On behalf of the WSN Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce that Paul Andre, CRSP, has accepted the position of acting WSN President and CEO, effective July 1, 2017. Paul has served as Vice President of Prevention Services at WSN since 2010. The former CEO and Field Services Manager of the [Read more]
It seems hard to believe that it was way back in 1933 that the world was first introduced to the giant gorilla known as Kong. In that version of the film, a movie crew visits a tropical island where Kong takes a liking to actress Ann Darrow (played by Fay Wray). He is then captured [Read more]
CLICK HERE for previous release related to the missing boater SCHREIBER, ON – Members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a missing boater on Whitesand Lake. On Sunday, July 16, 2017, OPP were notified that a 47-year- old man from [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – On Sunday, July 16, 2017 at approximately 8:40 am, officers from the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Greenstone Fire Service and Superior North Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle collision between a car and a [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a missing boater on Whitesand Lake. On Sunday, July 16, 2017, OPP were notified that a 47-year- old man from Schreiber was missing on Whitesand Lake. Police were advised [Read more]
Catlonite Road to be Closed for Repairs The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry advises that a section of a primary forest resource road south of Longlac and north of Terrace Bay, in Nipigon District, will be closed for bridge repairs. A portion of Catlonite Road will be barricaded while [Read more]
Many thought that after the tragic and unexpected death of Paul Walker during the filming of Furious 7, the Fast and the Furious franchise would wrap up production without finishing the movie. This was most certainly not the case, as creative use of technology and family allowed producers to finish [Read more]
Two Thunder Bay area residents were fined a total of $4,000 for moose hunting offences. Theodore Aho of Thunder Bay pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for hunting calf moose during the closed season and $1,500 for abandoning the moose and allowing it to spoil. He also received a one-year hunting [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On July 9, 2017 at approximately 9:38 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment, responded to the scene of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 17 in Brimacombe Township located approximately 52 kilometers south of Wawa. [Read more]
HEARST, ON – On July 5, 2017, officers from the Hearst Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment initiated an investigation as the result of a report of criminal harassment. On the 6 July, 2017, shortly after 12:00 p.m., the OPP James Bay Detachment Criminal Investigation Unit, the OPP [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – On Friday, July 7, 2017 at approximately 3:07pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as well as Highway Safety Division (HSD) officers, Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI), Shuniah Fire and Emergency Service and [Read more]
SUDBURY, ON – MP Nickel Belt Marc Serré released the following statement on the passing of John Rodriguez, former Greater Sudbury mayor and Nickel Belt MP. Serré shares: “I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family of John Rodriguez. He dedicated most of his life for public [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Thunder Bay Crime Unit have laid charges against a former teacher / principal who was employed at a number of communities in North West Ontario. The charges date back to 1981 and 1982. As a result of this investigation, Lothan [Read more]
NORTH BAY, ON – Chief Superintendent Fern Labelle, Regional Commander for North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announces the following changes within the North East Region (NER) Command team. Inspector Joan McMahon has transferred from Manager, Regional Crime Prevention and [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry laid 14 charges and issued 8 warnings during a three-day enforcement blitz on Lake Nipigon, Ontario. From June 19 to 21, 2017, conservation officers from Nipigon enforcement unit checked 106 resident and non-resident anglers. Officers checked for [Read more]
