MANITOUWADGE, ON– Wednesday, December 14th, regular meeting of Town Council was held at the Township Council Chambers. All council members, Mayor John MacEachern and Clerk Cecile Kerster were at the table as well as department heads Anthony Friedrich (EDO) and Owen Cranney (Fire [Read more]
KENORA, ON – – Ontario Provincial Police Kenora Detachment advises that as of December 15th (4:32am) traffic is now getting through the intersection at Hwy #17 and Hwy #71 although Highway 17A remains closed traffic is being re-routed through Kenora until the bypass is re-opened [Read more]
KENORA, ON – Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 3:05am Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise that Highway 17A between Redditt Road and Hwy #71 is closed due to several Motor Vehicle Collisions (MVC’s). Traffic is being re-routed into Kenora until the highway is reopened though [Read more]
A CAPSULAR MOMENT What is Dementia? Dementia (senility) is a term used to describe a group of symptoms which results from a loss of brain function due to disorders affecting the brain. It is not by itself a specific disease but can be as a result of different diseases. It is a fact of life [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – December 13th, 2011 the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to Dubreuilville to investigate a break and enter to a residence on Rue des Pins. Investigation revealed that the break in had occurred between 8:30 and 11:00 am that [Read more]
A Cochrane man has been fined $300 and was ordered to pay $ 7,756.57 for a fire that burned two hectares of forest, southeast of Cochrane. Scott Antila pleaded guilty under the Forest Fires Prevention Act to dropping hot ashes in a forested area. He was ordered to pay fire suppression costs [Read more]
Pictured are Terrace Bay Fire and Emergency Services’ new Support unit, Mobile Command Post and Rescue UTV fitted with its winter tracks. Photos courtesy TBFES TERRACE BAY, ON – In early 2010, members and staff of the Terrace Bay Fire Department brought forth the importance of branching [Read more]
from Ontario Mining Association Barrick Gold’s Hemlo Operation in Northwestern Ontario was presented with the Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Leadership Award at a Mining Day on the Hill event in Ottawa last month — Other OMA members to receive TSM [Read more]
MORE DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID Longlac, ON – As a result of an ongoing investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment, on November 29, 2011, Ryan MOFFATT, 35, of Longlac was arrested and charged with 7 counts of Trafficking a controlled substance, Possession of [Read more]
WAWA, ON – December 6, 2011 a local Wawa resident reported receiving a fraudulent phone call the day before. The caller identified himself as the elderly complainant’s grandson and provided the proper name. The male suspect told him that he was in jail in Quebec and needed $1700.00 [Read more]
SUPERIOR EAST, ON – December 3, 2011 Superior East Ontario Provincial Police Officers from the Wawa detachment were called to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 101 in Chabanel Township. Upon arrival officer found that the driver had failed to remain at the scene. Property [Read more]
NIPIGON OPP CHARGE IMPAIRED DRIVER NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of December 2 to December 4, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP): Responded to 28 calls for service Issued numerous Provincial Offence Notices. Conducted 4 R.I.D.E. checks Investigated 3 motor vehicle [Read more]
AIAI GRAND CHIEF STATEMENT REGARDING CANADA’S RESPONSE TO ATTAWAPISKAT LONDON, ON –The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) is outraged by the Federal Government’s handling of the Attawapiskat Crisis. By suggesting that the current situation is exclusively the fault of the [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Township of Schreiber is exploring the possibility of establishing a supportive housing project within our community. In collaboration with the Chimo Club, J.E. Stokes Medical Center, North Shore Family Health Team and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, the Township [Read more]
Break & Enter – Twice in Two Weeks WAWA, ON – For the second time in less than two weeks the same resident on Churchill Ave in Wawa has reported their home broken into. Sometime between November 23rd and the 29th the home was entered and an undisclosed amount of money was taken. [Read more]
