MNR

• Hook, line and sinker: Ontario offers free fishing on Mother’s Day weekend

  The Ontario government has announced that it will be free to fish in lakes, streams and rivers across the province on Saturday and Sunday.

  Canada

  May 11, 2023
  
• Municipality of Tweed, Ont. outlines plan for storm cleanup funding

  Monday, the municipality of Tweed received just over $1.2 million to put toward recovery efforts after last summer's devastating tornado.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2023
  
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• Animal rights groups call for probe into Belleville, Ont. coyote hunt contest

  Ontario animal rights activists have taken matters a step further in their quest to stop a long-standing coyote hunting contest that happens annually in Belleville.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2023
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• Kingston, Ont. man faces fine for careless use of firearm while hunting

  A Kingston man will have to pay $7,000 to the province after the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources fined him for careless use of his firearm.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2022
• Cavan-Monaghan man charged with assault following collision with MNRF conservation vehicle

  A Cavan-Monaghan Township man is accused of assaulting a conservation officer following a collision on the weekend.

  Crime

  Oct 5, 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
• MNRF probe deer shot illegally from road in Coe Hill

  Two deer were found on private property on Lower Farday Road.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2018
• Anglers fined $3,000 for fishing at sanctuary in Buckhorn

  Two men pleaded guilty to fishing in a fish sanctuary at the Buckhorn dam in May.

  Crime

  Jun 20, 2018
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• Anglers fined, suspended for trout fishing in off-limits area of Ganaraska River in Port Hope

  Peterborough and Scarborough anglers face $3,000 in total fines for fishing infraction on the Ganaraska River.

  Environment

  Jun 4, 2018
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• Fishing blitz nets over 140 violations in Peterborough County and Kawartha Lakes

  Fish and fishing equipment including archery equipment seized during four-week blitz.

  Environment

  May 30, 2018