THUNDER BAY, ON. - August 20, 2008 - Andy Heerschap and his partner, Bear, are one of three new teams in the Canine Services Unit of the ministry. Heerschap and Bear are located in Thunder Bay while the other two new teams are located in North Bay and Bancroft. Three other teams are already working out of Dryden, Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. 
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THUNDER BAY, ON - August 07,2008 - For the second year in a row, Red Lake High 
School biology students assisted the Ministry of Natural Resources in a snowshoe hare population survey in the Red Lake area.
From June 24 to June 30, students in Darrin Bausch’s biology class collected hare pellets from sample plots that were established last year. The number of pellets collected indicates the number of hares in the area. Since lynx prey upon hares, the population of hares will also indicate the population of lynx. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - August 5, 2008 - The Ministry of Natural Resources is asking residents to take the necessary steps to prevent bear problems in their neighborhoods.
There have been several bear sightings recently on the fringe of settlement areas in the Nipigon, Terrace Bay and Greenstone areas. Bears are looking for any food sources including garbage. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - August 1, 2008 - 50 children spent a fun and fact-filled day 
learning all about fishing from Ministry of Natural Resources Conservation Officers and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police Officers at the ‘Rainbow Falls Bass Blast’ held at Rainbow Falls Provincial Park on July 27, 2008. read more....>
THUNDER BAY, ON - July 30, 2008 - Ministry Solves Case with Help from Public
Four Vermont men have been fined $7,500 after being convicted of a variety of deer hunting violations which took place north of Kenora.
Jess Herring, 35, of Worcester, and Brad Herring, 31, of Barre, have been fined $1,500 and $1,000, respectively, for careless hunting and will be required to successfully complete a hunter’s education course before being allowed to hunt in Ontario again. They were also fined $500 for allowing flesh of a game animal to become unsuitable for human consumption. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - July 16, 2008 - Ninety-five percent of anglers checked by Ministry of Natural Resources and Ontario Provincial Police officers in an enforcement blitz in the Sioux Lookout area were found to be obeying the rules.
On July 3 and 4, 2008, five Sioux Lookout District conservation officers and an OPP constable checked 274 non-resident and 77 resident anglers on the water and at tourist camps. The officers used two enforcement boats on Abram, Pelican, Minnitaki and Botsford lakes and a high-visibility enforcement truck at the tourist camps. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - June 16, 2008 - Two Thunder Bay men have been fined $8,000 for commercial fishing offences, with one man receiving a ten-year ban from participating in the commercial fishing industry.
Daniel Sameluk, 34, pleaded guilty to two over-quota charges and was fined $4,000.
Jarvis Sameluk, 64, was convicted in court of two over-quota charges and was fined $4,000. He also received a ban from any involvement in the commercial fishing industry for the next 10 years. The commercial fishing ban was imposed as a result of a range of convictions over more than 25 years. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - July 14, 2008 - Eight grade five students from the Golden Learning 
Centre were treated to a day of fishing by three Ministry of Natural Resources Red Lake District conservation officers.
The threat of rain and the chill of the unseasonable cold temperatures on June 14 could not remove the smiles from the faces of the students as they stood on the docks at Forestry Point in Red Lake waiting to spend the day fishing with Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - July 10, 2008 - Two men have been fined $2,300 after pleading guilty to several charges arising from the illegal killing of a black bear.
Bradley Robinson, 25, of Fort Frances, and Wesley McFarlane, 26, of Thunder Bay, have each been fined $1,000 for hunting bear during the closed season and abandoning the animal allowing its flesh to spoil. Robinson was also fined $300 for possessing a firearm at night. Both men have been banned from hunting for one year. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - July 10, 2008 - A joint aircraft patrol by Ontario and Manitoba conservation officers showed only one-third of anglers checked were obeying the rules.
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers from Red Lake District and Manitoba Conservation natural resources officers conducted a joint, two-day fisheries check by aircraft on lakes bordering Ontario and Manitoba, June 23 and 24. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - July 2, 2008 - A Dryden man has been fined to pay $3,150 in fines for an over limit of lake trout found in his home.
Norbert Graf, 50, pleaded guilty to possessing an over limit of lake trout, resulting in a $3,000 fine. Graf also pleaded guilty to using an extra line while ice fishing and was fined $150. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - June 17, 2008 - MNR and OPP Joint Patrol Results in 18 charges
Most anglers checked during an enforcement blitz on Lac Seul were obeying Ontario’s fishing regulations. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - June 13, 2008 - Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers checked anglers at tourist camps along the Highway 105 corridor, south of Ear Falls on June 5 and 6, 2008.
Six conservation officers from Kenora, Red Lake and Dryden districts visited 25 tourist camps and checked 21 Ontario residents and 199 non-residents. They laid 16 charges, mostly for over limits of fish and issued 25 warnings, mostly for improper packaging of fish. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - June 13, 2008 - Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers, with the help of the Northwest Region canine unit, conducted a two-day patrol in the Greenstone area.
