Salus Marine www.salusmarine.com -- many think their float suits are better than Mustang and Helly Hansen. Made in Kitchener/Waterloo area. I also think Helly Handsen makes it's float suits in Dartmouth Nova Scotia (though is a european company).
I don't know the address, but believe they have a shipping depot in Mississauga or Etobicoke that you should be able to take it to. If it's not easy to find on their site, I remember seeing it under the section describing how you can trade in and upgrade your rod.
Whenever I'm at Bass Pro it seems pretty empty. Even when there's a bit of a crowd there, the checkouts are relatively empty. Wouldn't be surprised if a run of the mill walmart does more business in 1 or 2 hours than BassPro does in a day.
Okay - let me clarify. The 427 is not a wasteland road from a mad max movie. 99% of travelers wouldn't notice the "lack of maintenance" you're referring to.
In terms of driving distance, they're about the same. 403 has potential to be faster because you avoid the downtown toronto traffic.
Mink or fisher or something.
A turtle eats it on the stringer.
Doubt a musky gets both off your stringer.
A mink or fisher would chew it off at the stringer and run away with it.
Bears care about grubs and garbage. They do not want to eat you. MOre people die every summer on hwy 60 from hitting moose, than have ever died in Ontario from Bear attack.