Ont. Backs Abattoir In Northwest

The Ontario government will put up another $500,000 toward a new multi-species abattoir for the province’s northwestern Rainy River district. The investment, flowing through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC), will bring provincial support for the non-profit, community-owned abattoir project to $1 million, the province said July 21. The facility will be at a

Parks Canada Proceeds With Selected Elk Cull

“Their commitment to start removing animals is really positive.” – RAY ARMBRUSTER, CHAIR OF MCPA ANIMAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. Parks Canada has begun the removal of an increased number of suspect elk and deer from an area of Riding Mountain National Park that has had the highest TB infection rates. “TB Alley” along the Birdtail River


Wildlife cull an option

The federal government may reduce the number of elk and deer in Riding Mountain National Park to control tuberculosis in the wildlife population. Parks Canada is considering a wildlife cull in the western end of the park because of a persistently high rate of TB there. The move, if it happens, would be a major