Myles BECKER located in good health. Nipigon, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing male. On Thursday August 13, 2020, at approximately 12:20 a.m., police received a report of a missing male, Myles [Read more]
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WAWA, ON – On August 11, 2020, at approximately 5:10 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Harbour Road in Wawa. Upon arrival, officers observed that a pickup truck had left the roadway and gone [Read more]
BLIND RIVER, ON- On August 11, 2020, the Guelph Police Service contacted the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) requesting assistance in locating a missing male that may be in or travelling through our area. The Guelph Police Service is trying to locate Mr. Jad CRAWFORD. CRAWFORD is 49 [Read more]
REMINDER TO LOCK IT OR LOSE IT Schreiber, ON – With summer upon us there is an increase in foot traffic on our local streets which can lead to crimes of opportunity. Members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding the public to help assist in preventing these types of [Read more]
MARATHON, ON -On Monday July 6, 2020 at approximately 10:10am the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a black SUV travelling eastbound on Highway 17, Township of Schreiber, at a very high rate of speed. A traffic stop was initiated west of Terrace Bay. The vehicle, a black Jeep, [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – On Thursday June 25, 2020 at approximately 08:43 am members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of First Street West and Third Ave. Southwest, in Geraldton Ontario for a Highway Traffic Act violation. The motor [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON -On Thursday June 18, 2020 approximately 02:10 pm, members of the Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment responded to a report of a canoer that had capsized in Manitouwadge Lake near the Pumphouse Road. Family members noticed the canoe was flipped and that [Read more]
From Thunder Bay Disrict Health Unit Question 1. Are we able to get tested for antibodies if we think we may have had COVID-19 before March? 0:22 Question 2. I don’t have any symptoms. Should I get tested? 1:46 Question 3. I have to travel for work. I am avoiding flying but will have to [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – On May 16, 2020, at approximately 12:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a missing person in the White River area. A 61-year-old person was reported last seen on May 15, 2020, at approximately [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On May 18, 2020, at approximately 7:50 p.m., a member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in Rabazo Township. The officer observed a northbound pickup truck travelling at a high rate of speed and [Read more]
Version française ci-dessous International body finds Canada’s nuclear waste policy deficient OTTAWA, ON – Over one hundred civil society organizations and prominent scientific experts from across Canada have called on the federal minister of Natural Resources (Hon. Seamus O’Regan) [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Medical Officer of Health Janet DeMille answers the following questions: Q1: The WHO has warned against shutting down immunizations of childhood diseases during this pandemic. Is this a concern that you also have? Will we see the [Read more]
Dr. DeMille, Medical Officer of Health, provides an update on the situation in the Thunder Bay District. Specifically, she focuses on: * Our current situation and numbers. * Monday’s update at the provincial level. * Key areas of focus for public health over the coming days and weeks Download [Read more]
By Lynda Fraser (TBDHU) In the insect world, a cocoon is a covering that protects the vulnerable creature inside. It seems we’re living in our own little cocoons right now as we hunker down at home trying to evade COVID-19. It’s been about a month already since the closures began. I say [Read more]
