ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Carol Hughes is sending a message appreciation and congratulations to voters after being re-elected in Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing. The New Democrat MP was enthusiastic about the high voter turnout on Monday which reversed a consistent downward trend over a number of [Read more]
A tourist operator in the Hornepayne area has been fined $3,000 for failing to pay land use fees. Ontario Corporation Number 1138822 – Forde Lake Lodge Limited – was convicted for failing to pay in full prescribed annual land use fees, contrary to the Public Lands Act, and fined $3,000. Court [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Saturday October 17, 2015, members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting radar patrols on Highway 101 in the Township of Maness when they observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. At approximately 6:30 pm, [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Sunday October 11, 2015 at approximately 4:00 p.m., officers from the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Highway 17 in the Agawa Bay area. Investigation revealed that the 61 years [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – September 18, 2015, at 7:19 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Brunetville Road, which lead to one male being arrested and charged. Eric LIZOTTE, 34, of Hearst, ON has been charged with the following offences: Adult driving with more [Read more]
This week, Ontario’s Auditor General issued a report detailing the failings of the Wynne Liberals when it comes to home care across the province. An audit was conducted of 14 Community Care Access Centres (CCAC’s) across the province. It concluded that of the $2.4 billion in tax dollars that [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Saturday September 26, 2015, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were dispatched to a Mischief incident at a local residence. Police were advised that the Mischief had taken place sometime between the hours of 3:00 am and 9:00 am. Two motor [Read more]
Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieuà 18 h 30, le Regular Council meeting scheduled for September 22, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. OUVERTURE / CALL TO ORDER PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / DECLARATION OF CONFLICT ADOPTION DE L’ORDRE DU JOUR / APPROVAL OF [Read more]
HORNEPAYNE, ON – Tuesday September 8, 2015, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Hornepayne Detachment were dispatched to a mischief incident to a road building machine which was located on Highway 631 near a job site. Police were advised that the mischief took place [Read more]
TIMMINS, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) have dismantled an organized crime group that was controlling illegal drug distribution in the Timmins area. Police have charged 25 individuals with numerous Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled [Read more]
Last week (Click to read last week’s column) we touched on an important Bill that New Democrats introduced titled Empowering Homecare Patients Act, 2015. This bill speaks to homecare recipients and their families across Ontario. New Democrats also introduced Bill 87 Long-Term Care Homes [Read more]
NorthReleased July 25, 2015 Time of Report: 16:15 NEW/ACTIVE FIRES As of the early afternoon of July 25, five new fires have been confirmed in the region in the previous 24 hours. Two of these are in Chapleau, two are in Sudbury and the remaining fire is located in Timmins. Currently there are [Read more]
WAWA, ON – A Sault Ste. Marie man has been fined $500 for failing to extinguish a fire that spread to a nearby forest. Jeffrey Fleming pleaded guilty and was fined $500 for failing to extinguish a fire that spread to a nearby forest. He was also ordered to pay $2,200 to the Ministry of [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Sunday July 26, 2015, at approximately 4:00 pm members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft incident at a local residence. Police were advised that a motorcycle had been taken from the front of the property, that the bike [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Tuesday July 21, 2015, at approximately 2:00 pm members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft incident at a local Wawa business. Police were advised that the theft had taken place earlier that day between the hours of 9:00 [Read more]
