From Kenora Detachment, Ontario Provincial Police OPP are reminding drivers of the requirement to slow down and proceed with caution when passing an emergency vehicle parked on the side of the highway with its lights activated. If the highway has more [Read more]
STUNT DRIVER CHARGED DOING 143 KILOMETRES/HR (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On August 22, 2010 Superior East OPP in White River were conducting RADAR patrol on Highway 17 south at Vasiloff Township near the Depew River. A southbound 2000 Toyota Solara, black entered the RADAR at 143 kilometres in a [Read more]
from Superior East OPP STUNT DRIVER CHARGED DOING 178 KILOMETRES/HR (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On August 23, 2010 at 4:48 pm Superior East OPP in White River were approximately 5 kilometres south of White River on Highway 17. A northbound 2000 Toyota Corolla, white was observed proceeding at a [Read more]
Congé scolaire touche à sa fin En peu plus d’une semaine nos enfants commencent une autre année scolaire. Les polices demandent aux automobilistes de rester vigilants et de conduire avec prudence, surtout tôt le matin et plus tard en après-midi , lorsque les enfants attentendent de leur [Read more]
OPP Release School break coming to an end In a little more than one week our kids will be returning to school for another year. Motorists are reminded to stay alert and drive with caution especially during the early morning and later afternoon while our children are waiting for their school bus, [Read more]
FROM: Thunder Bay Regional Headquarters RELEASE: 17 August 2010 Charges Laid in Cold Cases from 1985 to 1987 (THUNDER BAY, ON) Between 1985 and 1987 the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a number of [Read more]
FROM/DE: Criminal Investigation Branch DATE: August 17, 2010 POLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH IN BEARSKIN LAKE (BEARSKIN LAKE, ON) – During the early morning hours of August 15, 2010 members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) were [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: August 16, 2010 MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS RESULT IN CHARGES (NIPIGON, ON.) –During the weekend of August 13 to August 15, 2010 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued 45 Provincial [Read more]
An Open Letter to the people of Ontario from OPP Commissioner Chris D. Lewis I am truly honoured to have been selected to serve as the Commissioner of the OPP. During my 32 years with the OPP, I have had the great fortune to serve in all four OPP Command areas in every rank in [Read more]
Superior East OPP MISCHIEF TO ST.BASIL’S SCHOOL (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On August 5th, 2010 at 9:30 am Superior East OPP in White River received a report that person(s) unknown had broken 11 windows at various locations around St. Basil’s School on Spruce Street. Large rocks, used to [Read more]
Ensuring Outdoor Safety NIPIGON, ON –On August 5, 2010 at approximately 4:50 p.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit, responded to a missing person complaint East of Nipigon. An 80 year old male of Thunder Bay, Ontario [Read more]
From the Editor: Sometimes I get emails asking how stories from other parts of Northwestern Ontario affect the Northshore…I’m incuding this release from Kenora OPP because though there is no way to establish for certain whether these drugs would’ve travelled to the Northshore, we [Read more]
July 31, 2010 9:00 AM McGuinty Government Reminds Drivers of New Rules Ontario’s new zero blood alcohol level for drivers 21 years of age and under comes into effect tomorrow. On August 1st, novice drivers of any age and all drivers 21 and under must have zero blood alcohol level when [Read more]
July 30, 2010 McGuinty Government Reminds All Ontarians Not to Drink and Drive Ontarians are reminded to help keep our roads safe by not drinking and driving on this Civic Holiday weekend – one of the busiest times on our roads. New rules that take effect August 1st mean that all drivers 21 [Read more]
MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION July 28th, 2010 (MARATHON, ON.) –On July 27, 2010 at 03:20pm the Marathon OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision that occurred on a bush trail located behind 22 Poplar Crescent in the Town of Marathon. The collision involved an ATV and a dirt bike that were travelling [Read more]
