The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry laid 35 charges and issued 81 warnings during a three-day enforcement blitz on Highway 105, between Ear Falls and Vermilion Bay, Ontario. From June 16 to 18, 2015, conservation officers checked 824 anglers, including 712 non-residents, for compliance [Read more]
A Sioux Narrows man has been fined $1,500 for unlawfully shooting a deer. John Haas pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for discharging a firearm from a public road and $500 for hunting without a licence. He is not allowed to hunt in Ontario for one year. The court heard that on November 5, 2014, [Read more]
Enhancing Post-Secondary Education in Northwestern Ontario Ontario Bringing Learning Opportunities Closer to Home Ontario is investing in new technology that will provide students in Kenora and Sioux Lookout with an interactive university experience. With an investment of $1 million from the [Read more]
There were six new forest fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the afternoon of April 30. Kenora District Fire Number 13 is under control at 3.2 hectares (ha) and is located near Rough Rock Lake. Kenora District Fire Number 14 is under control at 0.4 ha and is located in Wabaseemoong First [Read more]
Ontario Supporting Strong, Prosperous Northern Communities Ontario is supporting northern communities by helping them to attract and develop investment opportunities. “Our government is committed to investing in northern communities and working with them to support a dynamic and prosperous [Read more]
MISHKEEGOGAMANG FIRST NATION, ON – March 7, 2015 at approximately 5:41pm (EST) officers with the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service responded to a report of a stabbing at a residence on Mishkeegogamang First Nation. The officers located a seriously injured male at the residence, initiated CPR and [Read more]
A Longlac resident has been fined $2,000 for careless hunting. Arlene Aird pleaded guilty to careless hunting and was fined $2,000 after shooting a deer on a cottage road. Aird is not allowed to hunt in Ontario for one year and must successfully complete the Ontario Hunter Education Course before [Read more]
NORTHERN ONTARIO – Northern Ontario Municipal leaders are expressing concerns that the Government of Ontario has moved forward with re-introduction of its anti-SLAPP legislation without proper consultations with industry, municipalities, and others who will be impacted by the proposed [Read more]
FORT FRANCES, ON – Officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are working in conjunction with officers of the Grenville County OPP Detachment as they investigate the report of a missing 16 year old female. Adrianna Copenace was last seen at [Read more]
KENORA, ON – NDP Aboriginal Affairs Critic, Sarah Campbell, made the following statement concerning mercury poisoning in the Grassy Narrows First Nations community following a visit by Japanese researchers and experts in Minamata disease. “In 2010 a government commissioned study confirmed what [Read more]
Ontario Government Committed to Keeping Drivers Safe Drivers who live in northern Ontario can now put on studded tires earlier and keep them on longer, providing motorists with more options to stay safe during severe or extended winter weather. Northern Ontario residents can now use studded tires [Read more]
Together, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the people and communities of Northern Ontario are creating a Strategic Plan for the School for the years 2015-2020. From May to September 2014, NOSM’s Dean and CEO Dr. Roger Strasser, Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Senior [Read more]
There are now 257 personnel from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry on assignment in British Columbia (130) and the Northwest Territories (127) to assist in ongoing forest fire management efforts. Ontario has also provided equipment including 400 power pumps, 2,000 lengths of [Read more]
Provincial Investment Ensures Research and Innovation will Continue Ontario and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have signed an agreement to continue vital freshwater research at the Experimental Lakes Area — the only freshwater research facility of its kind in [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – A member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from North West Region has been charged following an investigation by the members of the Kenora OPP Detachment. An investigation was initiated following an incident that occurred in Kenora on December 28, 2013. As a result of the [Read more]
