A man has been convicted after buying black bear gall bladders. On July 5, 2019 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Fort Frances, Justice of the Peace Jennifer Neill fined Byeong-ok Kim of Fort Frances $9,000 for unlawfully possessing…
Four cows and a bull moose shot and left to rot – Info WANTED
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person or people responsible for killing and abandoning four cow moose and a bull moose near White River. The ministry reports that sometime between Sept.…
MNRF seize 33 Moose!!
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…
$6,500 in Fines for Hunting Violations
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…
$1,000 Fine for Forest Fire Travel Restriction Violation
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…
Enforcement Blitz Conducted at Ontario-Manitoba Border
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…
$1,500 in Fines for Public Lands Violations
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 southern Ontario residents fined for over 5k for moose hunting violations
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.…
$6,000 in Fines for Keeping Undersized Lake Nipissing Walleye
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…
$2,800 in Fines for Keeping Undersized Lake Nipissing Walleye
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…