July 5, 2015 Time of Report: 17:05 Active Forest Fires As of July 5, there are currently nine active forest fires in the region. A majority of active forest fires are currently being observed or under control in the far north, with the exception of two new fires north of Sudbury. Sudbury 25 is [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On July 2, 2015 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by several local citizens that they had received letters that they believed were money scams. The letters were from different sources and varied in their attempts to defraud someone of [Read more]
Trains Needed Outside of Toronto The recent launch of the UP Express to move travelers via rail from Pearson Airport to downtown Toronto is a good move to ease traffic congestion and pollution in Canada’s largest city. All levels of government in Ontario now need to demonstrate the same [Read more]
June 28, 2015 16:05 As of June 28, there are currently five active forest fires in the region. One new fire, Kirkland Lake 5, is under control at 0.8 hectares. Three active forest fires are currently being observed in the far north, and Cochrane 11 is currently being held at 7 hectares. The region [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services need the public’s assistance identifying a male involved in a theft of a bicycle from OLG Casino Sault Ste. Marie. On June 2, 2015 the victim locked his 2015 black super cycle mountain bike in front of the OLG [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Conseil Scolaire Catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) took great pride in participating in the organization of the June 11th Pow Wow held at the Wawa Community Centre. Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph played a key role in the event as 12 secondary school students joined the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Monday June 15, 2015, at approximately 12:10 a.m. officers from the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had occasion to stop a grey pick up truck for speeding on Highway 17 near the junction of Highway 101 in the McMurray Township. Investigation [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – Last week, a number of Pastoral Committee students in the religious education course at École secondaire catholique Trillium took advantage of the nice weather to take part in the Sacré-Cœur de Chapleau church’s parish flower bed project. Father Sébastien Groleau built [Read more]
June 6, 2015 Time of Report: 16:00 Active Fires As of June 6, there is currently one active forest fire in the region. Wawa 5 is not under control at 0.1 hectares. Fire Hazard The region is experiencing a low to extreme hazard, with the greatest hazard being observed in the far north of the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Sunday May 31, 2015, members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a theft of an all terrain vehicle taken from a rest area located on Highway 17 in the Township of Menzies. Police were advised that the theft took place between [Read more]
Since May 21, no new fires have been confirmed in the region. Timmins 3 has since been declared out. The forest fire hazard currently ranges from low to high throughout the region, with many of the southern reaches of the region experiencing the greatest hazard. Approximately 126 fire staff will be [Read more]
Fisheries crews from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry will be on Ontario’s lakes this summer monitoring fish populations, taking water samples, and checking for invasive species. If you’re on a lake that is being monitored and see buoys showing the Ontario logo, please don’t [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Tuesday May 19, 2015, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a theft of tools from a construction site near the Cold Water River Bridge in the Township of Giles. Police were advised that the theft took place sometime [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District Crime Stoppers and the Blind River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are looking for the public’s assistance in solving a theft. Sometime between April 3 and April 7 2015 six Stihl model chainsaws were stolen from a [Read more]
A Foleyet man has been fined a total of $1,525 for falsifying trapping reports. Wilfred Trochimchuk pleaded guilty to four counts of failing to include appropriate information on a season-end harvest report and one count of making a false statement in a document and was fined $1,525. Court heard [Read more]
