Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure: Highway: Hwy #11 Location: Hwy #11at Picnic Point Brief Description of Event: Road closed due to weather and request from North Bay Detachment Estimated duration of Road Advisory: Unknown [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – March 27th 2015 Video Blog!! It’s still winter up here, feel like Feb out here. Lot’s of snow and the trails are great. [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – The agreement that will have Railmark Canada take control of passenger services on the Algoma-Central-Railway has great potential to keep passenger trains running for years, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. “This is a positive development, but it is [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]
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]
TORONTO, ON – February 23, 2015, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) met with members of the Provincial Cabinet yesterday at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA)/Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) Combined Conference in Toronto. FONOM was delighted and [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Friday February 20, 2015 approximately 06:50pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment were advised of a motor vehicle collision involving three motor vehicles on Highway 17 approximately 15 km west of Marathon ON. A westbound motor vehicle lost [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Wednesday February 18, 2015 around 2:25pm Marathon/Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a person being hit by a motor vehicle on Highway 17, 24km west of White River. A 47 year old female MTO plow truck driver was struck while parked in a snow [Read more]
BLIND RIVER, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha was busy visiting Winter Carnivals in communities across his riding this month. Among those he attended was the 46th Annual Blind River Winter Carnival 2015 where Mantha chose to share his enthusiasm and show his support by [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Winter driving conditions have been upon us and the Superior East Wawa Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urge drivers to avoid the risky behaviour of aggressive driving – slow down, give yourself more time to arrive at your destination and maintain distance between vehicles. [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The North West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to remind motorists to be careful as the region braces for a winter storm. Environment Canada has issued the following special weather statement for most of the Northwest Region. Snow associated with a weather [Read more]
8:32 PM EST Friday 06 February 2015 Special weather statement in effect for: Cloud Bay – Dorion Kakabeka Falls – Whitefish Lake – Arrow Lake Significant snowfall amounts possible this weekend. Snow associated with a weather disturbance is expected to move into Northwestern Ontario [Read more]
