WEEKEND COLLISION CLOSES HIGHWAY NIPIGON, ON – Saturday November 27, 2010 at approximately 8:05 p.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a motor vehicle collision on Hwy 11, Township of Greenstone. Due to poor weather and road conditions, within minutes of each other, two [Read more]
By Shelley Heavens Recently, Web Developer Joseph Newing created a very new & interesting website for the people of Northwestern Ontario. tagalong.ca is a simple and quick way to put the internet to work for you, helping put you in touch with someone who is going your way along the [Read more]
2010 Festive Ride Campaign This year’s annual OPP Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign will be in effect from Friday November 26, 2010 through January 2, 2011. Drinking and driving is a serious threat to public safety and the leading cause of criminal death in Canada. [Read more]
From: Marathon OPP Detachment Date: Thursday, November 25th, Location: Hwy 17 Between Marathon & Schreiber Brief Description: Westbound Lane has been CLOSED Due to numerous transport trucks stranded on the hills unable to climb due to slippery roads-Police are advising motorists [Read more]
UNSAFE ICE CONDITIONS WAWA, ON – Recently Superior East OPP have been receiving complaints of individuals going out on the ice on the lakes and rivers within our patrol area. The OPP wish to advise the public that ice conditions are not considered safe at this time of the year and extreme [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON –Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to advise the public that driving conditions are hazardous, particularly between Terrace Bay and Nipigon on Hwy 17, and west of Nipigon on Hwy 11 and 17. Roadways are snow covered due to heavy snowfall and visibility is poor. The OPP [Read more]
From the Editor; I was disgusted last week, while watching televised session of the Ontario Legislature when, Northern Ontario MPP Gilles Bisson, NDP MNR Critic, asked the Minister of Natural Resources Linda Jeffrey, for the 2nd time in as many weeks, what would be done in regards to [Read more]
With the holiday season just beginning, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding motorists that there will be a visible increase of OPP officers again this holiday season as they focus their efforts to track down motorists who place everyone’s safety at risk by drinking and driving on [Read more]
THIS ROAD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS OF 4:29pm Nov.21.2010 Highway 17 Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory: Location: 17 Highway between Nipigon and Dorion Brief Description of Event: Road conditions are deteriorating between Nipigon and [Read more]
Motorists are reminded to reduce speeds and take extra precautions as they travel along highways especially during the winter months. Snow flurries reduce visibility and will increase the distance a vehicle requires to stop. Keeping a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you is [Read more]
November 11, 2010 McGuinty Government Improving Road Safety Starting November 29, a new system will help keep uninsured drivers off Ontario’s roads by providing on-the-spot confirmation of insurance when drivers go to renew their licence plate. In Ontario, it is mandatory for all vehicles to [Read more]
November 10, 2010 McGuinty Government Adds Motorcycle Plate to Program Ontario is honouring the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country by adding a motorcycle plate to the province’s veterans’ licence plate program.The veterans’ licence plates recognize the [Read more]
Manitouwadge Public School News Recently our students were treated to a fun trip to Marathon – compliments of Skills Canada and Williams Operating Cooperation. The students grouped themselves into two teams of four and designed a boat that was built from cardboard. This boat was [Read more]
By Brenda Grunt, Wawa-News.com You never know what Lake Superior will do. Last week there were waves galore crashing up on Government Dock Beach. Yesterday, it was rather calm. Visible on the beach were remnants of the storm, shreds of wood and slabs of concrete either reappearing from beneath the [Read more]
“BE PREPARED FOR WINTER” SAYS OPP Nov. 5 /CNW/ – With winter fast approaching, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are issuing an important reminder that driving conditions could rapidly and unexpectedly change, creating dangerous hazards and challenges for drivers. The (OPP) is [Read more]
