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(8) Improvements 

 Very little improvement work was carried out due to lack of funds and 

 reduction in staff. Arrangements were made with the Unemployment Relief 

 Department for the use of relief labour and by this means we were enabled to 

 construct a chief ranger's cabin and ninety-five miles of telephone line. Twelve 

 other buildings, three wooden lookout towers and two hose towers were con- 

 structed by the ranging staff. 



Radio stations were operated at Swain's Lake, Red Lake, Goose Island, 

 Pickle Lake, Savant Lake, Caribou Lake, Watcomb, Sioux Lookout (two 

 stations), Armstrong, Kenora, Manitou Lake, Nester's Falls, Whitefish Bay, 

 Sphene Lake, Jackfish Island, Obonga Lake, Garden Lake, Macdiarmid, Port 

 Arthur, Puckashwa, Sault Ste. Marie, Adair Tower, Stimson, Latchford Tower, 

 North Bay, Maple Mountain Tower, Mount Collins Tower and Elk Lake. 

 Stations in operation in 1932 which were discontinued this year are Lake 

 St. Joseph, Kapikik Lake, Otter Lake, Pakashkan Lake, Little Abitibi Lake 

 and Delhi Tower. The stations at Pickle Lake, Watcomb and Whitefish Bay 

 were new this year. Three portable sets were available and two of them were 

 used to good advantage on fires in Kenora and Port Arthur districts. 



Permanent Improvements 

 Completed to October 31st, 1933 



Cabins 310 



Storehouses 73 



Boathouses 34 



Combined Storehouses and Boathouses, etc 14 



Bunkhouses 64 



Offices 17 



Garages 55 



Other Buildings 134 



Hose Towers 55 



Wooden Lookout Towers 90 



Steel Lookout Towers 140 



Permanent Telephone Lines (miles) 3,618 



(9) Air Operations 

 Aircraft were again of great use in the detection and suppression of fires. 

 During the periods of extreme hazard the demand for flying necessitated the 

 purchase of a certain amount from commercial companies. 

 Machines were located as follows: — 



Goose Island 1 Moth 



Caribou Lake 1 Moth 



Sioux Lookout 1 D.H. 61 



2 Moths 



Kenora 1 Hamilton 



1 Moth 



Ignace 1 Moth 



Fort Frances 1 Hamilton 



Port Arthur 1 Fairchild 



Whitefish Lake 1 Moth 



Orient Bay 1 Vedette 



Twin Lakes 1 D.H. 61 



1 Moth 



Oba Lake 1 Moth 



Remi Lake 1 Moth 



Sault Ste. Marie 1 Moth 



Biscotasing 2 Moths 



Sudbury 1 Moth 



