Looking to learn more about waterfowl? Long Point Waterfowl recently coordinated its sixth Wetlands & Waterbird Ecology Field Course. Long Point Waterfowl in partnership with the University of Western Ontario and funding from the Sam Johnson Education Scholarship have been offering the course since 2005 to students from universities throughout Ontario. The course introduces students [...]
ONTARIO LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION (OLA) PRESENTS “BOB MACKIE DAY” Barbecue and Fundraiser Bob Mackie has fought an uphill battle against government overregulation for close to five years. The Mackie family, owners of Mackie’s Mountain Archery, are hard working and have created a magnificently groomed world class piece of countryside designed with native trees, described as the [...]
Dave Mercer and Subway Restaurants Hook Line and Subway Contest Starting April 5th, 2010 fishing fans will have a chance to hook the catch of a lifetime at participating Ontario Subway® restaurants with the Hook, Line and SUBWAY® contest. This 13-week contest will award weekly prizes from great companies like Shimano, Berkley, Rapala, Fuji and [...]
Tri-Tronics ENTER-TO-WIN Dog Photo Sweepstakes winners have been selected. One grand prize winner was selected, along with 11 breed-category winners. The photos were voted on by Tri-Tronics employees at the company’s Tucson headquarters. “We are truly amazed at the number and quality of photos that we’ve received,” stated Gary Williams, Marketing and Sales Manager. “Our [...]
MNR staff track down culprit A Brighton man has been fined $500 for dumping garbage in a wildlife area. Paul Reddom Jr, 21 pleaded guilty to depositing material on public lands contrary to the Public Lands Act. The court heard that Ministry of Natural Resources staff located a large pile of garbage in the Brighton [...]
C.N.S.S. Scholarships Awarded to Support Study of Outdoors TORONTO – March 5, 2010 – The Canadian National Sportsmen’s Shows (CNSS), a non-profit organization and Canada’s largest producer of outdoor consumer shows, is continuing its commitment to supporting youth who demonstrate a passion for the outdoors. On March 17th, the opening day of the Toronto Sportsmen’s [...]
Bill C-391 must make in through the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Parliament resumed today and with it the struggle to eliminate the wasteful and ineffective gun registry. Last fall Parliament took the first two steps towards eliminating the registry. But at least three challenges remain this spring. Bill C-391 must make [...]
Exciting New Job Opportunities For Youth in Ontario’s outdoors. This year, thousands of youth from across the province will develop knowledge and skills in natural resources management through experience-based work and learning positions. The province is offering more than 2,500 jobs to youth across Ontario through a range of programs including:
Canadian Ice Fishing Championship (CIFC) (Feb 20, 21, 2010) 160 anglers gathered to hear the rules for the big event. They also witnessed the presentation of the 2010 Bill Bond Memorial Award – which was presented to Peter Waring, supervisor of the Lake Simcoe Team for the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). The Bill Bond [...]
Delta Waterfowl helping to secure the future of hunting in Canada Delta Waterfowl continues to take a leadership role in tackling the key issues facing hunters nationwide. Our work in encouraging recruitment hunts, coordinating national hunting advocacy and weighing in at the local level when waterfowl hunting is threatened, is essential to ensure that there [...]
Canadian Angler Hall of Fame will induct it’s newest member today at the 2010 Spring Fishing and Boat Show During the annual Industry Breakfast of the Spring Fishing and Boat Show on Friday, February 12 at 8:30 am Canada’s newest Hall of Fame members will be announced. Among the guest speakers will be Lawrence Euteneier, [...]
The Kawarthas Lakes have long been known for great fishing opportunities. Since January, the area has also become home to year round fishing. In celebration of the new winter fishing season in the Kawartha Lakes region, the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters’ (O.F.A.H.) TackleShare program has partnered with Clear View Organizing, the Ministry of [...]
You are cordially invited to “Chase” The Dream The Galeas will be hosting this fundraising event to help give a special little boy the dream of experiencing a higher quality of life. La Primavera 77 Woodstream Blvd., Woodbridge Saturday, March 27th, 2010 6:00 p.m. $125.00 per person or $1,000.00 per table of 10 (tax receipts [...]
Coyote incentive programs help ease predation impacts Coyote predation in parts of Southern Ontario has been increasing for years and is showing no signs of slowing down. Livestock kills by coyotes and other wildlife cost taxpayers over a million dollars in compensation payments in 2008, and that figure doesn’t begin to reflect the true costs [...]
Muskies Canada Inc. Kawartha Lakes Chapter members Steve Nicholls and David White are looking for pledges from other members to help them out. This will be happening on February 7th at the Causeway between Bridgenorth and Ennismore. More info on the Plunge can be found here: http://www.clubrunner.ca/CPrg/Home/homeD.asp?cid=191 Come join these brave and crazy plungers who [...]