PARKS BRANCH 

 RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS 



Provision, operation and maintenance of provincial parks as 

 public recreational lands with facilities necessary for uses 

 in keeping with the park environments; 



Examination of potential park areas; 



Submission of recommendations regarding potential and pro- 

 posed provincial park areas to the Ontario Parks Integration 

 Board; 



Production of detailed master plans for provincial parks; 



Development of provincial parks in accordance with the master 

 plans; 



Design and construction of provincial park structures and 

 buildings. 



Establishment, operation and maintenance of interpretive pro- 

 grammes and exhibits in provincial parks of natural and/or 

 historical significance; 



Collection, compilation and assessment of provincial park 

 statistics. 



