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Canadian I'ovestry Journal. June, 1920. 



In beautiful Prince Edward Island; a shade tree arrangement on Longworth Street. Charlottetown. 



Canada's Plans for Aerial Patrol 



Arrangements have now been satis- 

 factorily completed between the Air 

 Board and the Department of the In- 

 terior, and the necessary Government 

 authority secured, for the operation of 

 aircraft in Alberta and British Colum- 

 bia for the purpose of aerial patrol 

 against forest fires. Preparations are 

 now being hurried forward and it is 

 hoped that at a very early date aero- 

 drome accommodation will be secured 

 near Morley and a sufficient number 

 of hangars erected to house six D.H. 

 9a aeroplanes and their requisite sup- 

 plies. Owing to the fact that the sea- 

 son is already so far advanced it will 

 not be possible to carry out a full pro- 



gram this year, but it is expected con- 

 siderable experimental work will be 

 done and that effective results will l)e 

 secured toward the latter end of the 

 summer. Operating from ]\Iorley the 

 patrol has been arranged in a north- 

 erly direction just east of the Rocky 

 Mountain Park as far north as Moun- 

 tain House, where a sub station will 

 eventually be established. From Mor- 

 ley the patrol will proceed in a south- 

 erly direction as far south as the Wa- 

 terton Lakes Park. Communication 

 will be maintained with the base by 

 means of wireless telegraphy. The 

 area outlined contains a sufficient 

 number of open spaces to provide 



