Articles 



A great many articles were provided to newspapers issuing special 

 editions and considerable assistance given to writers seeking information for 

 feature articles. 

 Advertisements 



Copy was supplied for 45 display advertisements in magazines and news 

 papers during the year* They varied from one-quarter page to full page advert' " 

 ments, mostly in black and white with art work or photos. Each stressed the n 

 for public co-operation in preventing forest fires and the conservation of land 

 water, forests, wildlife and forest resources. One hundred and three administ- 

 tive advertisements were also inserted in newspapers throughout the Province. 

 These dealt with timber sales and crown lands. 

 Posters 



The following posters were produced:. 



Nature Trails - Algonquin Park 



Sibley Park 

 Extract from Fishery Regulations 



Experiments were conducted in the use of plastic coated signs but the. 

 were not found to be satisfactory. Under a new process, representative poster 

 material has been printed on plastic sheets. These are presently being dis-^ 

 tributed to our 22 districts for exposure to the elements for 9 months followin; 

 which the districts will return the signs with their conclusions. 

 Correspondence 



Over 7>000 routine requests for information or publications were hand 

 during the year. The volum.e of requests for information regarding the work of 

 the Department, the recreational facilities of the Province and its renewable 

 resources is rapidly increasing. These requests come from adults and students 

 not only in Canada and the United States but from many parts of the world. 

 These are in addition to a large number of requests for information requiring 

 considerable research. 

 Personal Enquiries "*" 



The Section also handled a large number of telephone calls daily and 

 interviewed a considerable number of callers seeking first hand information 

 or publications o 



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