THUNDER BAY, ON – On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at approximately, 10:20 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a report of missing female at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Dawn FORS, 55 years of age, from Thunder Bay ventured out onto the [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Due to the increase number of All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and Off Road Vehicles/Side by Sides (ORV) at this time of year, Members of the Marathon/Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding ATV/ORV operators of the requirements to operate these in Ontario. The OPP are [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – Have you ever thought about what happens when someone calls 911? This is something that very few citizens think of, yet it consumes a significant amount of resources for the police and other emergency services. When a person calls 911 an operator answers the phone and asks if the [Read more]
ATTAWAPISKAT, ON – Since the declaration of emergency by the Attawapiskat First Nation, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) has and continues to respond to calls of emergency in addition to regular calls for service. Mental Health calls for service are being addressed with appropriate [Read more]
CLICK PLAY on video above to view clip from Question Period. QUEEN’S PARK, ON – During Question Period today, Sarah Campbell, MPP for Kenora-Rainy River, called on Premier Wynne to prevent deadly fires in First Nations communities, and support a coroner’s inquest into the deadly house [Read more]
From the Editor: Days are getting longer, temperatures are rising (or trying to) and naturally, this results in larger numbers of Northern Ontario residents taking advantage of getting regular exercise outdoors. In my community, Manitouwadge, I’ve definitely notice a rise in the numbers of [Read more]
Highway 11/17 at Nipigon River Bridge – Single Lane Reductions THUNDER BAY, ON — The Ministry of Transportation advises the motoring public that Highway 11/17 at the Nipigon River Bridge will be temporarily reduced to single lane traffic on Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18. Minor [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to inform the public of the rules and regulations pertaining to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). What is Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and what can it be used for? The unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are [Read more]
Five Community Organizations Selected to Deliver Provincial Programs Ontario is investing $1.1million to help at-risk children and youth in Thunder Bay access more supports and services to help them reach their full potential and succeed. “I am very pleased with our government’s commitment to [Read more]
NDP demands Premier Wynne provide Grassy Narrows with safe drinking water and timeline for river clean-up QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today, the NDP critic for Aboriginal Affairs, France Gélinas, took Premier Wynne to task for the failure of the Liberal government to clean up mercury contamination [Read more]
Last March I wrote about plastic micro-beads that are a new danger for our waterways. These are the abrasive agents that have replaced natural ingredients such as baking soda in products like toothpaste and liquid soap. At that time, parliament was debating and ultimately passing a New [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON– February 24th was National Pink Shirt day in celebration of the Anti-Bullying campaign. Manitouwadge Public School became a ‘sea of pink’ as our students and staff were honoured to show their support of this meaningful cause by donning their pink shirts for the day. [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – Earlier this morning (Sun.Feb.21,2016) Highway 17 was closed at the at Pic River Bridge due to a vehicle on fire following a motor vehicle collision involving a second vehicle. All occupants had been removed from the vehicle when Ontario Provincial Police notified [Read more]
Please note – Required work was completed early this morning (Feb.20,2016), therefore the additional two hour closure planned for Sunday, February 21 from 4:00 to 6:00 am will not be required. Additional short term closures of 15 minutes or less may still occur throughout the weekend [Read more]
SCROLL DOWN For Warnings For Other Areas WARNINGS 1:29 AM EST Friday 12 February 2016 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Armstrong – Auden – Wabakimi Park Beardmore – Jellicoe – Macdiarmid Gull Bay – Black Sturgeon Lake Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat [Read more]
