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PUC Services Inc. (PUC) is now offering an easy at-home, solution for electric vehicle (EV) charging. The newly launched EV Home Charging Program enables customers to charge their electric vehicle faster and smarter, with the convenience of doing it at their own home. The chargers are offered on an affordable rental basis, which includes the level 2 charging unit, lifetime ...

Members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment would like to remind community members of the Lock It or Lose It guidelines after receiving numerous reports of vehicle and property theft within the community. The OPP is requesting assistance from the public to help prevent these crimes of opportunity by following some simple tips: Always roll up your vehicle’s ...

Tenaris in Canada is once again supporting Sault College and post-secondary education through the newly established Tenaris Global Business Excellence Award. The annual award, valued at $2,000, will be presented to three second year Global Business Management students who demonstrate community involvement, teamwork, leadership, work ethic and strong class participation.   The new award is a welcomed addition to the ...

On Oct. 11, 2022 from 7 to 9 p.m., come visit the Sault Ste. Marie Museum to hear author Mike Sauve. ‘The Many Fentanyl Addicted Wraiths of Sault Sainte Marie’ is Mike’s forthcoming book from Tailwinds Press. This event is free and will be accepting optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission. The book includes an overview of Sault history, discussing figures ...

The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has reasonable grounds to believe that a Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officer committed criminal offences in relation to an incident that occurred in September of 2021. As a result, Director Martino has caused charges to be laid against the officer. The SIU investigation determined that in the early hours of ...

On September 20, 2022, at approximately 11:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a westbound traffic complaint on Highway 17 that began in the Town of Blind River and ended in the Town of Bruce Mines. Investigation determined the car was travelling at speeds of more that 195 km/hr and passing ...

On September 16, 2022, shortly after 6:00 p.m., members from East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a pick-up truck at the intersection of Highways 17 and 108 in the Township of the North Shore. Police arrived a short time later and observed a pick-up truck in the southbound ditch ...

On September 4, 2022, at approximately 6:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault that occurred on September 1, 2022, at a residence on Village Road in the community of Mississauga First Nation. On September 9, 2022, Randy MARTIN, 28 years-of-age, of no-fixed-address, was located in Blind ...

On September 13, 2022, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a previous robbery on Hirshhorn Avenue in Elliot Lake. On September 11, 2022 police received a call to an apartment complex on Hirshhorn Avenue in relation to a robbery. The complainant reported being assaulted by a known person to them. The ...

On September 13, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Mississauga First Nation (MFN) Police Service responded to a complaint of a suspicious person who appeared to be disoriented and wearing no shirt and walking through a band member’s yard on Eli Street in the community of Mississauga First Nation. Approximately two hours later, another suspicious person call came in on River ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to advise the public to not tamper with election signs and that any act of mischief committed in relation to election signs is a criminal offence. Recently, several occurrences have been reported to the OPP involving mischief to election signs posted at various locations. Those persons found committing such offences will be charged accordingly. ...

On September 4, 2022, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called in relation to a disturbance a bar on Philip Walk in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported a fight had ensued between numerous people inside and was now outside in the parking lot. Once outside, threats were made with a knife and a ...

On September 2, 2022, at approximately 3:00 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a previous bail violation occurrence in Serpent River. On August 17, 2022, police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 17 in the Serpent River area. Investigation determined the driver and passenger had previous release conditions to not be with ...

On September 3, 2022, at approximately 6:00 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a pick-up truck that crashed into a tree on Shaw Dam Road. Police later located the pick-up truck in Iron Bridge after a second traffic complaint regarding the same vehicle being operated in an erratic manner. An odour of alcoholic beverage was ...

On September 2, 2022, at 9:00 pm, members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Decourcey Lake Road, off Highway 527, north of Thunder Bay. Police were advised a lone Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) side by side had rolled causing extensive injuries to the operator and passenger. ...