MANITOUWADGE, ON – June 12th, OntarioNewsNorth.com published a letter from residents concerned with recent signage erected regarding the discontinuation of maintenance of Industrial Road which connects Manitouwadge to the communities of Hillsport (VIA Rail stop), Caramat and the rest of the [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Wawa District is advising area residents that a flood warning remains in effect for both the Michipicoten River and White River watersheds. Flooding on the White River, White Lake and the Michipicoten River is ongoing. Flooding is still occurring or imminent [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Wawa District is advising area residents that a flood warning is now in effect for the Michipicoten River watershed. A flood warning remains in effect for the White River watershed. Flooding on the White River, White Lake and the Michipicoten River is [Read more]
SAULT STE.MARIE, ON – A Searchmont man has been fined a total of $40,000 for harvesting Crown forest resources without a licence and violating stop work orders. Michel Blais was convicted of harvesting Crown forest resources without a licence in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He also violated two stop [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Wawa District is reminding area residents that a flood warning remains in effect for the White River watershed. Flooding on the White River and White Lake is occurring and further flooding is imminent. Lake has passed its upper lake [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Wawa District is advising area residents that the recent flood watch in effect for the White River watershed has been upgraded to a flood warning. Flooding on the White River and White Lake is imminent within the next 24 hours or already occurring. White Lake [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – A Thunder Bay man has been fined $1,150 for catching and keeping too many fish. Jacob Prenger pleaded guilty to catching and retaining an over limit of yellow perch in Fisheries Management Zone 9. The court heard that on February 24, 2013, a Ministry of Natural Resources [Read more]
Mayor Alan Spacek of Kapuskasing and President of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) joined forces with other municipal and trade organizations to support the provincial government’s newly proposed regulation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the forest sector. [Read more]
KENORA/TORONTO, ON – In an Environmental Registry posting on January 24, 2013 the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) outlined its preferred transition measures for various economic development sectors under the Endangered Species Act (2007). This proposed regulation is consistent with a [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – As a result of an ongoing public appeal by Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha and concerned Ontarians, Batchawana Bay Provincial Park will resume its regular operating hours in 2013. “This is a victory for the people who love Ontario’s provincial parks,” said Mantha. [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON– January 10, 2013 4:25 PM the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Chapleau Detachment officers were advised by a Ministry of Natural Resources Conservation Officer of a single motor vehicle in the ditch on Poplar Road in Chapleau. Upon arrival officers spoke with the [Read more]
Deer Hunt Enforcement Blitz Leads To Charges & 2 Deers Seized Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers issued a number of warnings and charges while conducting a five-day enforcement blitz during the deer hunt in Northeastern Ontario. The blitz took place from November 5 to 9 in [Read more]
A Kapuskasing man has been fined a total of $3,000 for unlawfully hunting deer. Ronald Ouellette pleaded guilty to trespassing for the purpose of hunting, unlawfully discharging a firearm in a travelled roadway and hunting white-tailed deer without a licence. In addition to the fine, Ouellette is [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Community Projects Ontario is once again supporting individual and community projects that protect and recover species at risk and their habitats. Applications are now being accepted for the 2013/2014 Species at Risk Stewardship Fund. The deadline to apply is January [Read more]
Although the forest fire season starts and ends at the same time each year, from April 1 to October 31, the events and responses are always unique! Thus it was in the Northwest Region in 2012. The first confirmed fire was found on January 9 on a small island 25 kilometres north of Kenora. This [Read more]
