Bingham News | 1922-05-20 | Page 1 | Forest Fires in Quebec

M Forest Fires In Quebec. T The establishment of a permit pys-Pl-m wberehy all sportsmen, surveyors, . .,. - - 1 hers Intending to pass over land !' used by the provincial government ' t timber limits, should be obliged to italn a pernilt.'waihe of the sub-0 sub-0 cts discussed at tlro forestry confer- 0 nee of the Quebec Forestry Protec-" Protec-" ve association, held at Montreal fe- ! "utiy. .. During the period of 1917 to 1920, 2,-00 2,-00 forest flreS in Quebec were attrlb- 1 ted to carelessness of sportsmen and J Workmen. These 2,300 fires swept over ipproximately 577,000 acres, of which tt least 273,000 acres were estimated 0 be green timber and young growth.