I'd like to tell you about an incident that happened (2008) to a very good friend of mine, John, his wife and another couple. They were fishing on Katagi lake, south west of Timmins. The lake is accessed from Kenogaming Lumber road, then by ATV on old logging trails.

 After about an hour of fishing, three boats, with three men in each boat surrounded the two couples boats and immediately started yelling obscenities at them. They told the couple they had no _ucking business on this lake, that they had '' bought '' this lake for a week, and that it belonged to them and no one else. The couples were then told to get off the lake now or be forced off physically.

Nine men vs two couples, not exactly a fair fight. The couples did eventually leave the lake, but not before arguing and telling these ''ignorant AMERICANS'' that they were visitors in a foreign country, and had no business to tell Canadians to get off a lake which is on CROWN LAND.

I'm personally hearing more and more of these incidents with American fisherman and if the MNR, doesn't soon realize that there is a HUGE PROBLEM with'' Equal Access to Crown Land, in this province, some day one of these  incidents will prove ''DEADLY''.

Keep up the fight for ''EQUAL ACCESS TO CROWN LAND'' get involved.

Hello Timber, I will be sending an email to Tom Brason with a list of names and phone numbers ( including myself ) of people who might be interested in getting involved in the Timmins District. Most of these names are people who have been personally harassed by American outfitters.

As for the couple who were threaten, they will be on the list, forwarded to Tom Brason,Tom can question them and the other people on the list who have been personally harassed by American outfitters.

You should of told them this is not Iraq you can't just come in and take over .The outfiter does not own the lake !!

Doublek

Americans have EVERYTHING to do with, how crown land access is being restricted.

Crown land access issues are ENTIRELY related to Americans, why; because American fisherman and hunters who use the services of remote Outfitters DEMAND that the lakes and roads they are fishing or hunting in Ontario, must be EXCLUSIVE to them and no one else, they ABSOLUTLY do not want to see LOCALS (Canadians) on the same lake or road as them at the same time.

So because '' Big Money Talks ''  the Air Base Remote Outfitters demanded that the MNR create ILLIGAL LAWS, like denying access with motorized vehicles on CROWN LAND to 1000's of lakes and 1000's of km's of roads.

So now most Outfitters advertise, they have exclusive and private lakes and roads,  which is a TOTAL LIE, because these lakes and roads are on CROWN LAND.

Maybe when more Canadians get threaten, they will stop putting up with this Illegal bullshit, and stand up for their rights and not let Americans step all over them.

Canadian Fisherman and Hunters, wake up and smell the coffee, these American Remote Outfitters and the MNR are stealing YOUR LAKES and LANDS.

                                                     STAND UP and FIGHT for your RIGHTS,      GET INVOLVED