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On December 17, 2020 at approximately 12:30pm, officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision (MVC) on Graham Crescent in the Town of Marathon. When officers arrived a male was found in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in the ditch on Graham Crescent. The driver was in and out of conciseness ...

Le premier ministre Doug Ford a fait la déclaration suivante concernant la livraison annuelle de cadeaux par le Père Noël : « Alors que les enfants des quatre coins de l’Ontario comptent les jours avant Noël avec fébrilité, je tiens à rassurer tous les garçons et toutes les filles que le Père Noël viendra toujours cette année malgré la pandémie ...

Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement on Santa Claus’ annual delivery of gifts: “As children across Ontario count down the days to Christmas with excitement, I want to reassure all the boys and girls out there that Santa is still coming this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.   As Premier, I have requested that the Lieutenant Governor issue a ...

MANITOULIN OPP INVESTIGATES DOMESTIC DISPUTE On December 13, 2020, at approximately 8:06 p.m. members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute at a residence in Webbwood. Police attended and investigated the incident and as a result, a 32-year-old, person from Webbwood, was arrested and charged with: Assault – Spousal, contrary to section ...

The Ontario government is investing over $1.86 million in capital funding to help Northern College this year. This funding is part of the province’s $466 million total investment in capital funding to help colleges and universities across Ontario address their deferred maintenance backlog. Work will include critical repairs and updates, while supporting the renewal of infrastructure campus projects. These improvements ...

On December 15, 2020, at approximately 8:49 p.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 17 where a vehicle was swerving all over the road in the Town of Iron Bridge. At approximately 9:09 p.m., police observed the vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. Police attempted to initiate a traffic ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a publié aujourd’hui sa nouvelle Stratégie de réduction de la pauvreté, qui aidera un plus grand nombre de personnes à retourner au travail et à participer à la reprise économique de la province suite à la COVID-19. La stratégie quinquennale décrit les initiatives clés qui aideront à rapprocher les personnes vivant dans la pauvreté des possibilités ...

The Ontario government released its new Poverty Reduction Strategy today which will help more people get back to work and participate in the province’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The five-year strategy outlines key initiatives that will help connect people experiencing poverty with education, skills training, health and other supports, while helping people keep more of their hard-earned money. “While COVID-19 ...

On December 2, 2020, the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon and the Association des enseignantes et enseignants franco-ontariens de l’Ontario – suppléants du Moyen-Nord catholique (Unité 61) reached a three-year tentative agreement. The ratification meeting took place on December 13, 2020. The bargaining committees representing elementary and secondary supply teachers and the CSC Nouvelon agreed on a three-year agreement, retroactive to ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind snowmobilers to ride safely for an enjoyable winter season. Snowmobiling is one of the joys of a Canadian winter. However, excessive noise may be problematic for some communities and private property landowners.   The topic of snowmobile exhausts and the enforcement of modified exhausts has always been a hot topic in ...

On September 22, 2020, at approximately 5:04 p.m., members from the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle, on Highway 66 in McGarry Township. As a result of the investigation, Gabriel SIMARD, age 22, of Cheney, Ontario, has been charged with the following: ...

On December 14, 2020 at approximately 11:34 a.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), members from the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) Unit, St Joseph Fire Department and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a two vehicle motor vehicle collision on Highway 548 south of Humbug Point Road and V Line Road in St. Joseph Township. Investigation determined ...

Presently, members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), members from the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) Unit and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a two vehicle motor vehicle collision on Highway 548 south of Humbug Road and D Line Road in St. Joseph Township that occurred at 11:34 A.M. Highway 548 is closed in both directions at Hardwood Drive. The ...

(MISSISSAUGA FIRST NATION, ON)– On December 3, 2020 at approximately 1:45 p.m., a member from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol duties on Highway 17 within the Territory of Mississauga First Nation. While stationary the officer observed a black older model pick-up truck approaching his location and recognized the driver and was aware ...

Whitefish River FN Driver Charged On December 6, 2020, at approximately 7:49 a.m. members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 6, south of Espanola. Police located the vehicle and determined that the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver was arrested and brought to the Espanola detachment for further testing. ...