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Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'Ministry of Natural Resources''

Oh deer!

By Chris Marchand Dryden Mayor Craig Nuttall says a public meeting in the new year will bring residents up to speed on the city’s efforts to address the urban deer population — a popular complaint of [...]

MPP Campbell new MNR critic

By Ally Dunham Newly appointed Kenora-Rainy River District MPP, Sarah Campbell has been appointed as the critic for the Natural Resources and Aboriginal Affairs. MPP Michael Gravelle of Thunder Bay was appointed to the position of [...]

Gravelle moves to MNR

By Ally Dunham Thunder Bay MPP, Michael Gravelle, formerly the Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry (MNDMF), has taken a new position with the provincial government as the Minister of Natural Resources (MNR). “I’m very [...]

Fires continue to rage across region

It was another challenging week on the forest fire front as over 2,000 personnel worked to suppress large scale fires in the region. Despite Monday’s rains, the Ministry of Natural Resources expects a warm, clear week [...]

NWO fire update

Good news for most First Nations residents, they are returning home. On August 1, flights were scheduled to bring approximately 700 residents back to Sandy Lake, North Spirit Lake and Koocheching. To date, 2,582 evacuated residents [...]

Sioux Fire #35 still growing

While the Sioux Lookout fire number 35 did receive some 10 mm rain during the storm on the night of Monday, July 4, the now 78,079 hectare fire is still listed as out of control as [...]

Sioux Fire 35 still out of control

Sioux Lookout fire 35 is raging out of control at 65,717 hectares about nine kilometres east of the Mishkeegogomang First Nations community. Approximately 400 residents have been evacuated to neighbouring communities due to smoke and poor [...]

Council lobbies ministers at OGRA conference

Mayor Craig Nuttall, councillors Ken Moss and Mike Wood, and city staff Mike Louttit and Gail Solomon attended the Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) annual conference in Toronto on Feb. 26 to March 2. During this [...]

Humidity keeping fire hazard down

Although the forest fire rating was recently high to extreme, the current rainfall the area has received brought the rating down to low to moderate. Deb MacLean, of the Ministry of Natural Resources reports that the [...]

New MNR fire engine, rain helps put out area fires

A new forest fire engine was delivered to the Thunder Bay Fire Management Headquarters on May 19 as a new tool to fight road accessible forest fires in the region. The brand-new engine, manufactured by Holland [...]