by admin | Jan 21, 2021 | Indigenous Issues
54 people from around Lake Nipissing are on trial for hunting and fishing violations A trial underway this week could have far reaching implications for the Indigenous people of northern Ontario and across Canada. The defence is arguing that no governments, not even... 
by admin | Sep 5, 2019 | Indigenous Issues
Some 21 First Nations along the North Shore of Lake Huron are preparing to take the federal government to court over aerial spraying they say is harming the environment and human health. However, the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Elders of Robinson-Huron... 
by MNR Watch | Nov 4, 2014 | Indigenous Issues, Mainstream Media
The Ministry of Natural Resources is closing Short Hills Provincial Park for four days this month, and two in December for an aboriginal deer hunt. The park will be closed to the public on Nov. 22, 23, 27 and 28, along with Dec. 6 and 7 for the hunt, says the... 
by admin | May 1, 2014 | Indigenous Issues, Mainstream Media
First Nations police from Cape Croker kept a watchful eye Thursday April 24, on commercial anglers unloading their catch north of Wiarton. The anglers said they had gill netted both lake trout and whitefish and were seen carrying several boxes of fish from their boat... 
by admin | Apr 24, 2014 | Indigenous Issues, Mainstream Media
Members of the Beausoleil First Nation plan to return to Springwater Park this spring. The Ministry of Natural Resources is talking with the Beausoleil First Nation about reopening Springwater Provincial Park as a pair of warring citizens’ groups wait to hear if... by MNR Watch | Feb 4, 2014 | Indigenous Issues, Mainstream Media
The Ministry of Natural Resources is turning its attention to Fort Severn as it continues to clean up Cold War-era radar sites. The early-warning system was decommissioned decades ago, but a cluster of five sites remains contaminated with toxic material and littered...