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The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has found no reasonable grounds to believe an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the death of a 58-year-old woman in Chapleau in January. On the evening of January 20, 2022, officers went to the woman’s home after receiving a 911 call to check on ...

On March 9, 2022, members from the East Algoma Crime Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation of a possible fraud involving donations to the Mississauga First Nation Women’s Shelter located in the community of Mississauga First Nation. Investigation determined that sometime between March 1st, 2021 and May 17th, 2022, the supervisor of the Mississauga First Nation ...

The Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) leadership are encouraging the Prince of Wales to communicate their support for Canada and Ontario to take meaningful action on reconciliation. The RHTLF is calling on Governor General of Canada Mary Simon and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell, to share with their Royal Highnesses the Petition and Memorial signed by the Twenty-One ...

On May 17, 2022, at approximately 4:45 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol on Highway 108 in the City of Elliot Lake when a wanted person was recognized and subsequently arrested. On May 16, 2022 a resident from Maple Road reported their car had been entered overnight and items were stolen. Among those items were ...

  Second year Social Service Worker (SSW) students, Miranda DeMarco, Amanda Drinkwater, Christiana Lamothe, and Marissa Steinke, were honoured yesterday at the Government of Canada’s Justice Canada Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2022 virtual event for their powerful video submission in the third annual Victims Week 2022 Student Video Competition.   The Sault College students received this national award ...

La semaine dernière, quelques élèves de la 12e année de de l’École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) ont rendu visite aux petits amis de l’école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau). Dans leur cours de français, les élèves de 12e année devaient créer des jeux originaux et éducatifs dans le but de consolider les apprentissages effectués dans le domaine de la littératie en 1re et ...

Last week, a group of grade 12 students from École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) visited their young friends at École Sacré-Coeur (Chapleau). In their French class, grade 12 students had to create original and educational games with the aim of supporting the literacy learning taught in grades 1 and 2. We congratulate and thank the secondary school students from Trillium ...

The Queen Street Cruise committee, along with its sponsors are excited to announce that registration for the 2022 Cruise taking place June 17th & 18th at GFL Memorial Gardens is officially OPEN at $20 per vehicle! All registration proceeds will benefit the Sault Area Hospital Foundation to help obtain crucial medical equipment that our hospital needs. We urge you to ...

Local detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police are joining police services across Ontario in kicking off Police Week (#PoliceWeekON), which celebrates the work front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of Ontario police services do to keep Ontarians safe and healthy.   This year, Police Week runs from May 15 to 21, 2022. The theme for the ...

On May 8, 2022, shortly after 4:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an abandoned aluminum boat on a property on Waltonen Road in Bruce Mines. The boat is described as a 12 foot aluminum boat with an older Johnson 6 Horsepower outboard motor attached. The vessel was ...

Members of Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting radar patrol on Highway 17 in the Rouse Lake area on April 30, 2022 at approximately 1:00 p.m. when they observed a vehicle traveling in excess of 150 kilometers per hour. A motorist from Quebec faces stunt driving charges, contrary to sec. 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act. Stunt driving/street racing ...

On May 9, 2022, shortly after 7:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a stolen pick-up truck from a residence in the Town of Iron Bridge. Investigation determined the pick-up truck was stolen sometime between 11:00 p.m., on May 8, 2022 and 7:00 a.m., on May 9, 2022. Tire ...

Wearing a lifejacket and having a working cellphone were crucial for a kayaker on Whitefish River on May 6, 2022. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call around 4:30 p.m., from a kayaker who was paddling down Whitefish River when their kayak began to fill with cold water and sank. Fortunately, the kayaker was wearing a lifejacket and was able ...

On May 6, 2022, shortly after 3:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to  a disturbance at a local cannabis dispensary within the community of Thessalon First Nation. An individual attended the cannabis dispensary and was on conditions not to attend the property. The person left the community after the staff at the ...

May 9, 2022 at 10:37 On May 9, 2022, at approximately 7:45 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a death related occurrence at Scott Road and Pearson Drive in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported locating a deceased male laying outside a pick-up truck in the dirt portion of the intersection off the roadway. Police immediately closed ...