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CBC
02-06-2025
- General
- CBC
Woman dead after slipping into water at Whiteshell Provincial Park: RCMP
A 38-year-old woman is dead after she slipped on some rocks into the water and was dragged by the current into a lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park during the weekend. RCMP said in a news release that they received a report of a drowning around 12:45 p.m. on Saturday at Sturgeon Falls in the park, about 110 kilometres east of Winnipeg. The woman slipped on the rocks and fell into the water before being pulled by a strong current into Nutamik Lake, police said. A Manitoba conservation officer used a boat to find the woman in the lake. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. RCMP said the incident is still under investigation.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Plans to double pier arcade size set for approval
Plans to almost double the size of a pier's amusement arcade are being recommended for approval, despite concerns over the scale of the development. The owners of the Wellington Pier in Great Yarmouth submitted proposals last year to expand the site on to derelict land which was once used for an outdoor roller skating rink. Historic England objected, warning the new-look building would be "large and utilitarian", while failing to preserve the local conservation area. But it has welcomed the revised proposals and a report by Great Yarmouth Borough Council advises councillors to give planning permission. The heritage organisation said it still had concerns about the size of the building and that any harm it might cause should be weighed against the public benefits. The council's conservation officer also voiced opposition to the original plans, but has since worked with the pier's owners - Family Amusements Ltd - on a compromise. The pier owners have agreed to limit the height of the extension to 7.5m (24ft), rather than 9.2m (30ft) - and the footprint of the building would not be as large. The report for councillors said the changes to the amusement arcade would bring a number of positives including employment and "bringing back an underused site in the conservation area into use". It said that its verdict was "finely balanced" but said harms to local heritage were outweighed by longer-term social and economic benefits to jobs and tourism. A decision is due to be made on the plans on Thursday. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Office clear-out finds alternative plans for pier Britannia Pier signage to be preserved by collector Major facelift planned for landmark pier Great Yarmouth Borough Council
CTV News
19-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
North Bay conservation officer named top in Ontario for 2023
Staff Sgt. Tim Caddel said he is humbled and grateful for the recognition. He's been a conservation officer for over 20 years with the MNRF. A North Bay conservation officer has been recognized as Ontario's conservation officer of the year. Gearing up for a trip up north for a wildfire inspection, Staff Sgt. Tim Caddel pulls up in a Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry pickup truck to the fire management office. A conservation officer for more than 20 years, Caddel said he is living out his dream. 'Back in the day my great uncle, or my grandpa's brother, was the chief ranger out of Espanola,' he said. 'He used to talk about what he used to do.' Growing up in the bush and on a lake, Caddel said he loves all things outdoors, including hunting, fishing, trapping, camping and snowmobiling. His passion for the outdoors led him to become a summer student with the MNRF, keeping his eye on the prize: the conservation officer badge. 'I live and breathe this type of stuff,' Caddel said. 'I started out in the fire program back in the early '80s. It's still deep in my heart and also the enforcement.' Then, on a fateful day in 2002, Caddel's hard work paid off when he was awarded that badge. Caddel was recently named Ontario's conservation officer of the year. He has led several complex investigations to a successful conclusion, including a recent conviction for an endangered species offence that resulted in $200,000 in fines. Caddel's research, consultation, monitoring and enforcement were instrumental in establishing the 2016 Lake Nipissing commercial fishing memorandum of understanding with the Nipissing First Nation to protect declining walleye population in the lake. 'My hat and thanks goes out to those folks, too,' he said. 'Working with them was a real blessing.' When selecting the conservation officer of the year, the ministry looks at the whole person, not just the duties officers routinely carry out. Recipients must be those whose 'character is beyond reproach.' More than 50 letters of support were gathered as part of his nomination. 'He's a very compassionate manager,' said MNRF northeast regional enforcement operations manager Roch Delorme. 'He cares about his staff. He's very knowledgeable and does a very good job with the work he's doing.' Delorme has known Caddel for more than 20 years and worked with him when he was a deputy conservation officer, as a conservation officer, as a district investigator and as a peer manager. Caddel offers his time, both on and off the job, as a prison Bible leader, a judo instructor and a volunteer firefighter. He is the first to jump in to help with such things as the MNRF Christmas food drive, family fishing days, talks to school and youth groups and representing the ministry at Remembrance Day ceremonies. 'He's involved in all kinds of different operations,' said Delorme. 'He manages 10 officers and has played a big, big role in their development.' While Caddel is humbled by the recognition, he credits his family and the team of conservation officers, firefighters and pilots currently assisting in the wildfire situation for the support. 'They're second to none. Hats off to those guys,' he said.
