DIVISION OP PARKS 



Coincident with the establishing of the Division of Parks 

 on October 1st, 195^^ a systematic field survey was Inaugurated to 

 locate and assess potential park properties, both Crown and privately 

 owned. 



The emphasis was on Southern Ontario, where some sixty 

 properties were located and examined by the field staff. Many of 

 these properties were discarded for various reasons, after personal 

 Inspection by the Division Chief; the others were placed on a priority 

 list for acquisition as and when required by the Province, 



Suggested and recommended Crown properties were reserved 

 for Immediate or for future designation and development as Provincial 

 Parks . 



As of October 1st, 195^> the following Provincial Parks 



had been established: 



Algonquin 2,750 sq. miles Established I893 



Rondeau 8 " " " 1897 



Quetico 1,750 V ? V 1913 



Long Point 126 acres . " 1920 



Presqu'Ile 420 " !* 1921 



Ipperwash I09 " " 1937 



Superior 5^0 sq. miles ? 1944 



Sibley 53 " " " 19^^ 



Presqu'Ile and Long Point were Commission managed parks under 

 the Jurisdiction of the Department of Municipal Affairs. However, with 

 the proclamation of The Provincial Parks Act of 1954, on December Ist 

 these two parks became an administrative problem of the Division of 

 Parks, and plans for their immediate future were formulated. 



Between October 1st and March 31st, two additional woodland 

 properties were deeded to the Crown, to be designated and developed as 

 Provincial Parks. These are the Mark S. Bumhara property (103 acres) 

 in the Township of Otonabee, in Peterborough County, and the Emily 

 Township property on the Pigeon River (10 acres), in Victoria County. 



Negotiations were ccamnenced by the Department of Public 

 Works to acquire two additional properties from the above prepared 

 and reccanmended list. 



