Posts Tagged ‘Conservation Officer’

$1,000 Fine for Shooting Moose From Roadway

$1,000 Fine for Shooting Moose From Roadway

A Brunswick House First Nation man has been fined $1,000 for illegal hunting northwest of Chapleau.  Daniel Jacques pleaded guilty to unlawfully discharging his firearm in a travelled roadway. His hunting rifle was seized at the time of the incident and will be returned once his fine is paid. [Read more]

$1,150 Fine For Too Many Fish

$1,150 Fine For Too Many Fish

THUNDER BAY, ON – A Thunder Bay man has been fined $1,150 for catching and keeping too many fish. Jacob Prenger pleaded guilty to catching and retaining an over limit of yellow perch in Fisheries Management Zone 9. The court heard that on February 24, 2013, a Ministry of Natural Resources [Read more]

Over $5,500 In Fines For Hunting Moose From An Off-Road Vehicle

Over $5,500 In Fines For Hunting Moose From An Off-Road Vehicle

Four hunters have been fined a total of $5,560 for offences related to a moose that was illegally shot from an off-road vehicle. Andre Lemieux of Hornepayne pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm from a vehicle, transporting illegally killed wildlife, failing to wear a proper helmet, and operating [Read more]

Manitouwadge Resident Fined for Harvesting Fuel Wood Without Permit

Manitouwadge Resident Fined for Harvesting Fuel Wood Without Permit

A Manitouwadge man has been fined $150 for harvesting fuel wood without a permit. The court heard that on October 21, 2011, Ed Dongres was harvesting wood along the Caramat Industrial Road near Manitouwadge that he intended to use for fuel. When contacted by a Ministry of Natural Resources [Read more]

2012 North American Safe Boating Awareness Week

2012 North American Safe Boating Awareness Week

READY, SET, WEAR IT! – YOUR LIFEJACKET WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE THIS SPRING! The Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) wants to take this opportunity to join with the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) to encourage everyone to think boating safety this spring. As tens of thousands of [Read more]

Hunting From A Power Boat Proves Costly

Hunting From A Power Boat Proves Costly

Two Sault Ste. Marie residents have been fined more than $5,000 and received hunting licence suspensions for illegally hunting from a pontoon boat. Adam Massolin pleaded guilty and was fined $200 for hunting a migratory bird from a power boat, $200 for hunting a migratory bird using lead shot, $750 [Read more]

False Statement To Conservation Officer Proves Costly

False Statement To Conservation Officer Proves Costly

 A Timmins man has been fined for misleading a conservation officer. Marcel Moreau pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for making a false statement to a conservation officer. Court heard that on the morning of October 23, 2009, conservation officers conducted an inspection on Marcel Moreau on the [Read more]

MNR Northeastern District Food Drive Challenge

MNR Northeastern District Food Drive Challenge

   MNR Employees brave the cold for local Food Bank by Karina Hunter In spite of below zero temperatures yesterday, staff and their families, from the Manitouwadge detachment of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), accompanied by ministry mascot Smokey the Bear, set up a tent [Read more]

Moose hunt continues

Moose hunt continues

  Is it just a little bull? by Karina Hunter   There is only one month of Moose Hunting Season remaining in Ontario (ends December 15th) and Wawa District Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) officials report that there have been just ten moose shot erroneously in the Wawa district this [Read more]

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