The tollovving Provincial Series maps were produced in 

 five colours: Cold Rock, Sand Point Lake, VVabigoon Lake, 

 Metionga Lake, Rowan Lake, Pakashkan Lake, Press Lake, 

 Gulliver River, Seine River, Batchawana (2nd edition). Rid- 

 out (2nd edition), Wakomata Lake (2nd edition), and Wene- 

 begon Lake (2nd edition). 



Ten special-use maps were produced at the request of 

 other Branches, mainly for land-use study purposes, as fol- 

 lows: Map 24C — Islands in Lake Temagami, Trent-Severn 

 River Area, Wolf Survey — Algonquin Provincial Park, Lake 

 Temagami Study Area, North Bay Administrative District, 

 Lake Alert Study, and fishing and hunting regulation map 

 folders and questionnaires. 



A review of the popular Map 21, "Southern Ontario," of 

 the one-inch-to-eight-miles series, revealed that the many 

 changes in highway and cultural development, and those 

 involving municipal organization, had rendered the map 

 obsolete. The compilation of information for the production 

 of a new base is now under way. 



The Ontario Map Catalogue, listing all maps produced by 

 departments and commissions of the Ontario Government, 

 was revised according to submissions from contributing 

 sources; 750 copies were printed and distributed to uni- 

 versities, libraries, and provincial and national government 

 agencies. 



THE ONTARIO GEOGRAPHIC 

 NAMES BOARD 



The Ontario Geographic Names Board's prime function is 

 to provide and maintain a systematic nomenclature for the 

 populated places and the natural and artificial geographical 

 features of Ontario. In so doing, it accords first considera- 

 tion to local usage in settled areas, and to historical factors 

 in uninhabited or wilderness areas. 



In areas of sparse population having no historical record, 

 commemorative naming is sometimes applied by the use of 

 names of non-living persons — war casualties being one 

 example. In situations where features have no known names, 

 and where some form of provisional reference system is 

 necessary for navigational, aeronautical, or survey purposes, 

 an alphanumerical system of identification is being con- 

 sidered. 



Pursuant to The Ontario Geographic Names Board Act of 

 1968, action was taken which resulted in the appointment 

 of six persons to the Board. 



As the original and ex officio member of the Board, as well 

 as provincial representative on the Canadian Permanent 

 Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) since 1962, 

 the Surveyor General served in the capacity of OGNB and 



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CPCGN member in all decisions affecting the official naming 

 of places and geographical features within the Province. 



On July 20, 1970, an executive secretary was appointed to 

 the Board as its second member. This was followed in 

 November with the appointment of a secretary, bringing 

 the staff to a total of three. The interviewing of persons, 

 recommended for appointment to the Board, continued 

 through the year. 



In the summer months, a student was employed to up- 

 date the name card index system by adding geographical 

 co-ordinate data to the cards. 



The annual meeting of the CPCGN was held on October 

 19, 1970, in Ottawa. The Surveyor General attended as 

 mernber, and the executive secretary and assistant topony- 

 mist as observers. 



During the year, a total of 109 maps and charts were 

 examined with regard to geographical nomenclature and 

 edited in terms of orthography, new names, rescinded 

 names, and the accurate positioning of places or features 

 designated. The following were revised. 



Provincial Series fplanimetric) 1" = 2 miles 5 



1 :50,000 scale sheets 21 



1 :25,000 scale sheets 79 



Hydrographic charts 4 



Forester Lake, Kenora Forest District. Photo by J. lenkins. 



