GREENSTONE, ON – On June 22, 2011 the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint relating to death threats and a break & enter in the area of Toronto Lake, a remote area north of the community of Jellicoe. A male not known to the victims had broken [Read more]
A Manitouwadge man has been fined $150 for harvesting fuel wood without a permit. The court heard that on October 21, 2011, Ed Dongres was harvesting wood along the Caramat Industrial Road near Manitouwadge that he intended to use for fuel. When contacted by a Ministry of Natural Resources [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]
MINISTRY SIGNS REMOVED UNLAWFULLY DUBREUILVILLE, ON – May 4th, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) that several road access control signs had been removed from various locations. The signs had been [Read more]
A Timmins man has been fined a total of $5,000 for building two water crossings and excavating aggregate on Crown land without the required permits. Steve Anderson was fined $2,000 for each water crossing installed without a permit and $1,000 for excavating aggregate without a permit. He has also [Read more]
A Foleyet man has been fined $1,385 for illegal hunting and fishing activities within the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. Wilfred Trochimchuk pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including possession of a firearm in the game preserve, operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) without a helmet, making [Read more]
Three-time Toronto Mayor, David Crombie, former Ontario opposition leader John Tory, and popular bilingual children’s educator Suzanne “Marie-Soleil” Pinel are among 27 Ontarians being appointed to The Order of Ontario. The appointees were chosen for their contributions to the [Read more]
Fined $1,500 For Illegally Shooting Deer A Marathon woman has been fined $1,500 for deer hunting violations. Trisha Brackett pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for discharging a firearm from and across a road and $500 for shooting a doe without a permit. The court heard that on October 29, 2011, a [Read more]
Ontario Public Service Donates Toys to Children in Need Every child should be fortunate enough to experience the magic of the holidays and have the joy of opening a gift of his or her own. To help Ontario families to make this a special and memorable holiday for as many children as possible, [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]
Pictured are Terrace Bay Fire and Emergency Services’ new Support unit, Mobile Command Post and Rescue UTV fitted with its winter tracks. Photos courtesy TBFES TERRACE BAY, ON – In early 2010, members and staff of the Terrace Bay Fire Department brought forth the importance of branching [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources will be conducting heightened enforcement activity in the northeast region this fall as part of an annual safety-first campaign. In particular, during the regular gun season for moose from October 8 to 22, conservation officers will be checking hunters regarding [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]
