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The Ontario Phragmites Action (OPA) program is pleased to continue supporting on-the-ground Phragmites monitoring and management projects through the 2026/2027 Invasive Phragmites Control Fund. Municipalities, conservation authorities, Indigenous communities, and other incorporated not-for-profit organizations are encouraged to apply. The Fund is made possible through an investment from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and is co-delivered by the Invasive Species ...

Nov 25, 2025 at 07:59 The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested two people after a traffic stop on Highway 108, just south of Elliot Lake.   On November 21, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., police stopped a black 4-door sedan travelling northbound on Highway 108 towards Elliot Lake. Police located suspected Oxycodone pills, a scale, numerous cell phones, ...

On November 15, 2025, an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) operator was charged after a lengthy crash investigation. On August 6, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a single vehicle collision involving an ATV on Mississauga Avenue. The ATV hit a hydro pole, tangled in lines, and flipped onto a residential front yard ...

Sault College, in partnership with Wishart Law Firm and Village Media, proudly presents “An Evening with Dalton McGuinty,” a special event celebrating the career and new book, Be a Good One: Words to Lead By, by the former Ontario Premier.​ Join us for a fireside chat as Mr. McGuinty shares the principles of leadership, character, and service that defined his more ...

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), in partnership with General Motors OnStar Canada, is proud to recognize the heroic efforts of Constable Logan Lewis of the Anishinabek Police Service. The Heroes Beyond the Badge Program honours an individual or team in a police service whose contributions to policing excellence deserves to be known and appreciated. Individuals and/or teams ...

Sault Ste. Marie Paramedic Services, in partnership with Sault Area Hospital (SAH), has successfully delivered a series of community-based immunization clinics this fall, improving access to vaccines and strengthening local health system capacity. To date, 1182 vaccines have been administered across by Community Paramedics at free immunization clinics in our district, including 471 RSV, 422 influenza, and 289 COVID-19 doses. ...

Two people face charges after police located cocaine and codeine from a home in Chapleau, Wednesday afternoon. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the NAPS Emergency Response Team, OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit, and frontline NAPS and OPP officers, executed a search warrant at a residential address in Chapleau, Ont., in the afternoon hours ...

On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received multiple reports of break and enters (B&Es) in the Peshu Lake and Aubrey Falls areas within Root Township. This area is located approximately 117 kilometres north of Thessalon and is accessible via Peshu Lake Road off Highway 129. Sometime between Thursday, September 4, 2025, and Monday, October ...

Members of the Armstrong Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person from Gull Bay First Nation as search efforts continue. The last seen date and time on the attached picture has been updated to reflect the most current information regarding this ongoing search. Rene KING, 58 years old, was last ...

An individual has been charged after police conducted a Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere (RIDE) check in the Township of Manitouwadge. Members of the Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a RIDE program on Thursday, October 30, 2025. At approximately 4:00 p.m., a motorist entered the RIDE program where an officer suspected the driver to be impaired. The ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested numerous people after executing a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at Tokyo Crescent residence on October 29, 2025. Police seized approximately 2.4 grams of suspected cocaine, approximately 36 grams of suspected Fentanyl, approximately 17 suspected Hydromorphone capsules, approximately 70 suspected methamphetamine tablets, approximately 42 suspected buprenorphine tablets, a prohibited crossbow, cash, digital ...

On October 23, 2025, at approximately 3:10 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie and East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Units made an arrest following a sexual assault investigation. The investigation began on September 30, 2025 when police received a complaint of a sexual assault, which occurred on Whitefish Island in Batchewana First Nation. Extensive police investigation and canvassing revealed ...

Oct 23, 2025 at 15:08 The vehicle has been removed and the highway has been reopened. Oct 23, 2025 at 14:36 Hwy 17 closed in the Massey area due to vehicle removal. ON511 at 14:03. Oct 23, 2025 at 08:01 Hwy 17 reduced to one lane in the Massey area due to a collision. ON511 at 7:54 a.m. OPP – ...

Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from members of the NAPS Emergency Response Team and SE OPP Chapleau Detachment, executed a search warrant at a residential address in Chapleau, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 16. As a result of the search police located and seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, fentanyl, and paraphernalia consistent with drug ...

The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an arrest in Blind River. On Sunday, October 19, 2025, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual involved in a dispute that resulted in criminal charges. While in custody, the individual required medical attention and was transported by ambulance ...