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Canadian Fcrestnj Journal, J uhj- August, 1912. 



Looking Towards Victoria from the Parliament Buildings. 



the last session of the provincial 

 legislature there was passed a For- 

 est Act, which is in many respects 

 the most advanced piece of forestry 

 legislation that has been enacted on 

 this continent. So favorably is it 

 regarded that the State of Cali- 

 fornia is said to be about to pass 

 legislation which is largely a repro- 

 duction of this Act. 



Not only will Hon. W. R. Ross, 

 Minister of Lands, who has jurisdic- 

 tion over the province's forests and 

 in whose department the new For- 

 est Branch is placed, take an active 

 part in the convention, but the pre- 

 mier of the province, Hon. Sir Rich- 

 ard McBride, K.C.M.G., is taking a 

 personal interest in the convention 

 and will deliver an address. 



Fore-ts and forestry in British 

 Columbia will naturally take up the 

 greatest share of attention at the 

 meetings, but the papers and dis- 

 cussions will not be confined to these 

 only. 



Many of the leading foresters and 

 lumbermen of the province and of 

 the whole Dominion will be present 

 at the convention, and sessions of 

 the greatest interest may be looked 

 for. 



To Easterners who attend, not 

 only will the convention be interest- 



ing but the entire journey to the 

 Pacific coast will be of the greatest 

 interest and their visit to the pro- 

 vince will afford them the greatest 

 enjoyment. In Vancouver the Paci- 

 fic province possesses one of the 

 most substantial and rapidly grov/- 

 ing cities of the. North American 

 continent. It has now a population 

 of 140,000 (including suburbs) and 

 is looking forward to great things 

 in the future, especially after the 

 Panama canal is completed. The 

 city includes the famous Stanley 

 Park, with its big trees, in which 

 the tree lover will find special de- 

 light. Capilano Canyon is another 

 point of interest that will divide 

 general attention with the famous 

 park. 



From here, the capital city of Vic- 

 toria, the scene of the convention, 

 is some five hours' sail down the 

 Strait of Georgia. Not only does it 

 include many beautiful buildings 

 (of which the Parliament buildings 

 are the chief), but it is famed also 

 for the beauty of its surroundings. 

 The immense timber resources of 

 Vancouver Island, and its possibilit- 

 ies in many other directions will also 

 engross the attention of the visitor. 

 The railway development cf the 

 mainland must be «n additional 

 source of wonder to the tourist. 



