(NIPIGON, ON) – On November 29, 2022, at approximately 2:51 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment, Nipigon Fire, and Superior Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 25 [Read more]
Received May 24, 4:25am WAWA, ON – On May 23, 2019, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police attended the scene of a single motor vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer. The tractor portion came to rest in the southbound lane of Highway 17 near Agawa [Read more]
MARATHON, ON -On Saturday February 9, 2019 at approximately 06:00pm, members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), involving a tractor trailer unit (TTU) on Highway 17, approximately 40km west of Marathon near the [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday December 29, 2018, at approximately 12:40 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachment performed a traffic stop on Highway 17 in White River Township. While speaking to the driver, an odour of cannabis was detected emanating from [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – On Monday December 10, 2018, at approximately 5:00 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachment responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 15km south of White River, Ontario. After leaving the roadway and [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at approximately 7:04 pm, officers from the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 west of Schreiber A westbound vehicle collided with an eastbound vehicle on [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On Sept 21, 2018 at approximately 12:02 a.m. officers from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Terrace Bay Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the Marathon Fire Department responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 west of the [Read more]
Multiple Victims Deceased – Highway Now Open CLICK HERE for original release, previous update & photo WAWA, ON – On Sunday August 19, 2018 at approximately 10:19 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a fatal motor vehicle [Read more]
August 20, 2018 10:32am From: @511ONNNortheast Cleared: Batchawana Bay/Wawa: #HWY17 both directions – #HWY101(E)/ Sec #HWY563, all lanes have reopened. #ONHwys __________________________________________ Highway 17 Closed Due to Fatal Collision WAWA, ON – On Sunday August 19, 2018 at [Read more]
Suspect Located and Arrested SCHRIEIBER, ON -On Saturday, August 18th, 2018, at approximately 12:00pm officers of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a theft of gas in Thunder Bay. The vehicle resembling the description in the theft of gas was later observed on Highway 17 [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON -On Saturday, August 18th, 2018, at approximately 12:00pm officers of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a theft of gas in Thunder Bay. The vehicle resembling the description in the theft of gas was later observed on Highway 17 near Schreiber. When the driver [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating an incident of theft that occurred recently at the Nipigon Husky Truck Stop located on Highway 11-17 in the town of Nipigon. On Sunday, July 22, 2018 at approximately 11:54 am, an unknown individual [Read more]
Original release below (scroll past update to view). WAWA, ON – A sinkhole near Obatanga Provincial Park, where construction had been ongoing to replace a culvert, closed a stretch of Highway 17 between White River and Wawa for several hours this morning, but one lane has now been opened. [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On June 17, 2018 at approximately 6:35p.m. officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment received a report regarding a disturbance at the 10 Hemlo apartments in the Town of Marathon. Officers patrolled the area and located one of the individuals involved [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – On Monday, May 21st, 2018 at approximately 10:38 pm, a uniform member of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 near Terrace Bay after two westbound vehicles were observed travelling together in excess of 140km/h [Read more]
