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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be closing one of its detachments in the Rainy River District. The OPP detachment in Emo is officially closing on August 5, 2020. This will not impact the level of service provided to Emo or the surrounding townships.
If anyone has to self-report an incident, members of the public can attend the Rainy River District Detachment at 320 Portage Ave in Fort Frances or the Rainy River Detachment located at 622 Atwood Avenue in Rainy River.
The OPP can also be reached at 1-888-310-1122 or 911 in the case of an emergency.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) provide policing services throughout Ontario. Our officers are responsible for policing over one million square kilometres of land and waterways. They provide frontline policing services to more than 320 Ontario municipalities and patrol over 126,000 kilometres of provincial roadways.
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