Media Release
OFAH hosting information sessions on Asian carp threat
OFAH FILE: 842 November 13, 2014 For Immediate Release OFAH hosting information sessions on Asian carp threat With voracious appetites and rapid reproduction rates, Asian carps currently pose one of the greatest threats…
OFAH Bring Back the Salmon program reaches significant milestones
Atlantic Salmon were among the first fish species in the Great Lakes to be eliminated by human activities, becoming extinct in lake Ontario by the turn of the 20th century. But today there…
OFAH applauds new Invasive Species Act
The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) congratulates the provincial government on the re-introduction of the Invasive Species Act and its commitment to combat invasive species in Ontario.
OFAH welcomes common sense approach to firearms licensing
New legislation strikes a balance between the need to remove administrative burdens on legal, law-abiding firearms owners in Canada and the government's intention to protect and enhance public safety.
Proposed Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act Petition
If you support the proposed Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act, let your voice be heard. Robert Sopuck, MP for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, is collecting signatures of support to present in the House of Commons.…
BrokerLink intern wraps up summer
Jenny Fulton, this year's OFAH/BrokerLink Fish and Wildlife Conservation Award recipient, had an eventful summer wading hip-deep into Lake Ontario tributaries releasing Atlantic Salmon, plotting the tracks of a highly invasive plant species…
MNRF authorizing landowners & hunters to kill escaped wild boars in Prescott & Russell
Wild boars have been observed in wooded areas and in adjacent farm fields in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell beginning in late summer of 2013. Wild boars (feral swine) are not…
Ontario court throws out long-gun registry Charter challenge
Sept. 9, 2014Ontario court throws out long-gun registry Charter challengeThe federal government’s decision to end the long-gun registry was constitutional, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has ruled.The Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Clinic challenged the…
Jumpstart to Get Outdoors: new OFAH and Canadian Tire Partnership
OFAH FILE: 842 August 26, 2014 For Immediate ReleaseJumpstart to Get Outdoors: new OFAH and Canadian Tire Partnership A weekend of one-of-a-kind outdoor adventures set for 60 Toronto youthFrom downtown skyscrapers to backwoods…