickers. Additional building 

 facilities included the construction of nine flush type comfort stations, 63 earth pit 

 toilets and seven maintenance buildings. Through the facilities of the Department 

 of Reform Institutions, an additional 2,990 fireplace grills and 150 barbecue griUs 

 were constructed for provincial park use. 



Complete interpretive programmes of museums, conducted trips, illustrated 

 lectures and labelled trails were continued in Algonquin, Rondeau, Sibley, 

 Presqu'ile and Quetico Provincial Parks. The Sibbald Memorial Museum in Sib- 

 bald Point Provincial Park was again in operation as was the Nancy Island Museum 

 at Wasaga Beach Provincial Park. Labelled trails were continued in Remi Lake 

 and Inverhuron Provincial Parks and one was opened in Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial 

 Park. A programme of conducted trips, illustrated talks and a labelled trail was 

 continued in Pinery Provincial Park and a programme of conducted trips and eve- 

 ning film presentations was started in Lake Superior Provincial Park. New exhibit 

 centres were established in Serpent Mounds and Inverhuron Provincial Parks to 

 interpret the archaeological investigations held in these areas. These programmes 

 and interpretive facilities, designed to familiarize visitors with the natural features 

 and/or historical backgrounds of these provincial parks were used, this year, by 

 487,395 park visitors, an increase of 22% over last year's figure of 398,971. 



In keeping with the multiple-use concept of land use and with full regard for 

 park values and interests, hunting was continued in certain provincial parks. 

 Waterfowl shooting, during the regular open season, was permitted in Rondeau, 

 Presqu'ile and Holiday Beach Provincial Parks on a seasonal permit basis of $4.00 

 per hunter in each park. At Darlington Provincial Park, 15 blinds were available 

 at a daily rental of $2.00 with a limit of two hunters per blind and the number of 

 shooting days to three per week. During the season, 839 gunners used seasonal 

 permits, while 417 rented blinds to provide a total of 1,256 waterfowl gunners. 



Pheasant shooting of stocked birds was continued in Sibbald Point, Darlington 

 and Presqu'ile Provincial Parks, with restrictions governing the shooting hours and 

 the number of hunters. During the season, 730 gunners bagged 1,038 birds of 

 1,271 released in the three parks. 



The hunting of deer, moose and bear in the Townships of Clyde and Bruton, 

 Algonquin Provincial Park, was continued under a system of regulated hunting 

 camp permits. During the season, 73 permits at $20.00 each represented 534 

 hunters who took 191 deer, 24 moose and 20 bear. A zone was continued for 

 daily hunters at no charge. 



In Lake Superior Provincial Park, moose hunting was continued with the 

 addition of a road checking system. This year, 370 park hunters took 34 moose. 



Winter recreational facilities were again provided in three provincial parks. 

 At Pinery Provincial Park, the installation of a ski lift proved very popular. The 

 ski hill together with toboggan slides and skating rinks drew in excess of 6600 

 visitors. At Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, toboggan slides and skating rink pro- 

 vided recreation for 26,410 visitors. At Darlington Provincial Park an estimated 

 12,000 visitors took advantage of three large skating rinks. Additional use was 

 made of other provincial parks for winter activities, but no official count of visitors 

 was made. 



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