MNRF

• Total burn bans lifted in Kawartha Lakes, Trent Lakes, Haliburton County

  Burn bans had been in effect since early June for many some central Ontario municipalities. On Tuesday afternoon, the province lifted a restricted fire zone.

  Fire

  Jul 12, 2023
  
• Moose wandering Lindsay, Ont. safely relocated by wildlife officials: police

  A moose was reported wandering around the south-end of Lindsay on Thursday morning.

  Environment

  Jun 29, 2023
  
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• Lakefield, Ont., duck hunter pleads guilty to firing gun at other hunters, decoys

  The court heard the man fired his 12-gauge shotgun across a pond in the direction of two other hunters, striking one of them and damaging their hunting decoys.

  Crime

  May 5, 2023
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• Flood watch issued for Gull River watershed in Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County

  Potential for flooding exists within specific watercourses and municipalities with the Gull River watershed.

  Environment

  May 2, 2023
• Conservation officers investigate garbage dumped on Crown land in Havelock area

  Conservation officers were on patrol in the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen when they located garbage that had been dumped in a parking area near the Round Lake Dam.

  Crime

  Apr 6, 2023
• Peterborough County supports proposed amendments for floating accommodations in Ontario

  Among the changes proposed for floating accommodations in Ontario is a required 300-metre distance from the shoreline, and new limit to camping on water for seven days, from 21.

  Politics

  Mar 15, 2023
• Hunter fined, licence suspended after deer shot on private property in Peterborough County

  An Ontario court heard how a man in November 2020 pulled over on a public road, fatally shot a deer on private property in Selwyn Township and made no effort to retrieve it.

  Crime

  Mar 13, 2023
• Otonabee Conservation now managing former gravel pit south of Peterborough

  The gravel pit licence for the Otonabee Conservation-owned property was recently surrendered by the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry.

  Environment

  Jan 25, 2023
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• 3 fined for illegal moose hunting in northern City of Kawartha Lakes

  Three hunters pleaded guilty to their roles involving shooting a cow moose in the vicinity of Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park in October 2021.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2022
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• Roseneath man fined, has licence suspended for firearm, wild turkey hunting offences

  A hunter discharged his shotgun at a wild turkey and the pellets hit a nearby resident standing beside her house in Gooderham, Ont.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2022