On August 19, 2019 at approximately 6:05 pm officers from the Thunder Bay and Nipigon Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17, near Pearl, ON (East of Thunder Bay). The two occupants from the SUV were pronounced deceased at the scene and the driver of the tractor-trailer unit (TTU) has been ...
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Northeast Forest Fire Update – August 27
There were no new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. There is a total of 13 active forest fires across the Northeast. The forest fire hazard ranges from low to moderate in the majority of the region, while areas east of North Bay and Kawartha Lakes remain moderate to extreme this afternoon. Deep River, Petawawa and surrounding ...
Read More »Ford ripping up agreement with Matawa-member First Nations drags Ring of Fire backwards
Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to the Ford government ripping up the regional framework agreement between Ontario and the chiefs of the Matawa First Nations, which was designed to advance development in the Ring of Fire: “Ripping up the framework agreement between Ontario and the nine Matawa-member First Nations takes Ontario backwards ...
Read More »Sunken Vessel in Lake Superior leaks oil
Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie is responding to a report of an oil sheen near a sunken 33-foot towing vessel in Northport Bay, Mich. At 7:48 a.m., the Coast Guard received a report of the towing vessel Rawhide, sunk in Northport Bay. Local first responders reported an oil sheen near the vessel. Coast Guard pollution responders reported to ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – August 26
Three new fires discovered today remain active in the Northeast Region. Algonquin Park 24 measures 0.1 of a hectare and was discovered late this afternoon east of Robitaille Lake. It is not yet under control. North Bay 26 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. It is located approximately 3 km southeast of Buffalo Rock, near the border between ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – August 26
There were five new wildland fires still active by late afternoon on August 25. Six fires are not under control at the time of this update. Pembroke 5 is currently 0.2 of a hectare. The fire is located northeast of Bissett Creek Provincial Park. Wawa 12 is listed at 0.1 of a hectare and is located north of Nimoosh Provincial ...
Read More »Have you seen Seth Mason? UPDATE
Aug 26, 2019 @ 07:35 – On August 22, 2019, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing male from the Blind River, Ontario area. 17 year old male Seth MASON has not returned home for numerous days. Police and family were concerned for his well-being. On August 25, 2019, Seth MASON was ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – August 25
There were three new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon on August 24. North bay 20 is listed at 0.2 of a hectare and is located southeast of Solace Provincial Park. Sudbury 38 is 0.1 of a hectare and is located near Washagami Lake. Chapleau 11 is currently 0.2 of a hectare. This fire is located southeast of Rush Lake. ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – August 23
There were two new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon on August 23. North Bay 19 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare and is located west of highway 11 near Jumping Cariboo Lake. Kempville 1 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. This fire is located southwest of Arnprior near White Lake. At the time of this ...
Read More »Tractor Trailer Collision causes traffic delays for several days
A tractor trailer in the ditch just north of Rabbit Blanket Lake has caused traffic delays for several days while everything gets cleaned up. This has been a combined effort from various services to remove the load from the transport, the transport and broken guardposts.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – August 22
There were two new forest fires discovered by late afternoon on August 22. Algonquin Park 18 is listed at 0.1 of a hectare. The fire is located near Round Island Lake. Bancroft 12 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare and is located southwest of Bon Echo Provincial Park. At the time of this update, there are six other ...
Read More »James Bay OPP investigate collision that kills female youth and injures 3 others – UPDATE
Aug 22, 2019 @ 09:15 – On August 16, 2019, at approximately 8:15 p.m., members of the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Kapuskasing Fire Department responded a single motor vehicle collision on Cargill Road in the Town of Kapuskasing. Three occupants, all youths, were injured and one 17-year-old ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – August 21
There were five new forest fires discovered by late afternoon on August 21. Algonquin Park 16 is listed at 0.1 of a hectare and located near Cradle Lake. Kirkland Lake 8 is being held at 0.2 of a hectare. The fire is located in the Whitefish Lakes area. Kirkland Lake 9 is listed at 0.3 of a hectare and is ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP deploy spike belt to stop stolen vehicle
On Monday, August 19th, 2019, at approximately 9:45 pm officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted by a member of the public advising someone had stolen their pickup truck from their driveway. Officers conducted patrols locating the stolen vehicle approximately 5 minutes later in the Town of Nipigon. An officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop however ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – August 20
There were two new forest fires discovered by late afternoon on August 20. Algonquin Park 13 is 0.1 of a hectare in size and is located near Sisco Lake in the western section of the Park. North Bay 18 is 0.5 of a hectare and is located north of the Mattawa River northeast of Paresseux Falls. At the time of ...
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