Restricted Deer Hunt in Pinery Provincial Park

Press Release

Ontario Honours Treaty Rights of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation

December 4, 2015

Pinery Provincial Park will be closed to the public from December 7-11, 2015, for a traditional Aboriginal deer hunt. The hunt will take place daily from one half-hour before sunrise until noon each day.

Aboriginal hunters will be using rifles and archery equipment for the hunt and will be following agreed-upon safety protocol and harvesting techniques.

Aboriginal hunting activities have taken place at this park in the past. Park staff will be monitoring access points to the park during the hunt.

• Pinery Provincial Park is located in Grand Bend.
• Hunting is one of the traditional activities of Aboriginal peoples, which is recognized through their Aboriginal and treaty rights.

Media Contacts

Media calls only: Emily Kirk
Minister’s Office
416-314-2206

Media calls only: Media Desk
Communications Services Branch
416-314-2106

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