Manning, Ernest Callaway

MANNING, Ernest Callaway, forester, "the father of BC conservation" (b 1890, Selwyn, ON; d Feb 1941, Armstrong, ON). He was raised in Toronto, and after graduating in FORESTRY from the Univ of Toronto he took a job in the natural resources department of the CPR. From his base in Calgary he spent much of his time cruising timber in the E KOOTENAY, and in 1918 he joined the BC FOREST SERVICE. By 1927 he was assistant chief forester, and at the end of 1935 he became chief forester, the senior...

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