‘Regional’ Information
Written by admin on 03 August 2011
WHITE RIVER, ON – July 3rd the White River Fire Department, Ontario Provincial Police and the ADSAB Ambulance service hosted their 2nd Community Barbeque. There was a great crowd in attendance for this very enjoyable event. The White River Fire Department performed an emergency vehicle [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 03 August 2011
Charges Laid GERALDTON, ON – August 2, 2011, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment charged three youths in relation to the many businesses and homes that had been tagged in Geraldton with graffiti over the weekend. The youths, 13, 14 and 16 years of age have all been [Read more]
Written by admin on 03 August 2011
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Superior Classics Car Club did it again, an incredibly successful weekend of drags, great cars, trucks, sleds and bikes and plenty of excitement. Saturday, July 30th a driver flipped his car end over end several times giving the crowd and organizers [Read more]
Written by Sean Irwin on 03 August 2011
Terrace Bay has begun a targeted marketing campaign with the goal of attracting visitors from the City of Thunder Bay. Two billboard spaces have been rented in Thunder Bay at prominent locations; one in front of the great Canadian Superstore on the Harbour Expressway and the other behind the [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 03 August 2011
GREENSTONE, ON – July 30, 2011 at 8:43pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment were dispatched to a single motor vehicle collision involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Camp 25 Road. The 16 year old female driver of the ATV was reported to be unresponsive. [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 03 August 2011
LONGLAC, ON – Between the July 14, 2011 at 7pm and July 15, 2011 at 9:15pm, unknown suspect(s) broke into several buildings at the mill formerly known as Longlac Wood Industries on Katamaki Road in Longlac. The suspect(s) damaged various areas of the mill. July 15, 2011 at 8:15pm, a passerby [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 02 August 2011
GERALDTON, ON – July 22, 2011, numerous mischiefs in the form of grafitti were reported to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment. Many residences and businesses had been spray painted with black spray paint with the letters “H.S.B.” and “Hillside Brotherz.” Police [Read more]
Written by admin on 02 August 2011
HWY 17 N, ON – Sunday, July 31st while travelling to the Terrace Bay Dragfest I came accross several large groups of bikers pedalling their way through the winding hills of Hwy 17 between Marathon and Terrace Bay. This 3rd group was pulled over at a truck stop and so I joined them to [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 02 August 2011
NIPIGON OPP INVESTIGATE MISCHIEF NIPIGON, ON –During the long weekend of July 29 to August 2, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued 140 Provincial Offence Notices and responded to 132 calls for service. Officers investigated 7 motor vehicle collisions and conducted [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 01 August 2011
PONTIAC, MI– The Thunder Bay Chill are the Premier Development League (PDL) Central Conference Champions after defeating the Michigan Bucks 2-1 Saturday night. The Chill took the lead in the 8th minute when Gustavo Oliveira bent a free kick around the wall and into the net to give the Chill a [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 30 July 2011
NIPIGON, ON – The North Shore Golf Course invites you to celebrate their 50th Anniversary from August 2nd. The course has quite a remarkable history and club members want to take you on a trip down memory lane back to golfing in Nipigon 1961. Event Fees Registration $50.00 per person [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 30 July 2011
PONTIAC, MI – The Thunder Bay Chill have advanced to the Central Conference Finals of the Premier Development League (PDL) after defeating the Chicago Fire 1-0 on Friday night. Luis Gonzalez scored the games’ only goal in the 37th minute, and that’s all the goals the stingy Chill defense [Read more]
Written by admin on 30 July 2011
MANITOUWADGE, ON – After months of negotiation, Louis Bérubé, Owner of Freehawk Enterprises Ltd. (a.k.a. Bikes ‘n Stuff), was thrilled to announce last week that it was official; he is the proud new tenant of the space, which when you are walking in with the parking lot behind you is [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 30 July 2011
FROM: Marathon OPP Detachment DATE: July 30, 2011 MALE CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE MARATHON ON – Friday July 29, 2011, at 1:53am, Ontario Provincial Police officers while on [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 30 July 2011
One of the things I heard a great deal during the Canada Post lockout was that most people would love to have the kind of pension that postal workers have. I cannot argue with that. I often hear from people struggling to get by on inadequate pensions and statisticians tell us this phenomenon is [Read more]