MNR slow to react

MNR slow to react

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...
The ministry of obfuscation

The ministry of obfuscation

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...
Anglers, hunters paying too much

Anglers, hunters paying too much

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...