ENGINEERING SERVICES 

 SECTION 



Engineering support continued to be supplied to head office 

 operating branches and districts in those aspects of 

 departmental programs requiring professional engineering, 

 application of engineering technology and construction 

 expertise. 



CAPITAL WORKS AND MAINTENANCE 

 OF FACILITIES 



Co-ordination and planning of the major capital works 

 program of the Department was effected through liaison 

 with the Department of Public Works, Treasury Board, and 

 affected branches, districts and regions. The projects in- 

 cluded renovations to the Chief Ranger Headquarters at 

 Pembroke, a fish production and experimental hatchery 

 near Bath, a tree nursery office and shipping shed at Thunder 

 Bay, provision for new Air Services office accommodation 

 at Sault Ste. Marie, a fish production sub-station at Chats- 

 worth, warehouse facilities at Sioux Lookout and miscel- 

 laneous construction and building renovations. 



Planning and budgetting for maintenance and minor con- 

 struction of buildings and other facilities, under the minor 

 capital works program, was carried out. District staff or 

 tender procedures were utilized on projects other than 

 essential services provided by the Department of Public 

 Works. Projects, ranging from painting buildings, repairing 

 boats, and tower cabins to construction of gasoline storage 

 buildings, junior ranger camps and staff quarters, were 

 funded. 



MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT 



Approximately 1,400 vehicles of all types are in use by the 

 Department with an increase to some 1,700 for peak periods, 

 as well as tractors, loaders, graders, motorized toboggans, 

 off-the-road equipment, boats, outboard motors, fire 

 pumps, etc. 



A planned equipment program and an established policy 

 with respect to repair of all mechanical equipment, acquisi- 

 tion and replacement, equipment markings and colour, 

 licensing, insurance coverage, and bulk purchase have be- 

 come a necessity and form an integral part of the Section's 

 responsibility. In addition, minimum standards for operating 

 condition and general appearance of motor vehicles and 

 trailers continue to be established to ensure safe, efficient 

 and dependable operation. 



A vehicle fleet management program, implemented in 



three districts as a pilot study in 1969 and designed to pro- 

 vide management and operating personnel with computer 

 print-outs of information such as vehicle performance, fre- 

 quency of repair, annual repair costs, and accident and 

 replacement information, was completed and steps taken 

 to implement the program province-wide by 1972. 



The information is designed primarily to assist in forming 

 an acquisition and replacement policy based on statistical 

 information and should lead to reduced out-of-service time 

 and operating failures. Utilization of such information will 

 provide the capability to minimize operation and mainten- 

 ance costs. It will provide a complete inventory and form 

 an effective tool for establishing vehicle complement 

 distribution. 



SIGN PROGRAM 



Co-ordination of the Department sign program, in accord- 

 ance with policy established by the Sign Committee, con- 

 tinued. Type, quality, colour, symbols, production and 

 erection specifications are being standardized to achieve 

 public acceptance and to assist the Department in commu- 

 nicating with the public while on or travelling through 

 Crown lands or lands administered by the Department. A 

 sign manual, designed to assist in identifying and ordering 

 standard signs, was undertaken and will be available for use 

 in 1972. 



WATER MANAGEMENT 

 ENGINEERING 



Of increasing importance and concern are engineering pro- 

 jects related directly or indirectly to water use and manage- 

 ment. Projects undertaken include pre-engineering, design, 

 construction and maintenance of dams, docks and naviga- 

 tion locks and other hydraulic structures or facilities as well 

 as improvements to flow channels and dredging. 



PRE-ENGINEERING SURVEY AND DESIGN 



Pre-engineering surveys were undertaken in preparation for 

 design and construction of all hydraulic structures, or to 

 assist in determining feasibility or cost. Projects included 

 dams, the hydraulic parts of hatcheries at Chatsworth, Sand- 

 field, Hills Lake and Balsam Creek; shore erosion on Lake 

 Erie; wildlife management areas at Aylmer, Wye Marsh, Tiny 

 Marsh, Hullett Marsh and Nonquon Marsh; water supply; 

 provincial fishing areas; a floating bog restraining device; 

 aid to navigation by dredging and provision of boat roller- 

 ways and marine railways; lamprey control barriers; and 

 docks, railway crossings and a number of other miscellane- 

 ous projects. 



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