The new dam on Malcolm Lake in Tweed Forest District. 

 Photo by W. Lenson. 



Planning and budgeting 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 1,300 vehicles of all types are in use by the 

 Department as well as tractors, loaders, graders, skidoos, 

 etc. A planned equipment program and an established 

 policy with respect to repair of all mechanical equipment, 

 acquisition and replacement, equipment markings and 

 colour, licensing, insurance coverage and bulk purchasing, 

 have become a necessity and forms an integral part of the 

 Section's responsibility. In addition, minimum standards for 

 operating condition and general appearance of motor 

 vehicles and trailers have been established to ensure safe, 

 efficient and dependable operation. 



A vehicle fleet management program has been imple- 

 mented in three districts as a pilot study designed to pro- 

 vide management and operating personnel with computer 

 print-outs of management information such as vehicle per- 

 formance, frequency of repair, annual repair costs and acci- 

 dent and replacement information. The information is de- 

 signed primarily to assist in framing an acquisition and 

 replacement policy based on statistical information and 

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

 failures. In addition, it will have the capability of assisting 

 in minimizing operating and maintenance costs; it will 

 provide a complete inventory and form an effective tool 

 for establishing vehicle complement and distribution. 



SIGN PROGRAM 



The Section co-ordinates the Department sign program in 

 accordance with policy established by the Sign Committee. 

 Sign type, quality, colour, symbols, production and erection 

 specifications are being standardized to achieve public ac- 

 ceptance and assist the Department in communicating with 

 the public while on or travelling through Crown lands or 

 lands administered by the department. 



WATER MANAGEMENT 

 ENGINEERING 



Of increasing importance and concern are engineering 

 projects related directly or indirectly to water use and man- 

 agement. Projects undertaken include pre-engineering, de- 

 sign, construction and maintenance of dams, docks and 

 navigation locks and other hydraulic structures or facilities 

 as well as improvement to flow channels and dredging. 



PRE-ENGINEERING SURVEYS AND DESIGN 



Pre-engineering surveys permitted completion of designs 

 for all dams and docks constructed, as well as a boat walk- 

 way in Kenora district, a fishway at Southampton, the Gan- 

 anoque Wildlife Management Area, hydraulic parts of 

 hatcheries at Pembroke, Hills Lake, a sheet pile retaining 

 wall at the Fisheries Research Station, Wheatley, and a 

 pressure-treated timber dock at Rondeau Provincial Park. 



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