During the year more than 500 requests were filled, and these consisted of from 

 one to six titles each. 



Thirteen 16 mm sound projectors with 12" speakers were purchased for 

 replacement in the Field. Each District has its own projector, and it has access to 

 Regional Film Libraries as well as Head Office Film Library. Three new 35 mm 

 slide projectors were purchased during the year. 



This Section loaned 16 mm motion picture projectors, 35 mm slide projectors, 

 screens and films to the Provincial Parks offering an interpretive programme to 

 the public during the summer months. 



16mm Film 



Several thousand feet of motion picture film is available for use on television 

 and is used by T.V. outlets throughout the Province. The section produced four 

 new colour/sound films entitled "Parks for the People" — 22 minutes; "Shore and 

 Water Birds" — 15 minutes; "Creatures of the Forest — 14 minutes; and "Wings of 

 the Wild" — 14 minutes. The film "Parks for the People" was awarded First Prize 

 by the American Association for Conservation Information in competition with 

 52 other Provinces and States. 



During the year, the following films were added to Head Office and Field 

 Film Libraries: 



"Air Tanker Attack" 



"Beaver Valley" 



"Creatures of the Forest" 



"Field Trip to a Fish Hatchery" 



"The Forest Grows" 



"Helicopters in Fire Control" 



"Life in the Woodlot" 



"Muzzleshy" 



"Parks for the People" 



"The Pond" 



"Quetico" 



"Safety on the Water" 



"Shore and Water Birds" 



"Smoke and Weather" 



"Time and Terrain" 



"Wings of the Wild" 



Radio and Television 



Radio and television stations throughout the Province have been most generous 

 in their donations of free time to the Department, and Districts regularly take 

 advantage of these opportunities to reach the public. In addition to radio 

 programmes, several Districts now conduct regular, live television broadcasts of 

 their own. The Section also supplies Districts with films for use on television. 



Exhibits 



Visual conservation appeals are featured in the Department's exhibit at some 

 seventy-five of the most popular shows and fairs in Ontario. The major exhibits 

 were as follows: 



Canadian National Exhibition — Toronto 



Many new improvements were made to our exhibit area in the Ontario 

 Government Building this year. Some new displays were added, such as the 

 portable Forest Protection, Small Boat Safety and Hunter Safety Panels, and one 

 depicting Dutch Elm Disease. The actual making of canoe paddles and axe 



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