‘Safety’ Information

NIPIGON, ON – April 14, 2015 – 1022hrs. Valley road in Nipigon has been closed due to washouts.  OntarioNewsNorth.com will publish status updates as received from Nipiton OPP Detachment.   [Read more]

TORONTO, ON – The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as result of their Breach of Parole. Gregory Redbreast is described as an Aboriginal male, 34 years of age, 5’10 (178 cm’s), [Read more]

9:12 AM EDT Wednesday 01 April 2015 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – [Read more]

MARATHON ON – Saturday March 21, 2015 officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment were dispatched to the Hydro Dam work site located on Road 700, East of White River, regarding two female workers that arrived at the site impaired. When officers arrived on site a vehicle [Read more]

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is reminding anglers to check local ice conditions before heading onto the ice to fish. Ice Conditions Can Be Deceptive and Variable Remember: Ice does not freeze at a uniform thickness across most lakes and rivers. This can be hazardous at the start [Read more]

  “The safety of our communities is our top priority. Improved rail safety will not only benefit Ontario but also the safety, environmental and economic well-being of communities across Ontario and Canada. There have been a number of very serious and unacceptable train derailments across the [Read more]

From OFSC OFSC Issues Caution Advisory for Southern Ontario BARRIE, ON – Northeastern and North Central Ontario are the best places to go snowmobiling during Spring Break and until the end of the sledding season. Cold temperatures and good snow have kept snowmobile trails in great shape there [Read more]

SUDBURY, ON – FNX Mining Company Inc. and one of its supervisors have pleaded guilty to safety violations at the Craig Mine in the City of Greater Sudbury and fined a total of $88,000. On September 7, 2013, two workers at the mine were assigned the task of backfilling a stope (a production [Read more]

WAWA, ON – The Province of Ontario Distracted Driving Week commences Saturday, March 14 through to Friday March 20, 2015. Members of the Superior East Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be stepping up enforcement in support of this initiative.  Distracted drivers are a [Read more]

MANITOUWADGE, ON – The ground search portion of the search for Mr. Jeffrey DARRAH has been temporarily suspended. The OPP continues to investigate his whereabouts. Mr. DARRAH was reported missing on Monday March 9th (CLICK HERE for original release). Jeffrey DARRAH is a 50 year old male [Read more]

OTTAWA, ON – Despite government claims that they are responding to the rash of train derailments, nothing will change if they allow railways to regulate themselves, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes raised the recent derailments in Northern Ontario during [Read more]

MANITOUWADGE, ON – Monday March 9, 2015, off duty officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge detachment were operating their personal snowmobiles on Camp 60 Road south of Manitouwadge. The officers found an injured Rottweiler dog on the snowmobile trail and recognized the dog [Read more]

Robbery on the Garden River First Nations Published on Mar 9, 2015 Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma Crime Stoppers and the Anishinabek Police Service are looking for information to help solve a robbery. Between 12:00 am and 1:00 am on March 1, 2015 in the 100 block of Sweetgrass Street on the Garden [Read more]

ORILLIA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is very proud to have a number of key partnerships in place throughout the Province of Ontario that benefit the communities policed by the OPP. Recently, the Norfolk County OPP Detachment received a number of inquiries from residents asking about [Read more]

A Fort Frances man has been fined $3,000 for careless hunting. John Homer pleaded guilty and was fined $3,000 for discharging a firearm without reasonable consideration for people or property. He is not allowed to hunt in Ontario for one year and must successfully complete the Ontario Hunter [Read more]