DCHP-2
forest ranger DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
THIS ENTRY MAY CONTAIN OUTDATED INFORMATION, TERMS and EXAMPLES
See 1955 quote.
See also: ranger (def. 4)
- 1884 Mr. G. F. Clarke, of Toronto, who has been appointed Forest Ranger for this District, in place of Mr. Swan, promoted, arrived on Wednesday's train.
- 1955 The Forest Ranger is responsible for all that takes place in his district, being in large degree a law unto himself, and possessing powers exceeding those of the police. He looks after the game, guards against abuse of fishing rights, clears trails, builds bridges, does all he can to prevent fires, deals with those which do start, or supervises the fighting of large outbreaks, when maybe hundreds of men are conscripted to deal with such emergencies.
- 1960 At Bisco, in those days, trappers, hunters, traders, rivermen, and forest rangers . . . met, pitched their tents beside the lake . . . and danced. . . .
- 1884 Mr. G. F. Clarke, of Toronto, who has been appointed Forest Ranger for this District, in place of Mr. Swan, promoted, arrived on Wednesday's train.