help from the federal government, he also organized the War Emergency Training Program, providing education in manufacturing skilled required in the production of war materials. Hipel also served as Ontario Minister of Lands and Forests in 1941 and 1943. In this position, Hipel set aside forest lands and established a school at Dorset for the training of forest rangers. He also authorized the first large scale conservation project, known as the Ganaraska watershed area. In 1942 and 1943 he served as Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario, and was elected President of the Ontario Liberal Association in 1947. Hipel ran unsuccessfully in the 1948. He also ran, unsuccessfully, for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1950 receiving only 12 votes on the first ballot. External links and references City of Cambridge Hall of Fame Norman O. Hipel. 1890 births 1953 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Provincial Secretaries of Ontario Mayors of places in Ontario People from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo