NORTHSHORE/GREENSTONE, ON – Spring weather continues to make travelling difficult in the area as Highway 17 was closed earlier today due to thawing snow and ice. Highway 17 was closed to traffic at Terrace Bay to westbound traffic, and eastbound at Rainbow Falls because of water over the [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON –On Saturday October 26, 2013 at 7:20 p.m. members of the Nipigon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended Highway 11, Township of Ledger approximately 25 km North of Nipigon, for a single motor vehicle collision. The driver of a pickup truck attempted to overtake [Read more]
WAWA, ON – September 7, 2013 the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a male laying on the roadway at the intersection of Highway 17 and 101 just south of Wawa. OPP located the male sleeping on the fog line of the roadway just after 10:00 pm. Officers detected an [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – August 21, 2013 at approximately 10:04 p.m. a head on collision on Hwy 17, Township of Syine was reported to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber Detachment. An east bound Honda civic and a west bound Mercedes sport utility vehicle collided head on in a construction [Read more]
Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory: Location: Hwy 17 between Ignace and Shabaqua is re-opened Hwy 11 Nipigon to Greenstone – open Hwy 11/17 from Hwy 527 to Nipigon – open Hwy 17 Nipigon to White River – closed Hwy 631 White River to [Read more]
Entourage Continues to Outline Gold Mineralization at Black Raven, Hemlo Greenstone Belt VANCOUVER, BC–(April 26, 2012) – Entourage Metals Ltd. (TSXV:EMT) is pleased to report the results for five additional drill holes completed at the 100%-owned Black Raven gold property. These holes [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Highway 17 near Schreiber is closed at Cavers Hill near Schreiber until road surface conditions improve. Eastbound Highway 17 is being re-routed north on Highway 11 at Nipigon. Police estimate the road closure will continue for approximately 2hrs but please check back for [Read more]
DRIVER CHARGED WITH STUNT DRIVING AND VEHICLE IMPOUNDED FOR 7 DAYS MARATHON ON – Friday March 2, 2012, at 6:30 pm, a Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was conducting radar enforcement on Highway 17 near the Black River bridge approximately 15 kms east of Marathon, Ontario. The [Read more]
AIRPLANE COLLISION MARATHON, ON – Thursday August 18, 2011 at 12:25pm the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded call for a small airplane that crashed at the Marathon Airport on Highway 17 just West of Marathon. A small airplane that was attempting to take off from the airport ran [Read more]
To say I was dissapointed would be such an understatement… Thursday (day before the appointment) I spoke with the acupuncturist, to talk to her about the possibility of me being late. I explained to her that since I am not on a schedule (my doctor refuses to order my pain meds as being [Read more]
Photos by Vickie Veitch-Rusard (Thank you so much Vickie, for everything!) Terry Fox Foundation Highway 17 information Thunder Bay, Ontario [Read more]
