Ontario needs the help of hunters to keep a fatal wildlife disease out of the province The Ontario government is seeking the help of hunters as it takes steps to ensure sustainable wildlife populations and continued hunting opportunities for future generations. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) [Read more]
“Experience Superior North” is a week-long face-to-face leadership experience for students from Toronto Catholic District School Board, Crescent Private School-Toronto, Ottawa CDSB, Simcoe-Muskoka CDSB, and Wellington CDSB and is hosted by Superior North Catholic District School Board. [Read more]
Leaders Say Policy Must Consider Climate Change, Cumulative, and Socio-Economic Impacts A coalition of municipal and Indigenous leaders, chambers of commerce, unions, and forest professionals are coming to Queen’s Park on Wednesday, November 22nd to dispel misinformation about Ontario’s forest [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Tuesday June 28, 2016 at approximately 5:00 pm members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) U.S Coast Guards, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) were called to assist in locating a [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Nipigon District MNR will be hosting the 8th Annual Bass Blast on Saturday, July 4. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Nipigon District, the event will take place from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on the East Beach of Rainbow Falls Provincial Park. Participants [Read more]
Day after day, week after week, without a doubt the number one concern raised in our offices is the skyrocketing cost of hydro. Absolutely nothing has been done since this Liberal government was given a majority mandate to alleviate the crippling costs of hydro on hardworking families across this [Read more]
John Wlad and Sons Construction Limited pleaded guilty to operating an aggregate pit on Crown land without a permit. The court heard that John Wlad and Sons Construction Limited own a private land pit in McCart Township, near Iroquois Falls. On May 1, 2014, a Ministry of Natural Resources and [Read more]
As of the afternoon of July 13, there are currently three active fires in the Northwest Region, all of which are being observed. The following fires have been declared out from the evening of July 12 to the morning of July 13: Red Lake District Fire Number 8; Nipigon District Fire Number 13; Sioux [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – May 14, 2014, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Chapleau Detachment was advised of found human remains inside a vehicle in a heavily wooded area 80 kilometres north of Chapleau in the Chapleau Game Preserve. The OPP attended the area and the remains were removed [Read more]
Latest Update – May 19 at 10 p.m. At the request of leaders of the First Nation, Attawapiskat residents who had been evacuated to communities in Ontario and Québec over the last three days, will start to move back home on May 20. Community leaders and officials from the Ministry of Natural [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources advises that due to the spring thaw, road washouts are occurring on some roads in Nipigon District. The public is asked to exercise caution when travelling on these roads. Water on the road, washouts and heavy rutting pose a risk to traveller safety. The public [Read more]
Op-Ed by Natural Resources Minister David Orazietti In Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources monitors moose populations and carefully regulates hunting to ensure populations remain sustainable. This past winter, the ministry completed moose aerial inventory surveys for 25 wildlife management [Read more]
Provincial Investment Ensures Research and Innovation will Continue Ontario and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have signed an agreement to continue vital freshwater research at the Experimental Lakes Area — the only freshwater research facility of its kind in [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: Thank you to MPP Michael Mantha’s office for sharing the correspondence below with OntarioNewsNorth.com that we may keep the public informed as to the ongoing efforts, by the Algoma-Manitoulin MPP, to keep the issue of repairs to Industrial Road (a.k.a. Hwy 625) moving [Read more]
Province Proposing New Legislation to Take Action Against Invasive Species Ontario is taking strong action to address the social, ecological and economic threats that invasive species pose to our natural environment. The Invasive Species Act, to be introduced today, would support the prevention, [Read more]
