MANITOUWADGE, ON– More than 50 interested residents attended a formal public consultation session held last week, one of three the others being in Caramat an Marathon, for the opportunity to receive clarification, ask questions, submit comments or offer their suggestions in regards to the [Read more]
CLICK HERE for information on the Restricted Fire Zone that the Ministry of Natural Resources has in place at this time for the Northeast fire region, north of the French River including French River Provincial Park. In the Northeast fire region, there are currently 14 active fires with 3750.8 [Read more]
Northeast Fire Region Restricted Fire Zone Order Due to high to extreme fire hazard and increased forest fire activity, a Restricted Fire Zone Order will be in effect for the Northeast Fire Region, north of the French River from 0001 hours local daylight time on May 16, 2012 until such time as the [Read more]
CLICK HERE for map Outdoor Burning Restricted In Northeastern Ontario McGuinty Government Implements Restricted Fire Zone A Restricted Fire Zone Order has been declared for Northeasterm Ontario in an area north of the French River, including all of French River Provincial Park, east to the Quebec [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – Parks Canada plans to conduct a 1-hectare experimental fire in Pukaskwa National Park’s Hattie Cove area on Monday, May 14th, weather permitting. The Hattie Cove Prescribed Fire has been carefully planned and will not proceed unless weather, fire behaviour, and public safety [Read more]
Many moons ago, before being elected as your MPP, I worked with Cherokee Logging as a cut and skidder operator and as a sawmill worker with Gogama Forest Products. My family, along with many families and communities in the North relied solely on the forestry industry. During my time working in the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Committed To Public Safety Minister of Natural Resources, Michael Gravelle, toured the Northwest Region Forest Fighting Management Centre in Dryden today to review plans for the season. Ontario FireRangers are ready as April marks the official start of forest fire season in the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Ensures Sustainable Development, Protects Old Growth Forest Ontario is protecting the environment and giving clarity to developers by ensuring the Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest in the Timiskaming District remains a protected area. Retaining Wolf Lake’s Forest Reserve status [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – January 26th Ernst & Young, acting on behalf of Terrace Bay Pulp posted the following letter to creditors in regards to the company: Terrace Bay Pulp has been closed since the fall,when it shut down due to “Economic Conditions”. It was announced that the [Read more]
Written by Sarah Campbell, NDP Natural Resources Critic NDP Natural Resources critic Sarah Campbell said the government should be held accountable for the loss of jobs in the forestry industry in northern Ontario. Terrace Bay Pulp, of the Buchanan group of companies, is now for sale, following a [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Terrace Bay Pulp mill which has been closed for the past two months is now for sale. CBC-News reported yesterday that local managers and the union have been told Terrace Bay Pulp is looking for new ownership, leaving the fate of 350 workers in the balance. The article [Read more]
A Cochrane man has been fined $300 and was ordered to pay $ 7,756.57 for a fire that burned two hectares of forest, southeast of Cochrane. Scott Antila pleaded guilty under the Forest Fires Prevention Act to dropping hot ashes in a forested area. He was ordered to pay fire suppression costs [Read more]
FROM: Fire Chief Owen Cranney, MANITOUWADGE FIRE DEPARTMENT DATE: November 22, 2011 MANITOUWADGE, ON – Please be advised that slash pile burning will be conducted along the old rail bed between highway 614 and the golf course over the next few weeks. The burning will be in a controlled [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – It was just a few weeks ago (October 25th) that the Groomer Guy posted his first trail grooming video of the season causing a great deal of envy and admiration among snowmobilers across the OntarioNewsNorth.com readership area and beyond (CLICK HERE to view). [Read more]
Deux hommes de la région de Barrie ont été condamnés à des amendes totalisant 2 250 $ pour avoir chassé l’orignal la nuit. Reginald P. Vent, d’Innisfil, et Marc Douglas Gray, d’Oro-Medonte, ont tous deux plaidé coupable à l’accusation d’avoir chassé la nuit et ont été [Read more]
