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The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC) is thrilled to announce the release of a landmark publication, an extensive guide to the aircraft of the Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS). Authored by the late John Stephens, a dedicated volunteer and aviation enthusiast, the book arrives as part of the centre’s OPAS 100th Anniversary celebrations. John Stephens, who began his volunteer journey ...

The Council of the Township of Ignace has announced that it will hold a “special meeting” Wednesday (4 pm Eastern, Wednesday July 10) to receive a consultant’s report and the recommendation of an “Ad Hoc Willingness Committee”, immediately after which they will make a decision on the community’s “willingness” to continue in the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s site selection process. ...

Gay Lea Foods today announced it has entered into a letter of intent to sell Thornloe Cheese to Mississauga, Ontario-based Triple “A” Cheese. A letter of intent is a non-binding, tentative agreement, which provides Triple “A” Cheese the opportunity to secure financing to construct a new cheesemaking plant near the current location. The proposed terms of sale would see Triple ...

Two Nipigon residents are facing drug trafficking charges following a search warrant execution in Nipigon. On June 25, 2024, just after 1:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of the Nipigon OPP Detachment, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Harkness Street. The ...

Three individuals are facing a lengthy list of charges following an armed robbery in the community of Pic Mobert First Nation. On June 10, 2024, members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and OPP North West Region Crime Unit were called to assist the Anishinabek Police Service (APS) with an ongoing armed robbery investigation. Shortly after, ...

On June 17, 2024 officers from the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to assist with live military ordnance that was located within the 200 block of Ontario Street in the Township of Schreiber. Members from the Schreiber and Nipigon Detachment (OPP) were supported by the Northwest Region Explosive Disposal Unit as well as 17 Wing ...

A Manitouwadge resident is facing impaired operation charges following a traffic complaint. On June 14, shortly after 4:00 p.m., members of the Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of an erratic driver in the Township of Manitouwadge. Officers located the vehicle at a local business on Huron Walk and initiated a traffic stop. ...

On June 15, 2024 officers from the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) over heard a request from Greater Sudbury Police Service, for suspects and a vehicle related to an armed robbery within the city of Sudbury. The suspect vehicle was observed near Schreiber on Highway 17 at approximately 5:00pm. Officers strategically followed from a distance, while officers ...

Jun 13, 2024 at 21:34 Charges have been laid in connection with an ongoing investigation in Egan Township. On May 23, 2024, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located a deceased person in a wooded area in Egan Township. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Marcel THOMA of Petawawa, who was reported missing on May 18, 2024. His ...

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding an interaction that occurred yesterday on Moose Island at Night Hawk Lake. Preliminary information suggests the following: On June 12, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police was conducting an investigation into a 43-year-old male person of interest. Officers located the male. At some point, there was an exchange of gunfire. Five ...

One individual has been transported to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries following a bear attack in a remote area near Armstrong. On June 12, 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m., members of the Armstrong Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, along with Emergency Medical Services (EMS), responded to a report of a bear attack inside a camp in a remote area in ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon and Schreiber Detachments, with the assistance from the Nipigon and Thunder Bay OPP Crime Unit, OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, and Digital Forensics Unit, have arrested and charged one individual following a child pornography investigation. On June 2, 2024, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Terrace Bay. The investigation resulted in ...

Multiple reports of a car in a ditch on Highway 108. On June 7, 2024, shortly before 7:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint of a black SUV that was all over the road and tailgating on Highway 17 in the Township of the North Shore. The black SUV ...

Calling all cars! 2024’s Queen Street Cruise is back along Foster Drive, Roberta Bondar Pavilion, and the North Civic/Brewery lots on June 14th and 15th! If you haven’t registered yet, preregistration closes June 11TH! Attendees are strongly encouraged to pre-register for the event to enjoy a seamless registration process upon arrival. On Friday night, make your way to the North ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have located the body of a missing canoeist on Saganagons Lake. On June 9, 2024, just before 4:00 p.m., the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit located the body of the 25-year-old male from Indianapolis, Indiana, who had gone missing after a canoe capsized on Saganagons Lake in Quetico Provincial Park. The individual had been ...