Lake Superior News Headlines

DNR releases proposal for wolf harvest season this fall

MINNESOTA - January 26, 2012 - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing an inaugural gray wolf hunting and trapping season this fall that calls for a conservative harvest quota of 400 animals.

Wolf research indicates Minnesota's wolf population could sustain a higher quota, but DNR officials say they are taking a measured approach to the state's first season.

The proposal sets a quota of 6,000 licenses that will be allocated through a lottery system. Only one license will be allowed per hunter or trapper. Hunting would be allowed with firearms, archery equipment and muzzleloaders. Calls and bait would be allowed with restrictions.

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NADF PARTNERS WITH LAC SEUL FIRST NATION TO ESTABLISH A MICRO-LOAN FUND FOR ABORIGINAL ENTERPRENEURS

THUNDER BAY, ON - January 26, 2012 - Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) has partnered with Lac Seul First Nation through the Obishikokaang Development Fund (ODF) to provide micro loans to aspiring entrepreneurs in Lac Seul First Nation.

“Access to capital is one of the main challenges Aboriginal business owners face, and it’s up to us as a leading Aboriginal Financial Institution to come up with creative ways to ensure these dynamic entrepreneurs get access to the financing they need.” says NADF General Manager Colleen Martin.

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Matawa to address Prescription Drug Abuse

JANUARY 20, 2012 – THUNDER BAY, ON: Long Lake #58 First Nation is hosting a Summit on Prescription Drug
Abuse/Misuse on January 24-26, 2012 at the First Nation. The nine Chiefs of Matawa First Nations collectively have called for a gathering of leaders, community members, service providers, and government officials to address Prescription Drug Abuse/Misuse (PDA/M). The media is cordially invited to attend the Summit. read more...> read more ...

The Heart and Soul of Ely’s Winter Festival

Ely, Minnesota - January 20, 2012 - The heart and soul of Ely’s Winter Festival is in jeopardy and area residents may have the answer.

A campaign is underway to bring snow for snow sculptures to Whiteside Park from homes and areas around Ely by the bag or box, in coolers or by the pickup load. Co-director of the International Snow Sculpting Symposium Chris Ellerbroek said he "will be setting up one big form in the park and one at the Front Porch this weekend. I will set up another form in the park if people want to give this a try. The important thing is that we need clean snow."

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Vermilion Bay man fine for illegally killing a wolf

THUNDER BAY, ON  ---  January  16, 2012   ---  A Vermilion Bay man received a hefty fine for illegally killing a wolf. Trevor Robinson pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for hunting and killing a wolf without a licence.

The court heard that in the fall of 2011, Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers received information that Robinson had harvested a wolf without a licence. An investigation revealed that in November 2008, Robinson shot a wolf along Little Clay Road near Vermilion Bay. Robinson was not licensed to hunt wolves and had another person attach a seal to the wolf.

Justice of the Peace Robert McNally heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Kenora, on January 10, 2012.   

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Dahlberg appointed to Duluth Seaway Port Authority

Duluth, Minn., USA – January 12, 2012 --- Chris Dahlberg was appointed by the St. Louis County Board to a six-year term on the Duluth Seaway Port Authority Board of Commissioners effective Jan. 3, 2012. He fills the vacancy created when Commissioner Bill Kron’s term ended in December.

Dahlberg, who was elected to the St. Louis County Board in 2008, had served as a member of the Duluth City Council in 1992-94. President of the Dahlberg Law Office, P.A., he is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, with degrees in public policy from the University’s Humphrey Institute, political science from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and in Mandarin from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif

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TBSO Cabaret  Pops Series

THUNDER BAY, ON -----   January 9, 2012  -----  Up coming concerts  both Pops and Cabaret Series.  Beyond Horizons, Jeans ‘n Classics: Fleetwood Mac, John Scaffeo, accordion,


Beyond the Horizon
Thursday, January 19, 2012 • 8:00 p.m.
Tim Brady, electric guitar
20 Community electric guitarists


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