1492 Canadian Forcstri/ Journal, Janiiari;, 1918 



Annual Meeting, Montreal, Feb. 6 and 7, 



The Annua). Meeting of the Canadian Forestry Association will 

 be held at the Windsor Hotel, Montreal, Wednesday, February 6th, 

 and Thursday morning, February 7th. 



At the time this issue of the Forestry Journal goes to press, no 

 final announcement as to the addresses can be made, but the Asso- 

 ciation will have a strong programme, well worthy of the attendance 

 of all members who can be in Montreal on the dates mentioned. 



A special feature this year will be a "Wood Fuel Symposium" 

 in which the wood fuel situation in Canada will be discussed by 

 practical men, including a Forester, a fuel merchant, a railway trans- 

 portation expert, and others. Mr. A. F. Hawes, U. S. Forest Service, 

 Washington, D .C. will open the subject. No subject has more immediate 

 interest than the securing of an adequate supply of wood fuel for the 

 Canadian people and the various speakers will bringforward constructive 

 ideas as to the best means of surmounting the present difficulties. 



On the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 6th will be held under the 

 same roof the first public meeting of the Woodlands Section of the 

 Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, with special addresses. 



On Friday will open the annual Forest Protection Conference 

 organized by the four mutual forest protective associations of Quebec. 

 This conference is certain to attract wide public attention, and will 

 have a programme of vital subjects. 



Tuesday, February 5th is the date for the annual meeting of the 

 Canadian Lumbermen's Association, at the Windsor, Montreal, with 

 their annual banquet in the evening. The Canadian Society of 

 Forest Engineers will also hold a business meeting and dinner during 

 the week. 



Will Alberta Reduce Needless 

 Fire Losses? 



A Call For Action at the Next Legislature 

 Session. Why a ''Permit law" is necessary. 



Last year the Canadian Forestry new and vastly improved Fire Act. 



Association brought to the attention Fire Commissioners A. E. Ham in 



of the Governments of Saskatchewan Manitoba and A. E. Fisher in Sask- 



and Manitoba the vital need of a atchewan, were to the fore in promot- 



better instrument in lorest fire pre- ing the cause of better fire protection 



vention than the "Prairie and Forest and found little opposition from their 



Fires Acts" then in existence. Both administrative chiefs. Action was 



Governments gave the ciuestion care- taken by both provinces in reducing 



ful consideration and finally accepted the risk from settlers' fires started for 



in its main outlines a draft amend- the purpose of clearing the ground of 



ment submitted by the Forestry slash and stumps. Inasmuch as the 



Association and made this part of a greater part of new settement is now 



