Nearly 1,600 people in Pikangikum First Nation started leaving the community late Thursday afternoon as a forest fire continues to burn out of control. The Canadian Air Force (CAF) C-130 Hercules transport plane that was dispatched to the remote community…
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry refusing to disclose the cost of fighting individual fires Natural Resources and Forestry Minister Jeff Yurek told the provincial legislature in the midst of last summer’s busy fire season that resources were in “good supply”…
THUNDER BAY — John Kaplanis says “it’s an honour” to lead a new provincial advisory body that will review moose-hunting quotas and tag allocations. Kaplanis will serve as chair of the Big Game Management Advisory Committeeannounced last week by Natural Resources and…
The “BG MAC” of committees leading the Moose Management Review The Ontario government is working for the people by listening to concerns from hunters on how the province manages its moose population to ensure sustainability and hunting opportunities for future…
The MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington said Thursday there are “no plans at all” to move three fisheries conservation officers stationed in Wheatley on the Lake Erie shore inland to Chatham. “There has been nothing approved,” said Rick Nicholls. “The key wording…
The Ford government is opening up the Lake Erie fishery to destructive overfishing and poaching with its “foolish” decision to move a crew of fisheries conservation officers 50 kilometres inland. “Doug Ford is sending Lake Erie conservation officers up the…
Documents caution long hunting season could create ‘public safety issues,’ affect ecosystems The Doug Ford government risks endangering the public and damaging Ontario ecosystems with its proposed double-crested cormorant hunt, according to its own wildlife experts. Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and…
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is reminding anglers that many lakes across the province have significant slush conditions. You need to plan ahead in order to remove your ice hut on time. Ice huts must be removed from certain Fisheries…
HOUGHTON, MICH – During a narrow weather window between storms last week, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF) successfully transferred four wolves to Isle Royale National Park. Earlier this winter, severe weather on both sides of the border hampered…
Province isn’t laying charges but is considering civil action to recover firefighting costs The province is saying very little about its investigation into the cause of the Parry Sound 33 forest fire, other than the fact it is not laying…