International Plowing Match, Sebringville: display of 

 wildlife and wildlife land management; display of nursery 

 practice from tree seed to planting stock; illuminated snow- 

 mobile safety cartoons; and hunter safety display. 



Royal Winter Fair, Toronto: display of nursery practice 

 and forest growth on eroded land; display of wildlife land 

 management; display of wildlife showing habits and 

 habitats; and display of eight important tree species. 



Canadian National Sportsmen's Show, Toronto: a dis- 

 play of education in conservation including Ontario fur 

 fashions; fish and wildlife management; forestry, yesterday 

 and today; Provincial Park locations; safe gun handling 

 practices; snakes of Ontario; forest protection; Indian 

 handicrafts; and children's conservation poster contest. 



ACCIDENT CONTROL 



EMPLOYEE SAFETY TRAINING 



Driver Improvement Training and Testing improves the 

 driving skills of many employees who drive vehicles for the 

 Department, and it trains them in systematic vehicle 

 maintenance. In the program's two years, 1,696 drivers 

 have been trained and tested, and 576, who fell below the 

 qualification level, have been given a defensive driving 

 course. 



Supervisor Training. During the year, 42 supervisors 

 were given a course on safety instruction, and 202 foremen 

 were given a course on job instruction which stressed safety 

 in working practices. 



Boating Safety. During the year, 89 employees were 

 instructed on boating safety. 



Gun Safety. Conservation officers were instructed on the 

 safe handling of side arms and sporting weapons. 



Fire Safety. When fire crews are being trained, a one-day 

 course is given on safety in fire suppression practices. 



Park Safety. Applicants for beach patrol are instructed 

 and given a rigorous test. Parks and work camps are 

 inspected for safety and sanitation. 



First Aid courses are given on a regular basis. During the 



year, 1 ,788 employees took the course, and 41 were quali- 

 fied as instructors. 307 employees were trained in the use 

 of the resuscitator. 



General. A total of 432 employees were instructed in the 

 Lateiner method of accident control, and 107 were trained 

 in the maintenance of fire extinguishers. 



PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING 



Hunter Safety Training is developed and administered by 

 the Section. An important duty is the examination, selec- 

 tion and periodic re-examination of instructors. During the 

 year, 1,353 qualified, volunteer instructors gave the pre- 

 scribed safety course to 10,996 persons who wished to 

 become hunters. 



Training in Parks. At the request of the Department, the 

 Ontario Safety League gave a series of courses to Provincial 

 Park visitors last summer on safe practices in canoeing, 

 camping and outdoor living. 



THE LOGGERS' SAFETY ACT 



The administration of The Loggers' Safety Act, undertaken 

 on November 29, 1964, was transferred to the Ministry of 

 Labour as of April 1, 1972. During the final year, accident 

 control officers made more than 2,000 inspections and 

 generally assisted the smaller operators in safety matters. In 

 1971-2, logging operations were responsible for 11 deaths, 

 the fourth annual decrease from a high of 19 in 1967-8. 



WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION 



Department costs for Workmen's Compensation in 1971-2 

 were $353,380.78, an increase on the year of $90,556.25 

 of which approximately one-third was due to the O.S.EJP. 

 program. Compensable claims were 428 higher at 1 ,343. 



No deaths occurred during the year. Six new pensions 

 were established for permanent, partial disability. 



The Injury Frequency Rate was 27.9, an increase of 9.4 

 on the year. Individual district rates ranged up to 54.3. 



The Lands and Forests Safety Trophy was won by North 

 Bay District with an injury frequency rate of 5.6, a pace- 

 setting improvement on the year of 19.2. 



PERSONNEL BRANCH 



DISPOSITION OF PERSONNEL 



Disposition of senior administration staff, March 31, 1972. 



Deputy Minister: Walter Q. Macnee. 



Director of Implementation for the new Ministry of 

 Natural Resources: W. T. Foster. 



Chairman of Ontario Committee, Man and Resources: R. 

 Hummel. 



Regional Directors: A.H. Peacock (acting). Southern; 

 J.W. Lockwood, Northeastern; and L. Ringham, North- 

 western. 



Executive Directors: A.J. Herridge, Resource Products; 

 Dr. S. Peters, Outdoor Recreation; R. R. MacBean, Finance 

 and Administration; and J. W. Giles, Land Management. 



Branch Directors:, M.J. Brubacher, Commercial Fish 

 and Fur; D. P. Drysdale, Resource Economics; R. M. Dixon, 

 Timber Management; J. Barron, Timber Sales; J.W. 

 Keenan, Parks and Recreation Areas; J. D. Roseborough, 

 Sport Fisheries; F.A. Walden, Wildlife; G. H. Ferguson, 

 Legal Services; A. Goddard, Financial Management; J.M. 

 Taylor, Personnel; G.A. Hamilton, Services; W. G. 

 Cleaveley, Environmental Protection; L. Eckel, Lands and 

 Waters; R. G. Code, Surveys and Engineering; and Dr. W. R. 

 Henson, Research. 



District Foresters: G. P. Elliot, Chapleau; W.H. Forman, 

 Cochrane; R. A. Balkwill, Fort Frances; W. K. FuUerton, 

 Geraldton; D. A. Fawcett, Kapuskasing; D. R. Johnston, 

 Kemptville; J. R. Oatway, Kenora; W. B. Clarke, Lake Erie 

 (Aylmer); J.M. Halpenny, Lake Huron (Hespeler); F. E. 

 Sider, Lake Simcoe (Maple); A. E. Walroth, Lindsay; D. J. 

 Vance, North Bay; J. S. Ball, Parry Sound; T. W. Hueston, 

 Pembroke; R. J. Burgar, Sault Ste. Marie; F. L. Hall, Sioux 

 Lookout; S. R. Hamilton, Sudbury; E. Markus, Swastika; 

 L. M. Affleck, Thunder Bay; D. E. Gage, Tweed; and A. S. 

 Holder, White River. 



Director, Ontario Forest Technical School: V. B. Collins 

 (acting). 



OFFICE MANAGEMENT 



Selected staff of the Secdon formed a team with members 

 of the Systems and Procedures Section of Financial 

 Management Branch to study Personnel Branch systems. 

 Priority was given to a computerized attendance reporting 

 system. The team worked to establish a high-calibre system 

 which would, among other things, produce a yearly bonus 

 payment report, a quarter century club advice, and a 

 semi-yearly attendance record. 



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