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Fire resources at the ready, says Minister Gravelle

Fire resources at the ready, says Minister Gravelle

By Chris Marchand Ontario Natural Resources Minister Michael Gravelle ushered in an early beginning to the forest fire season with a visit to the Northwest Region Fire Management Centre, April 10. “I spent a couple of [...]

Local Citizens Advisory Committee could be so much more

By Chris Marchand As spring sweeps across our landscape a bit early, some residents are already returning to find some of their favourite backcountry haunts not exactly as they left them. Last week I met with [...]

Potential Fisheries Act revisions of concern to group

By Chris Marchand A leaked document detailing efforts by the Harper government to alter legislation that pertains to the protection of fish habitat has a local conservation group very concerned. The former Department of Fisheries Biologist [...]

Campbell: Auditor General’s report raises concerns over Hydro and slipping forestry standards

Campbell: Auditor General’s report raises concerns over Hydro and slipping forestry standards

By Ally Dunham Following the release of the Auditor General’s 2011 report, Kenora-Rainy River District MPP, Sarah Campbell has expressed some concern regarding multiple recommendations by the Auditor General (AG). “I wanted to really talk about [...]

POLL: A mountain lion in northwestern Ontario?

POLL: A mountain lion in northwestern Ontario?

The latest in the ongoing search to confirm the existence of the eastern mountain lion in Northwestern Ontario comes from Ear Falls area resident David Beaudry who captured this image on a trail cam, Aug. 31. [...]

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 [...]

Premier McGuinty surveys fire damage

Premier Dalton McGuinty arrived in Dryden on Friday, July 22, flying in to the MNR Fire Management Headquarters to survey the fire situation in the North. McGuinty was under fire by many First Nations communities, including [...]

GALLERY: Nature’s light show, July 4

Lightning rips through the sky above the Dryden Airport during a rather vigorous Monday night storm which came through the area at dusk. The Ministry of Natural Resources reports the storm saw 7,000 strikes and dozens [...]

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 [...]