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The Huron-Superior Regional Métis Community has purchased a 320-acre property near Iron Bridge, marking an important investment in the future of the Métis community and environmental stewardship across the region. Regional leadership announced the purchase earlier during a community barbecue held at the property. The property runs along the Mississagi River and includes more than two kilometres of private roadway ...

On Friday, August 28, 2026, at approximately 4:00 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a grey SUV that had entered the ditch on Highway 17 near McFadden Drive and Island View Drive in the Municipality of Huron Shores (Thessalon area). Police attended the scene and determined that neither ...

On Thursday, August 27, 2026, at approximately 12:00 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft complaint at a local general store in Hilton Beach. The theft occurred sometime between 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, and 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Security camera footage showed an individual ...

On Thursday, August 27, 2026, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol west of the Town of Spanish on Highway 17. At approximately 11:00 a.m., police received a traffic complaint after a piece of plywood flew from a trailer being towed by a white pickup truck and struck a blue pickup truck ...

Aug 28, 2026 at 8:52 An individual has been charged under the Mississauga First Nation Community Protection Law following a trespassing investigation. On Friday, August 21, 2026, at approximately 7:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a trespassing complaint involving an individual residing at a residence on Village Road in the community of Mississauga ...

Aug 22, 2026 at 9:00 On Thursday, August 20, 2026, at approximately 12:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in Algoma Mills. Police observed a westbound black vehicle travelling more than 120 km/h in a posted 70 km/h zone near Lauzon Village Road and initiated a ...

Aug 22, 2026 at 9:00 On Thursday, August 20, 2026, at approximately 7:00 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in the Municipality of Huron Shores when officers observed an eastbound black car travelling at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was initiated, and the ...

Aug 15, 2026 at 8:00 An individual was arrested and charged with failing to comply with a court-ordered condition at a Blind River motel. On Friday, August 14, 2026, at approximately 1:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a report of an intoxicated person at a motel ...

Aug 15, 2026 at 8:00 Cement truck wedged under train bridge on Highway 538. On Thursday, August 13, 2026, at approximately 1:45 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a cement truck that became lodged beneath the railway bridge on Highway 538 near Channelview Road in Algoma ...

The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC) is pleased to announce that Jonathan Coulman has joined the organization as its new Executive Director, effective July 2026. A respected community leader, Coulman brings extensive experience in the non-profit sector. He previously served as Executive Director of the Algoma Workforce Investment Corporation (AWIC) for 10 years, and as Manager of Career Education and ...

Aug 11, 2026 at 17:03 On Monday, August 10, 2026, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a matter involving intimate partners in the Town of Spanish. As a result of the investigation, OPP learned that the involved suspect had committed criminal acts against their partner. With the assistance from the Manitoulin OPP detachment a 39-year-old from ...

On Friday, August 7, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an employee who had been assaulted by their employer at a food services business within the Municipality of Huron Shores. The investigation determined that the employee had arrived late for work and a verbal ...

On Sunday, August 9, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 108 in the Township of the North Shore. The investigation determined that a blue pickup truck travelling eastbound on Highway 17 was in the left-turn lane ...

On the evening of Friday, August 7, 2026, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) checks in the Town of Thessalon. At approximately 11:45 p.m., a green SUV entered the R.I.D.E. checkpoint on Lakeside Drive. During the investigation, officers determined that the driver was operating the vehicle while ...

Aug 8, 2026 at 09:07 On Thursday, August 6, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Mississauga First Nation Police Service was on patrol on Village Road when the officer’s Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system flagged a black SUV reported stolen from Blind River. A traffic stop was initiated on Park Road, where the officer observed signs of drug impairment. ...