On June 7 and 8, 2008, a Geraldton conservation officer along with the Northwest Region canine handler and his dog, Riggs, checked anglers at fly-in water bases and river and lake access points in the Geraldton, Longlac and Nakina areas. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - June 12, 2008 - Safe and sober boating was promoted by officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) at a community health event in Ignace. read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - June 12,2008 - KENORA – Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) conservation officers made presentations to Beaver Brae high school students about the role of officers in protecting Ontario’s natural resources. read more...>
Nipigon District Fish regulations change
December 14, 2007 Nipigon Several changes to Ontario’s fishing regulations come into effect on January 1, 2008. The changes are part of the ministry’s new ecological framework for recreational fisheries management in Ontario. Under this approach, the ministry is managing fisheries on a landscape basis rather than on a lake-by-lake basis. read more.....>
THUNDER BAY, ON - June, 05, 2008 - The Ministry of Natural Resources is consulting with the public on a review of its moose management program.
If you have any comments or ideas about moose management, the ministry wants to hear from you. You can pick up an information package and questionnaire: read more...>
THUNDER BAY, ON - June 3, 2008 - If you find juvenile wildlife that appears to be orphaned, sick or injured, avoid contact to prevent bites and scratches. Some species can carry diseases and parasites that are harmful to humans.
Injured wildlife also requires specialized and immediate care to recover and return to the wild. read more...>
RED LAKE, ON - May 30, 2008 – Ministry of Natural Resources staff have been studying 
wolverine, a species at risk in Ontario, over the last seven years.
The ministry chose seven sites in the Red Lake area for a study, which took place from January 2008 to the end of May 2008. Cameras were set up to “capture” photographs of wolverine. As well, hair samples were collected for DNA analysis. read more
THUNDER BAY,ON - MAY 21, 2008 – A local citizens’ committee has been cleaning up garbage on Crown land near Thunder Bay.
The Spruce River Forest Local Citizens’ Committee (LCC) cleaned up garbage in areas along the highway to Armstrong, within the Spruce River Forest, on May 9, 2008. The clean-ups occur two or three times a year and have been taking place over the last ten years. read more...>
Two Toronto men have been fined $20,000 for fishing violations related to the illegal harvest of a sturgeon and the purchase and transport of sturgeon eggs.
Sergiy Pak, 44, of Richmond Hill, pleaded guilty to unlawfully buying and transporting sturgeon eggs and was fined $15,000. Roman Weig, 53, of Thornhill, pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence and unlawfully transporting sturgeon eggs; read more....>
Forest Fire Update - West Region Fire Centre
THUNDER BAY, ON - MAY 13, 2008 - Thunder Bay fire staff responded to a search and rescue call on Sunday afternoon. An Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) sounded in the region and the Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton dispatched rescue aircraft and contacted the MNR Provincial Coordination Centre (PCC) in Sault Ste. Marie. Through this multi-agency cooperation a ministry helicopter pilot was contacted at the Thunder Bay Fire anagement Headquarters in Thunder Bay with a request to assist. Helicopter Pilot Pat Dickey and FireRangers Murray Sitch and Dan Lagacy quickly removed the firefighting equipment from the aircraft, replacing it with a winter survival kit and a stretcher kit. Once airborne they tracked to an area about 60 kilometres southwest of Geraldton in search of the aircraft. read more....>
DULUTH, MN, - GRAND MARAIS, MN - May 3, 2008 - Forest managers are cautioning visitors to use extra care while driving n Superior National Forest roads this spring. The combination of recent precipitation along with frozen ground conditions continuing late this spring have created heavy run-off. read more....>
THUNDER BAY, ON - April 29, 2008 - A Geraldton man has been fined $5,000 for unsafe hunting.David Rody, 34, who was not present at his trial, was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.
On April 29, 2007, Rody was driving on Highway 11 west of Geraldton with his two young sons and a dog, when he saw a moose along the bush line. An oncoming transport truck driver saw Rody pull his vehicle to the shoulder of the road, leaving the rear of his vehicle on the highway. As the truck driver passed Rody, he heard a gunshot from Rody’s vehicle. read more....>
KENORA CUBS AND SCOUTS LEARN ABOUT NATURAL RESOURCES
KENORA, ON. – April 15, 2008 - Ministry of Natural Resources Kenora District staff 
provided a dynamic evening on natural resources-related topics to cubs and scouts from the Third Kenora Cub/Scout Troop. read more.....>
$10.100 in hunting fines
THUNDER BAY, ON. - April 9, 2008 - Three Vermont hunters have been fined $7,500 for careless hunting in the Kenora area. Three men from Taschereau, Quebec, have been fined $2,600 for illegal hunting. read more.....>
$1,000 FINE failing to pay Commerical Fish Royalities
THUNDER BAY, ON. - April 3, 2008 - A Thunder Bay man has been fined $1,000 for failing to pay commercial fish royalties to the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Glenn Dawson, 46, pleaded guilty under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. He was also put on probation for 15 days and is required to pay the royalties he owes in full during that time. read more....>
FINED $1,000 FOR LITTERING
GERALDTON, ON ~ March 12, 2008 ~ A Geraldton-area woman has been fined $1,000 for littering on public land. Debbie Kashgeesh, 37, of Aroland, was found guilty at a trial which she did not attend. read more....>
Illegal deer hunting $4,500 in fines.
