Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick was interviewed by CBC News last week after Conservation Officers brought their concerns about low pay and staff retention problems to Queen’s Park MPPs. Click here to read the CBC article. “It’s a highly-skilled and dangerous law enforcement job and it’s similar to police, but these conservation officers are treated as...

18 conservation officers represented by OPSEU/SEFPO visited Queen’s Park on October 27, 2022 with a message for MPPs: Conservation officers need fair pay now to address staff retention problems. Hosted by Michael Mantha, NDP MPP and opposition critic for Natural Resources, the conservation officers brought their concerns to Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Graydon...

With forest fires ravaging Northwestern Ontario, and our brave heroes battling to keep them at bay, we were deeply saddened to learn that a close friend and respected colleague has passed away in hospital after a medical emergency in the field. Our condolences and thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues during this difficult...