SCHREIBER, ON – October 5, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop at Hwy 17, Township of Priske for a Highway Traffic Act offence. Officers spoke to the driver and found that he had been drinking. The 24 year old male driver of Schreiber,Ontario [Read more]
NIPIGON OPP CHARGE DRIVER FOR POSSESSION NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of September 30 to October 2, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP): Responded to 45 calls for service Issued 29 Provincial Offence Notices. Saturday October 1 at approximately 12:10 a.m. Nipigon OPP [Read more]
IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of September 23 to September 25, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to: 32 calls for service Issued 37 Provincial Offence Notices Officers investigated 2 motor vehicle collisions September 23 at [Read more]
Geraldton won the team championship (338 team score), Lake Superior was second (393) and Ecole St. Joseph was third (414) Overall boys title Dylan Duranceau from Geraldton, who shot 73 Overall girls title Tamara Tait from Michipicoten, who shot 112 Jimmy Lafrance (Trillium), Cody Egan [Read more]
NIPIGON OPP INVESTIGATE FATAL COLLISION NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of September 16 to September 18, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 21 calls for service and issued numerous Provincial Offence Notices. Officers investigated one motor vehicle [Read more]
17 September 2011- 0415hrs (4:15am) North West Region Road Advisory Cancellation Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory: Location: Hwy #11 30 kms south of Beardmore ( Re-opened to one lane) OntarioNewsNorth.com will continue to publish [Read more]
September 16th, 2011 – 2200hrs (10pm) Northwest Region Road Advisory Highway 11 Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial police advise of the following Road Advisory: LOCATION: Highway #11, 30km South of Beardmore DESCRIPTION: Highway is closed due to Motor Vehicle Collision fatality [Read more]
The North West LHIN is investing $2,034,860 to hire nurses to deliver health care through telemedicine, improving access to high quality health care for people in the region. Organizations from across the region will be able to hire 28 new “telemedicine” nurses. These are health care [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Tourism, Creating Jobs Ontario is helping the Township of Nipigon and its business community increase tourism and strengthen the local economy. With support from Ontario’s Rural Economic Development Program, the Township will develop a strategy that effectively uses [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Economic Development Growth Ontario is helping Nipigon explore the possibility of building a multi-purpose centre and attracting new businesses to its waterfront. With support from the province, Nipigon is developing a waterfront development master plan that will help [Read more]
Fred Eaglesmith returned to the Northshore this week, playing legion halls in Nipigon and White River which were packed to standing room only. Eaglesmith has long had a loyal following in Northern Ontario. When he played White River in 2010, he told OntarioNewsNorth.com that he hoped to [Read more]
DATE: August 9, 2011 NIPIGON, ON – August 9, 2011 at approximately 9:15 a.m. a Marathon Ontario Provincial Police Officer (OPP) travelling west on Hwy 17, west of Schreiber, Ontario, observed a pickup truck driving in an unsafe manner. The officer followed the west bound vehicle to a residence [Read more]
NIPIGON OPP INVESTIGATE MISCHIEF NIPIGON, ON –During the long weekend of July 29 to August 2, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued 140 Provincial Offence Notices and responded to 132 calls for service. Officers investigated 7 motor vehicle collisions and conducted [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The North Shore Golf Course invites you to celebrate their 50th Anniversary from August 2nd. The course has quite a remarkable history and club members want to take you on a trip down memory lane back to golfing in Nipigon 1961. Event Fees Registration $50.00 per person [Read more]
Last August, when Fred Eaglesmith performed at the White River Legion Hall to kick off the community’s Winnie The Pooh Festival, he promised his Northern Ontario fans, which had come for the concert from towns accross the Northshore including Wawa, Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Manitouwadge, [Read more]
