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Police were called to an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) collision which claimed the life of one person. On October 15, 2024, at approximately 2:45 a.m. the East Algoma Provincial Police (OPP) and the Algoma Paramedic Services responded to an ORV (side-by-side) collision on a gravel road in a remote location off the Portelance Road north of Elliot Lake. A collision occurred ...

On October 16, 2024, at approximately 4:30 a.m. police were called by a resident on Amsterdam Road stating that an unknown man just entered their house with a knife, was acting very erratic, and looked to be high on drugs. Upon police arrival, the man ran out of the residence yelling that there was a bear chasing him. Because of ...

Glen Morningstar of Blind River is celebrating after winning an ONTARIO 49 top prize worth $2 million in the September 7, 2024 draw.   Glen, a father and grandfather, has been playing the lottery with OLG for 40 years. He enjoys playing ONTARIO 49, LOTTARIO, LOTTO 6/49, and LOTTO MAX. Glen carefully selects his numbers, which are based on family ...

On October 4, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft complaint at the Spanish Four Seasons Waterfront Complex on Garnier Road in the Town of Spanish. With the assistance from the Manitoulin Detachment OPP the investigation determined an individual attended the complex to get coffee and water. The ...

Oct 8, 2024 at 20:46 Nipissing West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a serious motor vehicle collision (MVC) on Highway 144, between Cartier and Gogama. On October 8, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Nipissing West OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and a passenger vehicle. One person was pronounced deceased at the ...

On September 28, 2024, the North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Snowmobile, All Terrain Vehicle and Vessel Enforcement (S.A.V.E.) Team were called to assist a vessel-in-distress on Lake Nipissing that was carrying two occupants. Fortunately, the occupants were safe upon police arrival and the water filled vessel was towed to shore. Weather, Water and Wave conditions quickly change during ...

On October 6, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) vehicle crash approximately ten kilometers south of Elliot Lake. A small northbound Sport-Utility Vehicle (SUV) failed to negotiate a curve and collided with the guard rails, causing air bags to deploy. Algoma Paramedic Services were on scene and assessed the driver. Police also spoke to the driver who ...

Chapleau lance en effet le Projet de chauffage urbain de Chapleau, en partenariat avec Bioénergie commerciale inc., une entreprise d’énergie de biomasse du nord de l’Ontario qui se consacre à aider les collectivités à réduire leur dépendance aux combustibles fossiles.   Le Projet de chauffage urbain de Chapleau permettra de déterminer la faisabilité de la construction d’une centrale de chauffage ...

Chapleau is initiating the Chapleau District Heating Project, in partnership with Commercial BioEnergy Inc., a Northern Ontario biomass energy company dedicated to assisting communities in reducing their dependence on fossil fuels. The Chapleau District Heating Project will determine the feasibility of constructing a centralized biomass fuelled heating plant to deliver heating to potentially seven public buildings within the community. This ...

Invasive Species Centre Executive Director Sarah Rang was awarded the Leadership Achievement Award at the 32nd North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) Annual Conference in Missoula, Montana. As highlighted in the conference, invasive species have a global cost of more than $400 billion each year. In Ontario, invasive species have impacts on agriculture, fisheries, forestry, healthcare, tourism, and recreation ...

One person is facing criminal charges after an incident involving a firearm in Hornepayne. On October 1, 2024 at approximately 8:24 p.m., the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons call at a business on Becker Road. Witnesses reported an individual attending the business with a firearm. As a result of the investigation, John FORT, 45 years-of-age, ...

On October 1, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assist call on Beckett Boulevard in the City of Elliot Lake.  At approximately 8:00 p.m., police attended the residence and were met by an individual who was requesting a ride to southern Ontario. Investigation determined the individual had outstanding warrants and was subsequently ...

On September 28, 2024, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a black car in a ditch on Highway 17 near Garden Bay Road in Plummer Additional Township (east of the Town of Bruce Mines). While speaking to the driver police determined alcohol had been ...

On September 28th,2024 at approximately 8:47 p.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a report of a vehicle that had left the road and become stuck in the ditch. Investigation revealed that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages, the driver was placed under arrest & returned to the detachment for further ...

On September 28, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received numerous complaints on Paris Drive about a female driving erratically in a small grey Sport-Utility Vehicle (SUV). The complainants also reported that the girl driving looked to be high on drugs and almost hit them. Police later located the SUV at a known residence on Tokyo ...