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Canadian Forestry Journal, July, ipi6. 



Lake Depots. When the new lines 

 have been constructed and con- 

 nected with others at River Desert, 

 a complete telephone service vvrill be 

 in operation between Ottawa and 

 these important points. '^ 





Good Results of Quebec Laws 



During the last session of the lej^ 

 islature of Quebec, several amend- 

 ments were made to the Fire Act, 

 which are calculated to add ma- 

 terially to its strength and efficiency. 



One of these provisions requires 

 that settlers engaged in clearing 

 operations must, between Aprd 1 

 and November 15 of each year, se- 

 cure a burning permit from an au- 

 thorized forest officer before setting 

 out clearing fires. Wherever this 

 provision is properly enforced, it 

 will undoubtedly bring about a very 

 material reduction in the forest fire 

 loss. One of the most serious fea- 

 tures of the fire situation in all the 

 provinces of Canada is the tendency 

 of settlers to burn debris during dry 

 periods, when fire is likely to spread 

 and cause serious damage. A sim- 

 ilar provision is urgently needed in 

 Northern Ontario, where there is 

 practically no control of settlers 

 clearing operations. 



Another amendment to the Que- 

 bec Act provides that the debris 

 from settlers' clearing operations 

 must, before burning, be piled in 

 heaps or rows at a distance of at 

 least fifty feet from the forest. On 

 this basis, it is much more prac- 

 ticable to control the fire than where 

 the old method of broadcast burning 

 is resorted to. 



Holders of timber licenses on 

 Crown lands are required to clear 

 away the debris on a depth of one 



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