KAWARTHA LAKES-The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry seized 33 Moose, laid 107 charges and issued 232 warnings over a nine-day period in southeastern Ontario. The Ministry says from October 20 to October 28, 2018, conservation officers checked 3,973 hunters…
October 19, 2018 An Orillia man has been fined a total of $6,500 for offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Jonathan Pearson was convicted at trial and fined $2,500 for discharging a firearm from a roadway and $4,000…
September 27, 2018- A New Liskeard man has been fined $1,000 for violating the Forest Fires Prevention Act. Steven Huppe pleaded guilty to driving on a closed road during a forest fire emergency. Court heard that on July 24, 2018, Huppe…
Most anglers stopped at a border check on Trans-Canada Highway 17 in Ontario, at the Manitoba border, were found to be complying with Ontario’s fishing regulations. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers, along with one of the regional…
Two Thunder Bay men have been fined a total of $1,500 for violations under the Public Lands Act. One of the individuals was convicted at trial and fined $1,000 for constructing a road or trail and a water crossing on…
Two men from the Greater Toronto Area have been fined more than $5,000 for an illegal moose hunt last fall. The pair — one from Markham and the other from Newmarket — both pleaded guilty to a variety of hunting infractions.…
JULY 9, 2018- Two Thornhill residents have been fined a total of $6,000 for catching and keeping undersized Lake Nipissing walleye. Viktor Soloviov and Anna Shimanovich pleaded guilty to possessing 24 undersized walleye. They were each fined $3,000 and are…
June 4, 2018– Two North Bay area residents have been fined a total of $2,800 for catching and retaining Lake Nipissing walleye of prohibited size. Kenneth Callahan of Jocko Point and Melissa Collins of Redbridge pleaded guilty and were each…
POINTE AU BARIL — A Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry enforcement blitz in Pointe au Baril led to numerous charges against anglers for improperly packaging fish for transport, as well as other violations. The Ministry of Natural Resources and…
A Callander man has been fined for keeping undersized walleye, contrary to Ontario’s fishery regulations. Paul Simec pleaded guilty and was fined $2,800 for possessing seven walleye of a prohibited size. Court heard that on January 28, 2018, Ministry of…