Minister Yakabuski meets with Jamie in Bobcaygeon

Minister Yakabuski meets with Jamie in Bobcaygeon

It’s been four years and four MNRF Ministers since Jamie pledged his support for the Save the Walleye Campaign. That’s four replays of the same song to four different Ministers in power. Things have been bad for so long that we are losing the culture of...
TSW asks for work description

TSW asks for work description

In June the Save the Walleye committee had a very successful phone meeting with Trent-Severn Waterway. We discussed what should be done to improve the Bobcaygeon spawning bed and TSW asked for a work description to be reviewed which, if approved, could mean repairs ...
Queen’s Park Meeting with DesRosiers: Waste of time

Queen’s Park Meeting with DesRosiers: Waste of time

MP Jamie Schmale and MPP Laurie Scott met with The Honourable Nathalie Des Rosiers, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. Though a short meeting, an accurate description of the state of the walleye fishery was conveyed, and line-items were presented that...
Trent-Severn Waterway meeting: no significant action.

Trent-Severn Waterway meeting: no significant action.

Today we met with TSW staff. Our meeting was to talk about how very important it is that, in managing the water levels on the system, more consideration needs to be given to the fishery. The lakes have been drained lower and lower every winter—to unnaturally low...
MNRF meeting

MNRF meeting

MP Jamie Schmale meets with MNRF to talk about the current state of the fishery and how the dams and water levels have affected the...