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SIDNEY, Colombie-Britannique V8L4B2 V8L4B2 Atlantic Geoscience Centre, Centre geoscientifique de l'Atlantique Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Institut oceanographique de Bedford P.O. Box 1006, B.P .. 1006, DARTMOUTH, N.S. DARTMOUTH, Nouvelle-Ecosse B2Y 4A2 B2Y 4A2 When no location accompanies an author's name Lorsque l'adresse de l'auteur ne figure pas sous in the title of a paper, the Ottawa address should be Ie titre d'un document, on doit alors utiliser l'adresse used. d'Ottawa. CONTENTS E.C. PROSH, K.A. LESACK, and U. MAYR Devonian stratigraphy of northwestern Devon Island, District of Franklin 11 P.W. BROOKS, K.G. OSADETZ, and L.R. SNOWDON Geochemistry of Winnipegosis discoveries near Tablelands, Saskatchewan 21 H.P. TRETTIN Early Namurian (or older) alkali basalt in the Borup Fiord Formation, northern Axel Heiberg Island, Arctic Canada 27 K.C. PRATT Geographic variations in relationships between random and maximum vitrinite reflectance, West­ ern Canadian coals 33 L.R. SNOWDON and K.G. OSADETZ Geological processes interpreted from gasoline range analyses of oils from southeast Saskatchewan and Manitoba 41 J.C. HARRISON, A.F. EMBRY, and T.P. POULTON Field observations on the structural and depositional history of Prince Patrick Island and adjacent areas, Canadian Arctic Islands 51 L.D. STASIUK, K.G. OSADETZ, and F. GOODARZI Preliminary source rock evaluation of the Nordegg Member (lower Jurassic), Alberta 57 R.L. CHRISTIE Field studies at 'fossil forest' sites in the Arctic Islands 61 J. DIXON Depositional setting of the Maastrichtian Cuesta Creek Member, Tent Island Formation, northern Yukon 67 A.R. CAMERON, C. BOONSTRA, and K.C. PRATT Compositional characteristics of anthracitic coals in the Hoidahl Dome area, northern Yukon Territory 75 Q.H. GOODBODY, T.T. UYENO, and D.C. MCGREGOR The Devonian sequence on Grinnell Peninsula and in the region of Arthur Fiord, Devon Island, Arctic Archipelago 83 J .R. MACKAY Catastrophic lake drainage, Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula area, District of Mackenzie 91 D.G. HARRY and K.L. MACINNES The effect of forest fires on permafrost terrain stability, Little Chicago-Travaillant Lake area, Mackenzie Valley, N. W. T. 95 L.S. LANE The Rapid Fault Array: a foldbelt in Arctic Yukon 99 M.P. CECILE Corridor traverse through Barn Mountains, northernmost Yukon 105 M.R. MCDONOUGH and P.S. SIMONY Stratigraphy and structure of the late Proterozoic Miette Group, northern Selwyn Range, Rocky Mountains, British Columbia 115 G.V. SONNICHSEN and B. MACLEAN A reconnaissance study of the marine geology of the Lougheed-King Christian - Cameron islands region, northwest Arctic Island channels 121 LI BAOFANG and F.M. DAWSON Stratigraphic framework and depositional setting, Judy Creek coalfield, northern Alberta 129 P.T. LAFLECHE, A.S. JUDGE, B.J. MOORMAN, B. CASSIDY, and R. BEDARD Ground probing radar investigations of gravel roadbed failures, Rae Access road, N. W. T. 137 A. TAYLOR AND A. JUDGE Reconstruction of marine transgression history from an offshore ground temperature profile, Esso Angasak L-03 well site , Beaufort Sea 143 A.D. MIALL The Eureka Sound Group : alternative interpretations of the stratigraphy and paleogeographic evolution - Discussion 149 B.D. RICKETTS The Eureka Sound Group: alternative interpretations of the stratigraphy and paleogeographic evolution - Reply INTRODUCTION In 1987 the Geological Survey of Canada became En 1987 la Commission ~eologique est devenue un secteur a Sector within the Department of Energy, Mines and a l'interieur du ministere de I 'Energie, des Mines et des Ressour­ Resources, and was re-organized into the four Branches ces et a ete reorganisee en quatre directions indiquees sur I' organi­ shown on the accompanying organizational chart. The gramme d'accompagnement. Organisme fonde en 1842, la Com­ primary role of the Survey, which was founded in 1842, mission a comme role principal de procurer un cadre d'ensemble continues to be to provide an overview of all facets de toutes les facettes de la geologie du Canada comme base d'une of Canadian geology as a basis for national policy, for politique nation ale pour la planification du gouvernement et de planning by government and industry, and for public I'industrie et pour informer Ie public en general. information. In order to provide interim results of its program Afin de fournir les resultats preJiminaires de son programme a publication titled "Summary of Research" was in­ de recherche une publication ayant titre II Summary of Research » itiated in 1963. The title was changed to "Current Re­ est apparue en 1963. Une nouvelle publication, ayant les memes search" in 1978 and the report was released three times buts, est apparue en 1978 sous Ie titre II Recherches en cours »; a year (Part A, B and C) . After 1982 Part C was no cet ouvrage etait diffuse trois fois par annee (parties A, Bet C). longer issued and Part B was discontinued in 1987 to Apres 1982 la partie C a ete abandonnee et ce fut de me me pour encourage greater use of journal publication for short la partie B en 1987.