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…
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 up the…
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…
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…
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.…
The killing of a pair of juvenile bears on Hawthorne Ave. September 23 – after more than two weeks of efforts by several residents to get someone to relocate the animals – has led to a call for the Town…
Hunters and anglers pride themselves on being good stewards of the environment. The claims they make in this area are, for the most part, true and verifiable. But as with any group, there are always a careless few who give…
Letter – Written by Mike Boudreau, President, OntORA. —————————————— Friday, 28 February 2014 The Honourable David Orazietti, Minister Ministry of Natural Resources dorazietti.mpp@liberal.ola.org minister.mnr@ontario.ca Honourable Sir: This is in reply to your recent public response to my letter to you…
This a copy of a letter sent to David Orazietti from Mike Boudreau, president of Ontario Outdoors Recreational Alliance, Inc., in regards to illegal actions of MNR employees. ************************************ Honourable Sir: On behalf of the Ontario Outdoors Recreational Alliance, Inc.…
When mayors from around the Great Lakes met in Windsor recently, it wasn’t surprising that the damage posed by Asian carp was front and centre on the agenda. David Ullrich. executive director of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities…