The Archive · 1941

War Effort

Industrial Zones to Be Organized; Resources To Be Harnessed

Ottawa, Apr, 30, In order to "harness all possible industrial resources to war needs" Canada is being organized into industrial zones, each with a chairman and committee, to work in conjunction with the Munitions and Supply Department, the Munitions Minister, Mr. C. D. Howe. has announced.

The purpose of the zone committees is "to collect and maintain current industrial information and on request to advise the Department of Munitions and Supply thereon, the announcement explains, Mr. Howe says that the organization work in the zones is being carried on by the Canadian Manufacturers' Association and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce "with the approval and support of the Department of Munitions and Supply."

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account