The Ministry of Natural Resources will be conducting heightened enforcement activity in the northeast region this fall as part of a safety-first campaign. Between November 7 and 19, which coincides with the regular gun season for deer in much of the northeast, conservation officers will be checking [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Monday, October 24th OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter had the opportunity to meet with Town of Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas prior to his regular council meeting that evening. He share with OntarioNewsNorth.com his thoughts regarding the results of the recent [Read more]
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty today introduced a strong, experienced cabinet that will guide Ontario through an uncertain global economy by focusing on job creation and economic growth. Dwight Duncan remains Minister of Finance and adds Deputy Premier to his responsibilities. Deb Matthews also [Read more]
Despite unseasonably warm weather across most of Ontario, fall is upon us and with fall comes the time for tens of thousands of Ontario residents to participate in a wide variety of hunting opportunities throughout the province. The Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) wants to remind [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Marcel DeMars received his 20 year Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal from MNR Enforcement Branch director Lois Deacon at a ceremony September 25, 2011. Marcel has been a Conservation Officer in Manitouwadge since 1990 where he lives with his wife who is the Principal at [Read more]
Four men from the City of Greater Sudbury have been fined a total of $5,950 for several offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act as well as the Ontario Fishery Regulations. David Bretzlaff pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for unlawfully possessing a cow moose, $1,000 for making a [Read more]
Prescribed fire planned near Tip Top Mountain HERON BAY, ON – Parks Canada plans to conduct a 1200-hectare prescribed fire near Tip Top Mountain in Pukaskwa National Park between September 10 and 30, weather permitting. The Tip Top prescribed fire covers 1,200 hectares in a spruce-birch forest, [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – National Forest Week, originally established as Forest Fire Prevention Week in 1926, is observed annually during the last full week of September. During National Forest Week, The Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC) and its partners encourage you to learn more about our [Read more]
Provincial Resources The firefighting effort in Ontario continues to be supported by Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan as well as from the U.S. state of Minnesota, for a total complement of 80 personnel. Equipment is also being provided by Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba [Read more]
PROVINCIAL OVERVIEW – Five new fires were reported on Friday, September 2. No control issues were experienced with these starts. In 2011 to date, 1,097 fires have burned a total of 628,977 hectares in the province. Approximately three-quarters of current active fires are located in the Far [Read more]
From the Editor: PLEASE NOTE that the deadline for Comment submission for the CLUAH Project has been extended to SEPTEMBER 8th, 2011. To submit your comments to the MNR online, PLEASE CLICK HERE. ____________________________________________ OFAH urges Ontario residents to make their voices heard [Read more]
WAWA DISTRICT (MNR), ON – Outdoorsmen & women from the Wawa District may be releived to learn that the deadline for submission of comments regarding the Crown Land Use Atlas Harmonization (CLUAH) Project options has been extended for 7 days. OntarioNewsNorth.com thanks Dino Tarini of [Read more]
McGuinty Government Helping To Reduce Energy Costs, Protect Jobs Ontario is helping Tembec General Partnership reduce energy costs, stay competitive and protect 550 jobs at its newsprint mill in Kapuskasing. Through the Northern Industrial Electricity Rate (NIER) program, the company is receiving [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – As the September 1st deadline for comment submission in regards to the Ministry of Natural Resources’ (MNR) Wawa District Crown Land Use Atlas Harmonization (CLUAH) project quickly approches, the Manitouwadge Outdoor Enthusiasts (MOE) continued to work [Read more]
PETERBOROUGH, ON –The Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) is pleased to announce that Randy Pepper was presented with a number of awards as the 2011 Conservation Officer of the Year. The presentations were at the annual OCOA convention held in Sudbury this past weekend. Randy [Read more]
