(Original press release below) MARATHON, ON – April 14, 2020 at approximately 1:10 pm officers from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17, Bryant Township, approximately 60 km East of Marathon. A motor vehicle [Read more]
Scroll down for an update to the original article. MANITOUWADGE, ON – Though total numbers are difficult to acquire, there are at least a dozen individuals in Manitouwadge participating in a methadone treatment program to assist them on the road to recovery from addiction. Several years ago, [Read more]
2 Arrests for Possession of Cocaine for Purpose of Trafficking MARATHON, ON – Monday April 13, 2020 at approximately 03:12am officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon Detachment responded to a motor vehicle collision (MVC) on Highway 17 near Angler Creek west of Marathon, ON. [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Lac des Iles workers who were ordered to quarantine after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 have now been told they can leave their workplace and self-quarantine at home. The Lac Des Iles mine was ordered into quarantine by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – The Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), is looking for the public’s assistance as they investigate a hit and run motor vehicle collision that took place in the early morning hours of April 12, 2020. On April 12, 2020, at approximately 10:14 [Read more]
Terrace Bay Municipal Office OPEN for phone calls only – Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 3:00pm TERRACE BAY, ON – The Corporation of the Township of Terrace Bay has been actively updating its Influenza planning and monitoring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation as it evolves around the [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon remains diligent in monitoring the situation as it pertains to COVID-19. We continue to evaluate all Public Health Agency communications as well as communications from other Federal and Provincial Government Health Authorities. The health and well-being of our [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – After a 14 year homicide investigation, a Schreiber resident has been arrested and charged with murder. The investigation began on November 29, 2006, at 2:34 p.m. when members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were called to investigate the [Read more]
Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting five additional cases, for a total of nine cases, of COVID-19 in the TBDHU region. A public health investigation and follow-up begins immediately upon receipt of a positive result, including after regular operating hours. The investigation of [Read more]
An individual residing in Nipigon is the fourth confirmed COVID-19 case in the TBDHU region. The case is related to travel to Eastern Canada and is not related to any previously reported cases. The individual and several close contacts were self-isolating at home since their return to Nipigon. The [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The Township of Nipigon has notified residents/visitors via their Facebook page that a “COVID-19 positive test has been confirmed in the Township of Nipigon” adding that, at this time, “the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and the Township of Nipigon wants its [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry wants to remind the public that non-resident hunters must use the services of a licenced outfitter while hunting bears in Ontario. In May 2018, conservation officers with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, with assistance from the Canada [Read more]
Algoma Sault Ste. Marie Crimestoppers Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police is requesting your assistance in identifying suspects involved in an incident of Break Enter and Theft. On February 25, 2020, between the hours of 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm, unknown suspects attended a [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – On March 27, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances (CDSA) search warrant at a residence in Chapleau. As a result of the search, officers [Read more]
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has confirmed 2 additional cases of COVID-19 in the district. The afternoon of March 27, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) received a report of a second confirmed case of COVID-19 in the TBDHU region. This is travel-related and unrelated to the first [Read more]
