On Saturday September 26, 2020 at approximately 2:32 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine responded to a report of an overturned boat on Sawbill Lake (south of Peshu Lake Road) in Root Township. Investigation determined a group of six fishermen paired up and launched ...
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Ontario Introduces French Accents on Driver’s Licences and Ontario Photo Cards
The Ontario government is delivering on its commitment to make more government services available in French by adding French Language Characters, such as accents (e.g. ç, è, é, ê, ë), to driver’s licence cards and Ontario Photo Cards. Adding French Language Characters to Ontario driver’s licence cards and Ontario Photo Cards is a first step in the province’s plan to ...
Read More »L’Ontario introduit des accents français sur les permis de conduire et les cartes-photos de l’Ontario
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario tient son engagement de rendre plus de services gouvernementaux disponibles en français en ajoutant des caractères de langue française, tels que les lettres accentuées (par exemple, ç, è, é, ê, ë), aux cartes de permis de conduire et aux cartes-photos de l’Ontario. L’ajout de caractères français sur les permis de conduire et les cartes-photos de l’Ontario ...
Read More »Ontario Investing $741 Million to Reduce Surgeries Backlog and Expand Access to Care
The Ontario government is investing $741 million to help clear the backlog of surgeries and build more capacity in the health care system to effectively manage surges and outbreaks in COVID-19 cases. This is part of the province’s COVID-19 fall preparedness plan, Keeping Ontarians Safe: Preparing for Future Waves of COVID-19. The plan will help the province quickly identify, prevent ...
Read More »L’Ontario investit 741 millions de dollars pour résorber l’arriéré des interventions chirurgicales et améliorer l’accès aux soins
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 741 millions de dollars pour contribuer à résorber l’arriéré des interventions chirurgicales et pour renforcer les capacités du système de santé afin de gérer efficacement toute nouvelle flambée ou éclosion de COVID-19. Cet investissement s’inscrit dans le cadre du plan de préparation sanitaire de la province pour lutter contre la COVID-19 cet automne, intitulé Protéger ...
Read More »SAH 50/50 – Issues Warning after Imposter claims to sell tickets
This morning a phone call was brought to our attention from one of our avid supporters. The phone call was from an individual claiming to be selling our SAHF 50/50 tickets. She thankfully saw through it. We will never ‘cold call’ you to sell you a ticket. We do make phone calls to support those having issues, but any person claiming ...
Read More »Déploiement de nouvelles mesures de santé publique dans la province pour assurer la sécurité de la population ontarienne
En consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef et d’autres experts de la santé, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a modifié le Règl. de l’Ont. 364/20 (Règles pour les régions à l’étape 3 en vertu de la Loi de 2020 sur la réouverture de l’Ontario [mesures adaptables en réponse à la COVID-19]), afin de resserrer les mesures pour réagir à la récente hausse de cas ...
Read More »New Public Health Measures Implemented Provincewide to Keep Ontarians Safe
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, and other health experts, the Ontario government has amended order O. Reg 364/20: Rules for Areas in Stage 3 under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, to tighten public health measures in response to the recent rise in cases of COVID-19. Over the past five weeks, Ontario ...
Read More »Ontario Investing More Than $1 Billion to Expand COVID-19 Testing and Contact Tracing
The Ontario government is building on the largest provincial testing initiative in Canada by providing $1.07 billion to expand COVID-19 testing and case and contact management. The government is also immediately investing $30 million to prevent and manage outbreaks in priority sectors, including the province’s long-term care homes, retirement homes and schools. These investments are part of the province’s comprehensive ...
Read More »L’Ontario investit plus d’un milliard de dollars pour élargir l’accès aux tests de dépistage de la COVID-19 et la recherche de contacts
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario tire profit de la plus importante initiative provinciale en matière de dépistage au Canada en octroyant 1,07 milliard de dollars pour élargir l’accès aux tests de dépistage de la COVID-19 et la gestion des cas et des contacts. De plus, le gouvernement investit immédiatement 30 millions de dollars pour prévenir et gérer les éclosions dans les ...
Read More »Manitoulin OPP ask for assistance in break and enter
On September 21, 2020, at approximately 11:05 a.m. members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a report of a break and enter at a property on Avery Drive in Espanola. Officers, with the assistance of the Manitoulin OPP Crime Unit and the Forensic Identification Services Unit (FIS), are continuing the investigation of this incident ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP lay charges in Abduction – UPDATE
On September 14, 2020, officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment were dispatched to a report of a male having been abducted, forcibly confined and assaulted with a firearm in the town of Nipigon. The victim escaped his captures and received assistance from a witness who contacted police. The victim was transported to hospital with significant injuries. Two ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP – Investigate Vehicle Theft and Fire
On September 12, 2020 at approximately 10:30 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle being stolen from a residence in the town of Red Rock. The vehicle is described as a 2015 white Chevrolet Silverado 2500 diesel pickup truck, four wheel drive, crew cab (4 doors). The vehicle was last ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Vehicle Impounded after Driver on Radar in excess of 170km in 80 Zone
On September 22, 2020, at approximately 9:25 a.m., East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting radar patrol on Highway 108 north of Elliot Lake. A southbound vehicle approached the officer’s location travelling in excess of 170 km/h in a posted 80km/h zone. The 50-year-old driver from Elliot Lake was charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform Stunt – Speeding ...
Read More »Ontario Moving to Standardized Online Testing for Students
The Ontario government is proposing to modernize large-scale provincial student testing to better prepare youth for the future, and re-build parent confidence in the education system. The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), which creates and administers assessments, will procure a firm to develop an online, adaptive testing platform. “The world is changing rapidly, and our students are learning in ...
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