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The Council and Staff of the Township of Moonbeam extend their deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of Audric, Audrie, Carley, and Loïc. Our community is heartbroken by this tragic loss. On behalf of the Council and Staff of the Township of Moonbeam, we extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of Audric, Audrie, ...

Park Staff at Hattie Cove (Pukaskwa National Park) have received test results for the suspected blue-green algae detected at the canoe launch beach in Hattie Cove. What we know now: It has been confirmed that is indeed Blue-Green Algae The algae is confirmed to contain the toxin Microsystin-LA. The bloom is localized—it has only been detected at the canoe launch ...

Police arrested a man in Elliot Lake after a reported sexual assault.  On August 10, 2025, at approximately 11:15 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called regarding a sexual assault that occurred in a park area adjacent to Ste Camillus Crescent. Earlier that morning, a person was approached by an older male with a cane, who offered ...

UPDATE (6:35 p.m.): Highway 11 has reopened near Moonbeam following a collision investigation. <divider> UPDATE (1:45 p.m.): Highway 11 remains closed due to a fatal two-vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer and an ATV. As a result of the incident, four individuals were pronounced deceased at the scene. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the ...

La Société de gestion des déchets nucléaires (SGDN) a annoncé le nom de l’entreprise d’ingénierie et d’architecture avec laquelle nous travaillerons pour la conception du Centre d’expertise qui sera construit dans le canton d’Ignace, en Ontario.   Soutenue par une équipe d’architectes et de sous-traitants hautement expérimentés, la société CIMA Canada Inc. (CIMA+) est l’un des plus grands cabinets privés ...

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has announced the engineering and architectural design company we have chosen to work with for the planned Centre of Expertise, which will be located in Ignace, Ontario.   CIMA Canada Inc. (CIMA+) is one of Canada’s largest privately owned engineering firms, supported by a team of highly experienced architects and subcontractors. CIMA+ will complete ...

A Saskatchewan driver is facing multiple charges following an attempt to flee from police. On August 4, 2025, at approximately 11:24 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon Detachment responded to multiple calls of a driver in a pick-up truck driving erratically and in an unsafe manner eastbound on Highway 17. OPP officers located and attempted to pull ...

Aug 14, 2025 at 07:59 Members from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an impaired driving investigation while conducting a RIDE program. On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 11 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE program on Peninsula Road. A driver entered the RIDE program and an investigation into impaired driving commenced. The driver ...

On Monday, August 11, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a pickup up in a ditch on Highway 129 near Feltham Road in the Municipality of Huron Shores (north of Thessalon). A short time later police attended the scene and while speaking to the driver police determined ...

On Monday, August 11, 2025, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol on Highway 17 in the Town of Blind River. At approximately 6:45 p.m., police observed a white pickup truck in the southbound ditch on Highway 17 near Frammpet Drive and while speaking to the driver police determined alcohol had been ...

The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with members of the OPP North West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) Team, are investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and vehicle. The incident occurred at approximately 6:43 a.m. on Monday, August 11, 2025, at the intersection of Highway 11-17 and Mapleward Road. The motorcycle driver, a ...

The attack by the government of Ontario on our Anishinaabek way of life along the North Shore of the Great Lakes continues. In the latest assault, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has given only weeks’ notice of a devastating aerial herbicide spray operation taking place between August 18 and September 30 across Anishinaabek lands near Elliot Lake, Blind River ...

A disturbance at a local clinic prompted a police response in the City of Elliot Lake. On Thursday, August 7, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a disturbance at a clinic on Ontario Avenue. Upon arrival, officers learned that an individual had become verbally ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) lays 32nd impaired charge in 2025. On Thursday, August 7, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma OPP responded to a traffic complaint of a vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 17 west of Blind River. The white car was all over the road, turning on the headlights off ...

Former acquaintance makes threats during grocery store incident. On Friday, August 8, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a threats complaint that occurred at local grocery store in the Town of Thessalon. While inside the grocery store, a former acquaintance approached the complainant and began yelling. As ...