by admin | Feb 22, 2022 | Opinion
It may be a fool’s errand trying to stop change, but for caribou, such beautiful and enigmatic animals, it is absolutely worth trying — if it can be done wisely and effectively and without interference from those charged under law to protect them’ Recently I wrote an... 
by admin | Jan 12, 2021 | Opinion
One side-effect of COVID-19 restrictions has been a renaissance in our collective appreciation for nature. All over the province, people have flocked to forests, wetlands and beaches to seek solace, wildlife sightings and places to safely be with others. Many parks... 
by admin | Mar 25, 2019 | Opinion
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... 
by MNR Watch | Mar 23, 2015 | Opinion
It is no surprise that the Ministry of Natural Resources is becoming known in some outdoors circles as the Ministry of Natural Disasters. It has been slow to react to the serious decline in the moose population across Northwestern Ontario and now it is silent while... 
by MNR Watch | Dec 2, 2014 | Opinion
When former Newfoundland MP John Crosbie was overseeing the Fisheries and Oceans department in the early 1990s, a radio show routinely referred to him as the minister responsible for all the fish, or just minister of fish. It was just for laughs, but it pretty much... 
by MNR Watch | Nov 24, 2014 | Opinion
The Ministry of Natural Resources is beginning to look a lot like the Grinch who stole Christmas. Beginning Dec. 1, MNR will start charging a $2 service fee on every Outdoors Card, fishing and hunting licence purchased in the province. Don’t forget to add the HST at...