THE PROVINCIAL PARKS ACT 



O. Reg. 165/70— Amends O. Reg. 498 of R.R.O. 1960 Adds New Parks 



O. Reg. 183/70— Amends Reg. 498 of R.R.O. 1960 Adds Polar Bear Provincial Park 



O. Reg. 376/70— Amends O. Reg. 61/70 Adds definition of "Vehicle and Unattended Boats" 



in Quetico Provincial Park 



O. Reg. 114/71 — Amends O. Reg. 346/65 Establishing 13 new parks and amending 12 existing parks 



O. Reg. 290/70— Amends O. Reg. 183/70 Polar Bear Park 



THE PUBLIC LANDS ACT 



O. Reg. 379/70 — New Establishing "Restricted Areas," District of Rainy River 



O. Reg. 422/70 — New Restricted Areas — Thunder Bay District 



O. Reg. 455/70 — New Restricted Area — Thunder Bay District 



O. Reg. 517/70 — Amends O. Reg. 370/61 and 87/69 Sale of 5 waterfront properties in twps. of Kirkup, 



Watten, Bayly, Barrieand Kenora 



THE WOODLANDS IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1966 



O. Reg. 182/70 — Amends O. Reg. 244/66 Private Forest Management Areas 



also amended by The Civil Rights Statute Law Amendment 

 Act, 1971. This Act implements some of the recommenda- 

 tions of the Royal Commission on Civil Rights with respect 

 to the provision of appeals from administrative decisions 

 and the modification of stringent forfeiture procedures and 

 rights of entry on property. The following statutes admin- 

 istered by the Department are amended: The Fish Inspec- 

 tion Act, The Forest Fires Prevention Act, 1968, The Lakes 

 and Rivers Improvement Act, The Loggers Safety Act, The 

 Provincial Land Tax Act, 1961-62, The Railway Fire Charge 

 Act, The Spruce Pulpwood Exportation Act, The Surveys 

 Act, The Wild Rice Harvesting Act, The Wolf and Bear 

 Bounty Act, The Woodmen's Employment Act. 



The Civil Rights Statute Law Amendment Act, 1971, came 

 into force on proclamation and appears in the 1971 annual 

 statutes as Chapter 50. 



References to statutes herein are to the statutes as they 

 appeared in the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1960, and 

 Statutes of Ontario, 1960 to 1970. 



FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL 



CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 



Sea Lamprey Control and Fish Management 

 Structure on the Saugeen River 



By an agreement dated the 25th day of February, 1970, be- 

 tween Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada repre- 

 sented by the Minister of Fisheries and Forestry and Her 



Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario represented by the 

 Minister of Lands and Forests, Ontario agreed to construct 

 a sea lamprey control and fish management structure on 

 the Saugeen River near the Town of Southampton in accord- 

 ance with plans and specifications approved by Canada. 

 The structure is to be operated by Ontario and the cost of 

 construction shared equally by Canada and Ontario. 



Loans to Commercial Fishermen 



By an agreement dated the 28th day of April, 1970, between 

 the Government of the Province of Ontario as represented 

 by the Minister of Lands and Forests and the Government of 

 Canada as represented by the Minister of Fisheries and 

 Forestry, a program was established for the making of loans 

 to persons engaged in commercial fishing in Lake St. Clair, 

 the St. Clair River and the Detroit River where the taking 

 of fish for commercial use has been prohibited by reason 

 of unacceptable levels of mercury compounds in fish. The 

 agreement provides for the creation of a Committee com- 

 posed of representatives appointed b>- Ontario and by 

 Canada for the purpose of implementing the program. The 

 program is administered by the Minister of Lands and 

 Forests and the cost shared equally by Ontario and Canada. 



On the 11th day of August, 1970, a similar agreement was 

 entered into between the above parties to establish a pro- 

 gram for the making of loans to persons engaged in com- 

 mercial fishing in the waters of Ontario other than in Lake 

 St. Clair, the St. Clair River and the Detroit River where the 

 taking of fish for commercial use has been prohibited by 

 reason of unacceptable levels of mercury compounds in fish. 



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