A Northeastern Ontario man has been fined $1,000 for illegal moose hunting. Cory Bernas of Sundridge pleaded guilty under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and was fined for hunting moose without a licence. October 7, 2013, Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers contacted a moose [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge has advised residents and businesses that their landfill site is closed until further notice due to continuing dispute regarding the maintenance of the Industrial Road previously known as Hwy 625 (circa 1960) following considerable snowfall and what [Read more]
A tourist operator in the Hornepayne area has been fined for failing to comply with conditions of a land use permit. Forde Lake Lodge Limited was ordered to pay $2,930.11 in outstanding fees and a $500 fine when it failed to pay its annual land use permit fees. The court heard that between July 4, [Read more]
You Need an Outdoors Card before Buying Licence Tags to Fish, Hunt in Ontario Ontario is reminding anglers and hunters to renew their Outdoors Cards. Most people need an Outdoors Card, along with a hunting or fishing licence tag, to hunt or fish in the province. The card is valid for three calendar [Read more]
Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha is trying to keep the Manitouwadge – Greenstone link known as Industrial Road or Hwy 625, and finding a way to have it maintained, near the top of Minister David Orazietti’s to-do list. In following with his ongoing efforts to support finding of a [Read more]
Algoma Country and Tourism Thunder Bay were recognized at the Annual Ontario Tourism Summit in Toronto. They were awarded Tourism Marketing Partnership Award for Ride Lake Superior from the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation. The Ride Lake Superior program brought together [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – July 23, 2013 at 3:10 p.m. members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended the scene of a motor vehicle collision at Highway 11/17, Red Rock Road 9 west of Nipigon. Three motor vehicles and two cyclists were involved in the collision. A group of [Read more]
The Michipicoten Rod & Gun Club Inc. will be opening its outdoor range to the public for sighting in rifles in preparation for the hunting season. All participants will shoot under the direction of a range officer. Each participant must provide his/her own eye and hearing protection. This [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – A petition demanding action from government representatives (partial image above), in regards to maintenance of the Industrial Road connecting Manitouwage to the Municipality of Greenstone, providing access from Manitouwadge to Hillsport (and vice-versa), and [Read more]
NEW LISKEARD, ON – NDP Natural Resources Critic John Vanthof says the Liberal government continues to demonstrate a lack of understanding about Northern issues by downsizing staff within the Ministry of Natural Resources. “Much of the work MNR does is focused on the North, so it’s always [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is in the midst of implementing a three-year transformation plan, which was first communicated in the 2012 Ontario Budget. The plan is designed to modernize the way the ministry does business and help put the ministry on financially sustainable footing. The [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday August 10, 2013 around 1:00 pm two males were paddling along the shore of Pukaskwa National Park on Lake Superior and entering the mouth of the White River when their canoe cap-sized. One male managed to get to shore however the other male was swept away by the current. [Read more]
Editor’s Note: Unfortunately I have not received a reply yet to my email to the Superior Classics Car Club requesting official results from the 2013 Drags and don’t want to delay sharing these photos any longer. Should I receive the results at a later date I will of course share them [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – Lucky readers of OntarioNewsNorth.com will be enjoying either a weekend of folk music at Live From The Rock in Red Rock or an evening with Fred Eaglesmith in Marathon following our Facebook/Twitter contest today. No entries were received via Twitter however entries [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Township of Terrace Bay has successfully leveraged support from the Local Initiatives Contribution grant program to further grow the highly successful Lighthouse Street Festival. Superior North CFDC, as funded by FedNor, will be contributing $4,800 towards the costs of [Read more]
