Northern Ontario

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) are calling on the Ontario and federal governments to establish a jointly funded, phased plan to upgrade Highways 11 and 17 to four lanes. In a joint letter to Premier Doug Ford, the organizations noted that both the Premier and Prime Minister Mark Carney have recognized ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) congratulates Ontario’s new and returning ministers and associate ministers following yesterday’s cabinet changes announced by Premier Doug Ford. FONOM welcomes Sam Oosterhoff as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness; David Piccini as Minister of Infrastructure; Trevor Jones as Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development; Kinga Surma as President of the Treasury ...

On September 6, 2026 at approximately 11:30 p.m. officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged another individual with impaired operation. Earlier in the same day officers attended at a local establishment and arrested a female for public intoxication. The female was transported back to the detachment to be released the next morning when sober. The ...

On September 6, 2026 around 7:00 p.m., members of the Schreiber OPP Detachment responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver in the Town of Schreiber. Officers patrolled the area and a short time later located the suspect vehicle, on Kingsway Road. The motor vehicle was observed in the backyard, hung up on a rock with the lights on. ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation following a motor vehicle collision. On August 29, 2026, just before 10:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a two vehicle collision on South Bay Road near Lake Nipigon ON, reported that one driver appeared to be ...

On September 3, 2026, at approximately 1:30pm, an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment was conducting Lidar enforcement on Highway 11-17 in the Township of Red Rock. The officer observed a westbound motor vehicle traveling at a excessive rate of speed. The Lidar confirmed the vehicle speed to be 159km/hr in the posted 90km/hr zone. As a ...

Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek (AZA) and the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a partnership to forge new ways of working together in the spirit of reconciliation and to advance the well being of Indigenous residents in urban and rural communities. The Memorandum of Understanding reflects ...

Candidates in municipal elections across northern Ontario are being canvassed for their views and concerns regarding the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO’s) plan to transport, process, bury and abandon all of Canada’s high-level nuclear fuel waste at the Revell site between Ignace and Dryden in northwestern Ontario. In a two-question survey, candidates are being asked about their concerns related to ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Greater Sudbury. On September 3, 2026, at approximately 7:20 p.m., members of the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP responded to a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle on Highway 17. The motorcycle rider, a 20-year-old resident of Wahnapitae, was transported ...

TThe Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) welcomes Prime Minister Mark Carney’s commitment to working with the Province of Ontario to make the safety and expansion of Northern Ontario’s highways a priority. While in Thunder Bay, Prime Minister Carney was asked about the federal government’s position on four-laning Highways 11 and 17. The Prime Minister recognized the importance of these ...

A $50,000 reward is now being offered in connection with the homicide of 17-year-old Trent HUNTER in Wabaseemoong First Nation. On Saturday, December 11, 2021, at approximately 3:25 a.m., the Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS) and Emergency Medical Services responded to a call regarding an injured person at a residence on Main Street East in Wabaseemoong First Nation. Trent HUNTER ...

September 3, 2026 Thunder Bay, Ontario In a rapidly changing world, Canada is setting a new course. We are building our strength at home, diversifying our trading relationships abroad, and investing in the infrastructure that will secure our future. We are moving fast, seizing new opportunities, and reducing our dependence on any single partner. Through our Buy Canadian Policy, we are ...

Two individuals from Southern Ontario have been fined a total of $4,040 for multiple offences under the Ontario Fishery Regulations: Chunyang Liu of Scarborough pleaded guilty to catching and retaining walleye from the Black Sturgeon River during the closed season. He was fined $1,050 and ordered to permanently forfeit the walleye and his fishing equipment. Mifeng Li of East Gwillimbury ...

An individual from Northeastern Ontario has been fined $5,000 for the following moose hunting violations: Marc Jodouin of Mattawa pleaded guilty to hunting big game without a licence. He was fined $5,000 and received a one-year hunting suspension. The Ontario Court of Justice heard that on October 25, 2024, conservation officers investigated a bull moose carcass hanging at a camp ...

NDP MPP and Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Forestry, Guy Bourgouin, (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) released this statement (August 26th, 2026) following the latest round of tariffs imposed by the United States of America on Ontario’s forestry sector: “The additional tariff support announced by the province is welcome news for Ontario businesses and for parts of our forestry sector facing tremendous ...