CHAPLEAU, ON – The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning residents about a recent rise in break and enter occurrences to ice fishing huts in the Chapleau area. Multiple huts have been damaged and items stolen from inside, including expensive tools and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This last week (Mar 15-19) was supposed to be our March Break, however, with it being pushed back to April we felt we needed to “break” things up a little and try to have a little fun while learning. We had whole school activities on Tuesday morning and Thursday [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday, February 16th, 2020 the Manitouwadge Outdoor Enthusiasts hosted their 10th Annual Frosty Days Family Fish Derby. The derby is held every year in conjuction with Ontario’s Winter Family Fishing Weekend* when Canadian residents need not buy a licence to fish in [Read more]
Head Outside to Catch Some Family Fun Families and fishing enthusiasts across Ontario can fish licence-free from Saturday, February 18 through Monday, February 20.This Family Day weekend, anglers can go ice fishing without a licence, so head out to one of Ontario’s provincial parks that are [Read more]
Happy Winter! In Northern Ontario, winter can be cold and hard to manage (snow ,ice, etc.). But it can also be VERY fun! Here’s some ideas for activities for all ages , whether you are still a kid or just a kid at heart! Outdoors If you don’t have time or enough snow to build [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is reminding anglers to check local ice conditions before heading onto the ice to fish. Ice Conditions Can Be Deceptive and Variable Remember: Ice does not freeze at a uniform thickness across most lakes and rivers. This can be hazardous at the start [Read more]
A Chapleau man has pleaded guilty to leaving a structure on public land. Remi Ouimet was fined $500 under the Public Lands Act for leaving a portable ice fishing shelter on Crown land and ordered to remove it by February 1, 2015. Court heard that in March 2014, Ministry of Natural Resources and [Read more]
You Need an Outdoors Card before Buying Licence Tags to Fish, Hunt in Ontario Ontario is reminding anglers and hunters to renew their Outdoors Cards. Most people need an Outdoors Card, along with a hunting or fishing licence tag, to hunt or fish in the province. The card is valid for three calendar [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday, February 17th the Manitouwadge Outdoors Enthusiasts held their 3rd annual Family Fish Derby. The derby is always held on the same weekend as the Ontario Free Winter Fishing weekend to allow anglers to participate without a fishing licence which opens the derby to [Read more]
Thank you to MOE and to all the volunteers that hosted the fishing derby and bar b q. You have no idea what these events do to a child who has never experienced this kind of winter fun. My grandson has been excited since he read in the news letter that the derby was on [Read more]
PHOTOS & ARTICLE BY KATHY HUDSON, MOE MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, February 18th, the Manitouwadge Outdoor Enthusiasts (MOE) had another successful Family Fishing Derby. Participation was up this year, we had 40 children come out and have fun trying to catch fish. The weather cooperated [Read more]
Free Ice Fising Weekend Kicked Off by Gravelle Many Northshore residents likely took advantage of free fishing this weekend, hitting the ice of area lakes with their families. For the Thunder Bay-Superior North riding, it all kicked off last Wednesday as MPP Michael Gravelle visited Pass Lake to [Read more]
Big Catch released for another day by Karina Hunter Sylvain Bernard’s family is not new to angling; with his wife and son often enjoy fishing from their camp on the Magpie River. At the 2009 Dubreuilville ATV Club Father’s Day Fish Derby, Bernard partnered with his father Roger Bernard to [Read more]
