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Today during Question Period, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha raised the need for better winter maintenance on Northern Ontario highways.   “Northern Ontario has been getting snow for the last three weeks and since the first snowfall we’ve experienced numerous, extensive closures on Highway 17 and Highway 11.” Said Mantha. “Clearing highways after a snowfall isn’t a matter of convenience for ...

The American industrialist and business magnate Henry Ford once responded “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do” when asked about his professional achievements. It’s a fitting analogy to describe how Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park continue to sputter when attempting to run, re-establish or regulate public transportation. For decades, numerous studies were published on how ...

Chief and Council of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) have issued this statement in response to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) decision to proceed with the Site Characterization Process for the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) in WLON’s traditional territory. For over a decade, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has been involved in discussions and information sharing through a “Learn ...

Today, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced it has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) and the Township of Ignace as the host communities for the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. In July, Ignace resident voted yes to move forward in the process. Earlier this month, the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation voted voted ...

Today, Hydro One Inc. (Hydro One) and nine First Nation partners, joined by municipal leaders, officially broke ground on the Waasigan Transmission Line project. This important milestone is the result of several years of collaboration and engagement with Indigenous communities, government agencies, local organizations, interest groups and community residents.   “We are thrilled to celebrate this incredible milestone with our ...

Superior East Wawa Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge driver of stolen vehicle with multiple offences.   On November 20, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m. police were advised of a stolen truck and trailer in the Town of Wawa. Several more calls were received that a truck and trailer had crashed into a residence on Toronto Ave. OPP arrived at the scene ...

A 63-year-old male has been arrested for theft and possession of stolen property from a local construction site. On November 18, 2024, members from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of stolen equipment and tools from the Taranis Construction site located in Lyon Township. After further investigation, officers with assistance from the Community Street ...

An individual is facing a criminal charge after failing to return a work truck as planned. On November 19, 2024, at approximately 1:22 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police responded to a call for a stolen vehicle. The complainant reported that an employee had failed to return a work truck and could not be reached after multiple attempts. ...

On November 20, 2024, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Dugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Tokyo Crescent in Elliot Lake. As a result of the warrant being executed, approximately 250 grams of suspected cocaine, almost 9 grams of suspected Fentanyl, approximately 10 Methamphetamine tablets, a loaded sawed-off shotgun, over ...

A 19-year-old individual from Terrace Bay is facing charges of impaired operation resulting from a motor vehicle collision (MVC). On November 13, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Sunset Drive in the Town of Schreiber. As a result of ...

A 19-year-old individual from Terrace Bay is facing charges of impaired operation resulting from a motor vehicle collision (MVC). On November 13, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Sunset Drive in the Town of Schreiber. As a result of ...

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has written to premiers asking them to scrap the provincial sales tax on daily essentials and monthly bills, matching his pledge to scrap the federal GST on home heating, internet and mobile bills, diapers, kids’ clothes and grab-and-go grocery items. “Working people are being gouged every time they pay their cell phone bill or stop at ...

On November 2, 2024, the OPP assisted and Anishinabek Police Service (APS) officers who located a driver passed out in the driver’s seat of a white pickup truck. The driver was subsequently arrested and charged with impaired by drug and possession of Schedule I substance. He was also issued a 90-day Automatic Driver’s Licence Suspension and vehicle towed. On November ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit plus de 32 millions de dollars pour assurer que les premiers intervenants et le personnel de la sécurité publique ont accès à des services de soutien en santé mentale. Le nouveau Programme pour la santé mentale du personnel de la sécurité publique (Programme pour la SMPSP) mettra des services spécialisés à la disposition des policiers, ...

The Ontario government is investing more than $32 million to ensure first responders and public safety personnel have access to mental health supports. The new Mental Health Supports for Public Safety Personnel program (MHS4PSP) will provide specialized services for police officers, firefighters, correctional workers, paramedics and others who support Ontario’s public safety system. “First responders and public safety personnel have ...