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]
THUNDER BAY, ON — The Ministry of Transportation advises the motoring public that the Pic River Bridge on Highway 17, (7.1 km east of Peninsula Road at Marathon) will be temporarily closed to eastbound and westbound traffic for a duration of approximately one (1) hour on Thursday, August [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment stopped an east bound Jeep Grand Cherokee on Hwy 17 in Corrigal Township for speeding, on August 3rd at 9:43 a.m… The male driver of the vehicle was breaching a recognizance of bail and subsequently arrested. Further [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – July 9, 2013 at 12:10 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon detachment received a call of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17, Township of Corrigal. The driver of an east bound motor vehicle, a Volvo automobile, lost control causing the vehicle [Read more]
AURORA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is partnering with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and police services throughout the province to crack down on aggressive commercial truck drivers and unsafe commercial vehicles on Ontario’s [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Sunday April 28, 2013 at approximately 10:15 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon/Manitouwadge detachment was conducting radar enforcement on Highway 17 near Highway 614 in Bomby Township. The officer observed a black sedan travelling at a high rate [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Tuesday April 9, 2013 at approximately 5:15 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a dark coloured Chevrolet Impala speeding on Highway 17 in Pic Township, east of Marathon. Police stopped the vehicle and while speaking to the [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – This week, a delegation from the Town of Marathon, including Mayor Rick Dumas, Councillor Terry Fox, Works & Operations Manager Brian Hyshka and CAO Brian Tocheri, are attending the 2013 ROMA/OGRA (Rural Ontario Municipal Association /Ontario Good Roads Association) [Read more]
PIC MOBERT POW WOW GROUNDS, HWY 17, ON – Friday January 11th a rally was held by members of Pic Mobert First Nations peacefully protesting their objection to Bill C-45 as they continued to participate in the Idle No More movement. During the protest, Chief Johanna Desmoulin [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – December 11, 2012 at 5:50 p.m. Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision at Hwy 17, Cavers Hill, Township of Yesno. At approximately 4:00 p.m., the driver of an east bound Buick Sport Utility Vehicle lost control on an icy section [Read more]
Travellers on Highway 17 may see a special visitor to our region while travelling today and tomorrow. Kent Rathwell, President of Sun Country Highway is currently driving the Northshore leg of a cross Canada adventure commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Trans Canada Highway [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]
WAWA, ON – The Honourable Bob Chiarelli Minister of Transportation and newly appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister of Infrastructure visited Wawa November 6th with Mayor Linda Nowicki of the Municipality of Wawa, its Emergency Control Group, and Chief Joe [Read more]
Yesterday, Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, released the following statement on the ongoing emergency situation in Wawa and the surrounding area: “Our thoughts continue to be with the residents of Wawa, the Michipicoten First Nation, and the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Wawa Detachment advise that Highway 17 south bound from Wawa has been reopened. There will be two lanes open with gravel sections. The OPP and Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) warn the motorists to drive with extreme caution in [Read more]
