ministry of natural resources

• Ontario sees slow forest fire season a year after record setting fires

  The Ontario government says forest fires have dwindled dramatically this year compared with last year, when fires tore through a record amount of land in the province.

  Fire

  Aug 16
  
• Ministry wants residents to still be careful despite slow fire season in northwestern Ontario

  Chris Marchand, a fire information officer for the MNR, said the area burned to date is less than one per cent of what burned in 2021.

  Environment

  Jul 15
  
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• Ongoing gas leak, explosive risk hindering work at site of Wheatley blast which injured 20

  'We ask everyone to stay away from there. Please don't go out gawking, et cetera. It is an unsafe area and it's unstable," the Chatham-Kent mayor said of the explosion site.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021
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• Mass timber to be used in constructing unique two-storey hangar at Kelowna International Airport

  ‘Wood is being used more and more in building bigger and taller buildings, and we’re leading the world at it.’

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2021
• Rain helped firefighters regain control over wildfire in northwestern Ontario: officials

  The Ministry of Natural Resources says nearly 50 millimetres of rain fell on the fire, which is three kilometres from Red Lake and designated as Red Lake 49, since Friday morning.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2020
• Crown land in Burleigh Falls closed due to unsafe conditions: Ministry of Natural Resources

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says Crown land near the Burleigh Falls waterfalls is unsafe and will be closed to the public until further notice.

  Environment

  Jul 9, 2020
• OPP responding to black bear sighting calls in Quinte West

  The Ministry of Natural Resources has been called in after a black bear was spotted in Quinte West, OPP say.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2020
• New invasive Pickerel caught off Wolfe Island in Kingston

  A Kingston, Ont., sports fisherman pulled in something very different, rarely seen in Ontario waters -- a Chain Pickerel.

  Canada

  May 30, 2020
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• Ottawa-Vanier MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers resigns seat in Ontario legislature

  Des Rosiers' resignation is effective immediately and she will take up the position of Principal at Massey College starting Aug. 1. 

  Politics

  Jul 31, 2019
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• Evacuations continue Saturday in Pikangikum First Nation as forest fire rages

  The military said in a release Saturday that the number of evacuees cannot be confirmed due to the "fluid nature of the situation."

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2019