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SETTLERS IN KAMLOOPS, B.C. DISTRICT BURNING THE DEBRIS RESULTING FROM 



LAND CLEARING. 

 The fires were set out immediately following a rain and by the permission of a Government 



Forest Ranger. 



Ontario's Forest Protection Work 



Ontario has entered the fire season 

 of 1917 with a forest protection or- 

 ganization greatly superior to that of 

 preceding years. By new legislation 

 at the last session the Minister of 

 Lands, Forests, and Mines, received 

 authority to radically recast the en- 

 tire scheme of forest fire prevention. 

 No time was lost in appointment of 

 proper officials who have been given 

 ample leeway in securing for Ontario 

 the benefits of modern forest guarding 

 methods. The money appropria- 

 tion for the work indicated the 

 Minister's appreciation of the size of 

 the job on hand, and his choice of 

 officers has been generally hailed as 

 well judged. 



The chief executives of the new 

 system are as follows: 



Provinc al Forester: E. J. Zavitz; 

 Assistant, J. H. White. 



District chiefs: L. E. Bliss, station- 

 ed at Port Arthur. Ernest G. 



Poole, stationed at Cochrane; 



and A. J. McDonald stationed 



at North Bay. 

 As Mr. Bliss has already organ- 

 ized his district, he is given gen- 

 eral supervision of the work in oth- 

 er districts. The task of selecting 

 rangers, approving their appointment 

 preparing fire report forms, fire 

 warnings, etc. has involved the head 

 office stafT in a prodigious amount 

 of work, nor is it to be expected 

 that the organization proper will get 

 its stride until next season. 



The new department has applied 

 its authority over settler's clearing 

 fires, which are such a problem in 

 Northern Ontario, and rangers are 

 now requiring settlers to get per- 

 mission before burning their slash. 

 A number of motor cars have been 

 purchased for the use of inspectors 

 and rangers, and arrangements are 

 being made for the construction of 