KENORA, ON ~ March 11, 2008 ~ MNR, Kenora crack down on illegal deer hunting with the courts handing out over $4,500 in fines. read more....>
RED LAKE ~ March 7, 2008 ~ Two southern Ontario hunters, who shot at a bull moose decoy, have been fined $3,000 each. Philip Montgomery, 27, of Barrie, and Evan Bates, 28, of Parry Sound, pleaded guilty under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to shooting from a motor boat and hunting a bull moose without a validation tag. They are also banned from hunting for a year. They’ll get their weapons, boat and motor back when they pay the fines.. read more......>
GERALDTON – THUNDER BAY ON ~February 29, 2008 ~ Three Ministry of Natural Resources conservation 
officers presented information to high school students about choosing a career as a conservation officer.
Geraldton Area officers Derek Hebner, Tom Gross and Ken Albu attended the Apprenticeship, Business and Career Fair at Geraldton Composite High School on February 27, 2008. read more.....>
THUNDER BAY, ON ~ February 27, 2008 ~ Earlier this week, Lake Superior News reported on an incident which 
happened at Boulevard Lake where a dog was snared. Here is a follow up to the original story. The names have been withheld in order to protect the pet owners.
My husband and I were taking our dog for a walk on Saturday at Boulevard Lake between the Current River Dam and St. Ignatius High School. read more.....>
THUNDER BAY ~ February 26, 2008 ~ Lake Superior News has been informed that if you have a dog or know someone who has a dog and takes them for a walk by the Boulevard Lake that someone has been setting up snares. read more....>
February 14, 2008 ~ THUNDER BAY ~ Shane Corlett, 39, has been fined $6,000 for having 30 walleye over the legal limit and $4,600 for having 23 brook trout over the legal limit. He forfeits the fish to the Crown. read more...>
February 14, 2008 ~ Thunder Bay ~ Justin Storm, 28, pleaded guilty under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. The female lynx was spayed and declawed before she was seized, so the animal cannot be returned to the wild. Instead she will go a wildlife facility in Wisconsin . read more....>
January 30, 2008 ~ IGNACE — An Ignace hunter has been fined $1,600 for shooting the wrong moose and for not wearing hunter orange.Rodney Szyszka, 33, was fined $1,500 for shooting a moose without a proper licence and $100 for not wearing hunter orange. He is also banned from hunting for eight months. He forfeited the moose to the Crown and it was donated to charity read more.....>
January 25, 2008 ~ NIPIGON – Ministry of Natural Resources conservations officers served 
pancakes to students at St. Edward’s Catholic School in Nipigon. The officers provided information about the MNR Tips line, local Species at Risk woodland caribou and safe and responsible ATV riding. read more......>
January 22, 2008 ~ THUNDER BAY — A Lappe man has been fined $3,000 after pleading guilty to illegally snaring and killing a deer. Derek Magnuson, 37, has been fined $1,000 for killing a white-tailed deer by trap or baited line, $1,000 read more.....>
January 18, 2008 ~ DRYDEN — Two men have been fined $3,000 for illegally hunting and abandoning white-tailed deer.
Court was told the two men were hunting for cow moose on October 14, 2007, in Wildlife Management Unit 8, southwest of Dryden. They shot a buck deer, which they abandoned when they realized the deer season was closed. The meat spoiled. Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers from Dryden, Fort Frances and Guelph, as well as a canine officer, worked together on the investigation.read more....>
TRAPPER FINED FOR HAVING SPECIES AT RISK
January 18, 2008 ~ RED LAKE — An Ear Falls trapper has been fined $700 for illegally possessing a wolverine, an animal designated as “threatened” on the Species At Risk in Ontario list. read more....>
Career Fair Wabaseemoong School
December 31, 2007 ~ THUNDER BAY — The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is organizing and sponsoring a career fair to introduce Wabaseemoong School students, kindergarten through Grade 12, to careers in the natural resources sector Tuesday, January 8, 2008.read more ....>
Nipigon District Fish regulations change
December 14, 2007 Nipigon Several changes to Ontario’s fishing regulations come into effect on January 1, 2008. The changes are part of the ministry’s new ecological framework for recreational fisheries management in Ontario. Under this approach, the ministry is managing fisheries on a landscape basis rather than on a lake-by-lake basis. read more.....>
January 30, 2008 ~ IGNACE — An Ignace hunter has been fined $1,600 for shooting the wrong moose and for not wearing hunter orange.
Rodney Szyszka, 33, was fined $1,500 for shooting a moose without a proper licence and $100 for not wearing hunter orange. He is also banned from hunting for eight months. He forfeited the moose to the Crown and it was donated to charity read more.....>
THUNDER BAY, ON - June 05, 2008 - McGuinty Government Works With Partners To Learn More About Prehistoric-looking Fish
A study of lake sturgeon populations is under way in the Winnipeg River that will add to our knowledge of this important part of Ontario’s biodiversity. read more...>