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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is conducting moose aerial inventory surveys in wildlife management units across Ontario to help monitor moose populations.   Between December and February, staff are using aircraft to look for moose and their tracks in fresh, deep snow. Survey information about the number, age and sex of moose is used to inform moose and ...

East Algoma OPP conducted a traffic stop and the driver was issued a 3-day diver’s license suspension.   On December 7, 2023, at approximately 6:00 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 108 near Milliken Mine Road in Elliot Lake. The driver had been consuming alcohol and police issued the breath demand for ...

On December 12, 2023, shortly after 9:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a vehicle in a ditch near Eastman Road and Highway 17 in the Town of Blind River. Police arrived a short time later and observed an SUV on the north side of the highway with severe front-end damage ...

A two-vehicle collision closes Highway 144 for several hours.   On December 10, 2023, shortly before 1:00 p.m., members of the South Porcupine Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision on Highway 144, Jack Township, north of Gogama.   One person was transported to a local hospital by ambulance with serious injuries.   The investigation is ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 426 000 $ dans un nouveau centre d’action pour aider les 484 travailleurs du secteur des pâtes et papiers touchés par les mises à pied de Domtar à Espanola à retourner rapidement au travail. Il leur sera proposé un large éventail de mesures de soutien et de services personnalisés pour faciliter leur transition, notamment des ...

The Ontario government is investing $426,000 in a new Action Centre to help the 484 pulp and paper workers impacted by the Domtar layoffs in Espanola get back to work quickly. A wide range of services and tailored supports will be offered to help workers transition, including seminars on resume writing and cover letters, job searches, financial planning workshops and ...

As a result of public complaints and tips, officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into drug trafficking in the town of Nipigon. As a result of this investigation, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Cass POTAN, 35 years old, of Nipigon, Ontario. On December 10, 2023, the accused was arrested ...

Members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating the death of an infant. On December 9, 2023, shortly after 10:45 a.m., police attended local hospital in Elliot Lake where the Algoma Paramedic Services had transported an infant with no vital signs.  As a result, a postmortem examination will be taking place in Toronto. The ...

New Books this week are “Resurrection Walk” by Michael Connelly, “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey, “A Winter in New York” by Josie Silver and “A Christmas Vanishing” by Anne Perry. En Français, nous avons “Il était une fois Décembre” par Marie-Krystel Gendron.   The staff pick of the week is “House Rules” by Jodi Picoult. When your son can’t ...

Certains de mes amis ont une belle horloge grand-père dans leur salon. C’est une véritable antiquité patrimoniale qui fonctionne avec des poids, des poulies et un pendule. J’aime souvent leur compagnie, sirotant un café à côté de l’horloge, parlant dans des tons plus calmes afin que nous puissions profiter de son rythme de tic-tac pendant parfait. C’est un son apaisant, ...

Friends of mine have a beautiful grandfather clock in their living room. It’s a genuine heirloom antique that works with weights, pulleys and a pendulum. I often enjoy their company, sipping coffee beside the clock, speaking in quieter tones so we can enjoy its perfect pendulous tick-tock rhythm. It is a calming sound, reminding me that we all need to ...

On December 10, 2023, shortly after 2:30 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to an unresponsive person call at a residence on Eli Street in the community of Mississauga First Nation. A 49-year-old person from Whitby was found to be deceased at that location prior to emergency services ...

Two people have been arrested and charged following a traffic stop on Highway 17. On December 6, 2023, shortly after 4:00 p.m., the Blind River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 17 in Huron Shores. Police located the vehicle on Maple Ridge Road and conducted a traffic stop. ...

Members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the death of an infant. On December 2, 2023, shortly after 6:45 p.m., officers were called to a hospital in Wawa where an infant with no vital signs had been brought in by family members. A postmortem took place in Toronto on December 5, 2023. The investigation ...

An individual is facing a Stunt Driving charge after being caught travelling more than double the speed limit in the Town of Schreiber.   On December 6, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Schreiber OPP on general patrol, located a vehicle travelling through Schreiber at 133 Kilometers per hour in a posted 60 Kilometer per hour zone. A ...