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PAGE EIGHT ONTARIO TODAY Rotary drill in SW. Ontario. heating by gas. .Home and water Facts and Figures about the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry A concise factual review of the current position of the Canadian oil and gas industry and of the part it plays in our economy is given in the latest edition of "Facts and Figures about Oil in Canada'. We shall be pleased to send you a complimentary copy of this booklet on request by mail or telephone to any of our offices. Wood, Gundy & Company Limited Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver Halifax Quebec Kitchener London Hamilton Ottawa Regina Edmonton Calgary ' Victoria London, Eng. New York SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1961 Installing a larger meter for larger gas appliance. Safety Stressed ITH the rapid expansion of the use of natural gas in Ontario in the past few years, great stress has been placed by utilities and government on safety in instal- lations. New codes have been established and govern- ment examinations conducted for gas fitters, pipeline inspectors, maintenance staff at industrial plants, and heating contractors. Expansion of such examinations is .also planned for the propane gas industry. The two year old Ontario Department of Energy Resources has been leading the campaign for safety. Its minister, Robert W. Macaulay, has been instrumen- tai in having amendments passed to the Energy Act of 1960 requiring certification of persons installing natural gas appliances of all sorts. July 1 was the date which marked the start of the certification program. The department has done a veritable land-office business in distribution of its safety code. This was' available under the former Ontario Fuel Board but only sold about 300 copies in 1959 and 1960. The depart- ment's announcement that it would start examinations sent sales up to 6,000 copies in the first four months of this year. And there has been a heavy demand for the: 104-page gas appliance manual which the department has published, explaining in simple language and many illustrations practical safety applications under the in- stallation code. "Close to 7,000 fitters have completed the exam- inations," H. 1. Jones, director of the department's in- spection services branch pointed out. "The fitter program has accomplished even more. It has sparked training programs on gas installation work in every part of Ontario. Labor groups, heating contractors and gas dis- tribution companies have embarked on intensive train- ing programs for gas installation employees. "The Department of Energy Resources has extend- ed the fullest co-operation to every organization or group sponsoring training. A mobile training unit has