Mr. Don Mark

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  Don Mark, information specialist with the Ministry of Natural Resources, said that the MNR has 360 recorded occurrences of bear encounters between August 1 and 16.

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  "If we don't assist the forest industry in their work, what happens to those jobs," asked Don Mark, an MNR information officer.

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  "We're off the map," said Don Mark of the Ministry of Natural Resources in Sudbury.The northeastern Ontario city accounts for 25 per cent of the province's bear calls, and 50 per cent of calls in the north.
  
  "Normally we have some pretty high numbers in the spring time . . . they'll eat anything then.There's not much in the bush so they're pretty much munching on grass, grubs and sprouts."
  
  Reports of nuisance bears usually drop off in June when natural food sources flourish, Mark said.This year, however, arid weather has meant crops of blueberries - a favourite for the bears - have dried up early.

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  "We're off the map," said Don Mark of the Ministry of Natural Resources in Sudbury.The northeastern Ontario city accounts for 25 per cent of the province's bear calls, and 50 per cent of calls in the north.
  
  "Normally we have some pretty high numbers in the spring time . . . they'll eat anything then.There's not much in the bush so they're pretty much munching on grass, grubs and sprouts."
  
  Reports of nuisance bears usually drop off in June when natural food sources flourish, Mark said.This year, however, arid weather has meant crops of blueberries - a favourite for the bears - have dried up early.

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  "If we don't assist the forest industry in their work, what happens to those jobs," asked Don Mark, an MNR information officer.

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  "You can expect an influx of 10,000 hunters on Manitoulin," says Don Mark, information specialist with the Sudbury office of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).
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  "About 25 percent of the herd is harvested annually in Ontario," says Mr. Mark.
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  Mr. Mark says there will be "increased enforcement" on the Island this week, with extra conservation officers in the field to keep an eye out for infractions.
  
  "Remember: your tag is your tag," says Mr. Mark.

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  Don Mark, communications specialist with the Sudbury district of the ministry, said, "I can tell you that all divisions are reviewing the inland lakes study, and looking at the Great Lakes situation and other jurisdictions to develop a basin-wide protocol."
  
  The issue, he said, goes well beyond Lake Huron, stretching across central and northern Ontario, not to mention "all the way down to the Mississippi delta."In Europe it is an issue too, with some countries calling "for a massive cull."
  
  But generally speaking, Ontario has fewer cormorants than it did before."Populations have decreased 31 percent across the board" for the province, said Mr. Mark."But fish populations," he conceded, "have also dwindled."

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  "Right now, Penage Lake is at its maximum winter level, and it's actually getting into its summer levels," said Don Mark, ministry information officer for Sudbury District.
  
  Ministry technicians may have to remove one or two logs from the Penage dam on Monday, which would lower the level of Penage Lake and affect ice conditions on several lakes throughout the water system."You could have an area of ice, then some air and then water again," said Mark.
  
  Increased water flow and current could occur in the water systems that connect to Penage, such as Lang and Frood lakes.
  
  Mark said the water hasn't reached this level in about 10 years.
  
  "It's been quite a while since we had this situation," said Mark.
  
  Small inland lakes with no current have about six inches of ice, but that is expected to be gone with weekend weather conditions.
  
  "We're going to see a change in our weather pattern in at least the next eight days, and that's going to impact ice conditions," said Mark.

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  Don Mark
  
  Don Mark became another household name to people in the Sudbury area as a result of his 20-year run on air.His career in broadcasting was never planned and never expected.
  
  Don is originally from Toronto.He worked as a ski instructor at Searchmont in Sault Ste. Marie.One of his classes involved a group of people from one of the area radio stations.He eventually developed a friendship with the Program Director who offered him a part-time job as a disc jockey.He enjoyed the work and within only weeks accepted a full-time on-air position at the old CKCY in Sault Ste. Marie.He found himself at another station in the Soo and then at North Bay.Finally he was on the air at CKSO AM in the early 1980's replacing Michael Cranston.
  
  He moved over to television in the fall of 1984 on an invitation from CKSO TV Producer Larry Gavin.At that time CKSO AM and CIGM FM were not under the same ownership as television.Mark was hired to host a noon-hour talk show, but he worked on other projects like the Reach for the Top quiz show.
  
  Mark went on to help produce and host a popular outdoor show, "Fishing the North".It was a weekly half-hour show in which Mark and a small crew travelled to various fishing spots around Ontario.The show ran from 1991 to 1995 with very popular ratings.It became one of the most watched outdoors programs in Canada. With the show carried on satellite, people as far away as Alaska and all over North America could view the program.
  
  Don retired from broadcasting, signing off on Friday, January 21st of 2005 on MCTV's Noon-Hour Television Show.Mark accepted a new job as a Communications Specialist with the Sudbury office of the Ministry of Natural Resources.
  
  Mark reflects on his broadcasting career as one filled with fun and great memories and with lots of stories to tell.Like the majority of people getting started in the business 30 and 40 years ago, Mark entered with no diploma or degree in radio and television, but rather with an undying love for the business.
  
  Mark also ran for Sudbury MPP for the Conservatives in 1995 and for Regional Chair of Sudbury in 1997.He picked up 13,000 votes each time.
  
  Although from the south, Mark has become a true Northerner.His wife is from the north and their five children are born and raised in the north.

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  Don Mark, Information Specialist with the Ministry of Natural Resources, states that the MNR has 360 recorded occurrences of bear encounters between Aug. 1st - 16th 2007 and he advised that the numbers will likely increase due to a failure in the blueberry crop and other natural foods.

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