Author Archives: OPP

Nipigon OPP – Nipigon River Bridge CLOSED

On January 10, 2016 at approximately 3:15 PM police received a report that the Nipigon River Bridge on Highway 11-17 had lifted, blocking traffic. Police arrived on scene and noted the west side of the bridge had lifted approximately 60 centimetres.  No injuries or vehicle damage occurred as a result of this incident. The bridge is currently closed to vehicle ...

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Snowmobiling On Manitowik Lake

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 – 13:28:09 Members of the Superior East O.P.P – Wawa Detachment are investigating an incident involving a Hawk Junction man who went through the ice at Manitowik Lake while snowmobiling on Thursday. Daniel Boissoneau, 46, went into the water sometime late Thursday triggering a search by the O.P.P and the Michipicoten Fire & Emergency Services that ...

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OPP call off planned search for Christina Calayca

Due to inclement weather, a planned continuation of an Ontario Provincial Police search for a missing Toronto woman that was to have begun on Monday has been cancelled. Members of the OPP Provincial Emergency Response Team (PERT), trained in high angle rope search & rescue, had been scheduled to travel to the Schreiber area this week to work with local ...

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