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In the early evening of June 7th, 2021, a commercially operated helicopter contracted by the MNRF engaged in firefighting activities on a Nipigon District fire was forced to perform an emergency landing in a forested area.   The Ministry of Natural Resources confirmed that the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft was transported to the hospital with ...

EAST ALGOMA LAYS 17th IMPAIRED CHARGE IN 2021   (MUNICIPALITY OF HURON SHORES, ON)- On June 6, 2021, shortly after 9:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an impaired driver that had left a residence on Collver Road in the Municipality Huron Shores and was travelling the back ...

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $15 million to protect the health, and well-being of residents in 99 municipalities across Northern Ontario. Details were provided by the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Stephen Crawford, ...

Les gouvernements du Canada et de l’Ontario investissent plus de 15 millions de dollars pour protéger la santé et le bien-être des résidents de 99 municipalités du nord de l’Ontario. L’honorable Patty Hajdu, ministre de la Santé et députée de Thunder Bay—Supérieur-Nord, au nom de l’honorable Catherine McKenna, ministre fédérale de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités, Stephen Crawford, adjoint parlementaire de ...

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to London Police Services’ revelation that a Muslim family was targeted and deliberately struck by a driver on Sunday in London, Ontario: “Words are not enough to express the sorrow and anger we are all feeling in the wake of news that three generations of a family were targeted and ...

Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, and Lindsay Mathyssen, NDP MP for London–Fanshawe, made the following statement: “We send our heartfelt condolences to the relatives and community of the victims in London. This was a hate crime that killed four members of a family and left the fifth seriously injured. Three generations among the dead were a grandmother, father, mother ...

Après une vaste consultation, le gouvernement de l’Ontario améliore le programme des boîtes bleues en l’élargissant à plus de collectivités, en normalisant les types de déchets qui peuvent être recyclés dans toute la province et en rendant les fabricants de produits et d’emballages entièrement responsables des coûts et de la gestion du programme pour aider les municipalités à réduire leurs ...

Following extensive consultations, the Ontario government is improving blue box recycling by expanding service to more communities, standardizing the list of materials that can be recycled across the province and saving municipalities money by making producers of products and packaging fully responsible for the cost and operation of the program. “Producers and municipalities have been advocating for an enhanced, producer-led ...

STATEMENT OF BISHOP DOWD ON THE DISCOVERY OF REMAINS IN KAMLOOPS Bishop Thomas Dowd, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, offers a personal statement on the discovery in Kamloops SHOCK, GRIEF AND COMPASSION Dear friends in and of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, Since the discovery of the remains of 215 children on the site ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is encouraging individuals looking to obtain information about sexual assault investigations or the criminal justice system (CJS), or looking to access resources for survivors of sexual assault, to contact the OPP or its local partners in their area. The OPP utilizes a victim-centred and trauma-informed approach to investigations with the expectation of mitigating victim/survivor impact, ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit plus de 18 millions de dollars pour contribuer à la construction d’une patinoire à deux surfaces d’un budget de 25 millions de dollars à Sault Ste. Marie. La patinoire à deux surfaces remplacera la patinoire à surface unique existante du McMeeken Arena, élargissant considérablement la surface de la glace et le nombre de sièges à ...

The Ontario government is investing over $18 million to support the construction of a $25 million twin-pad arena in Sault Ste. Marie. The twin-pad arena will replace the existing single-pad arena at the McMeeken Arena, significantly increasing the square-footage and seating capacity inside the arena for the Sault Ste. Marie community. The Ontario government is investing in this multi-purpose infrastructure ...

On May 29, 2021, shortly after 7:45 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of Manitoulin Crime Unit, the OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Mississauga First Nation Police service responded to a family dispute on Village Road in the community of Serpent River First Nation. After police investigation, it ...

On May 29, 2021, shortly after 1:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a westbound vehicle driving erratically on Highway 17 within the Township of the North Shore. Police observed the vehicle at a local gas station in the Town of Blind River and the car left ...

On May 16, 2021, shortly after 10:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of a mobile phone on East Cul de Sac in the City of Elliot Lake. Investigation determined, an accused reached through a vehicle window and grabbed the phone from the rear passenger and ran into a ...