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SIU Investigating Collision in Matheson

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding a collision yesterday in Matheson that resulted in injuries to a 28-year-old man. The preliminary information indicates the following: At approximately 11:20 a.m. on September 24, 2019, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a vehicle being driven erratically on Highway 11 near Matheson. An OPP officer traveling ...

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Marathon OPP Helping in Search for Missing 28 year old from Toronto

The Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is assisting the Toronto Police Service (TPS) and The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) in the search for a missing Toronto man. Brian Penny is described as a 28 year old, Caucasian male, 5’9″, 165 pounds, thin build, and fair complexion with brown hair, beard and brown eyes. He arrived in Thunder Bay on ...

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Provincial Government to invest $105,000 to improve Concussion Safety

Ontario’s government is recognizing Rowan’s Law Day by investing $105,000 to expand efforts to improve concussion safety across the province. Today Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, was joined by Gordon Stringer, father of Rowan Stringer, Tim Fleiszer from the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada (CLFC), and other concussion safety advocates to announce that Ontario is partnering with CLFC ...

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Today is Franco-Ontarian Day

Today, Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs, issued the following statement: “September 25 is Franco-Ontarian Day, a symbolic day and a wonderful opportunity for Ontario to celebrate the significant contributions of the Franco-Ontarian community to the cultural, social, economic and political life of our province. As Minister of Francophone Affairs, it is an honour for me to work on developing Ontario’s ...

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Pic Mobert Ontario Works advises of Percocet containing Fentenyl

ALERT FROM ANISHINABEK POLICE We were advised of percocet pills that were brought into Pic Mobert today (Tuesday, September 24, 2019), which have been tested and are found POSITIVE to contain FENTENYL. This is extremely dangerous and will cause an overdose. Please contact police or the health center ASAP if you have found any of these percocet pills. Please use ...

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SIU Invokes Mandate after Collision in Matheson

On September 24, 2019, at approximately 11:17 a.m., the Matheson Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to investigate a driving complaint on Highway 11, near Matheson.   The driver was located and soon afterwards was involved in a motor vehicle collision with another vehicle on Highway 11 in Matheson. As a result, the driver from the traffic complaint ...

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National Forest Week

Today, John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, issued the following statement to mark National Forest Week: “As we celebrate National Forest Week, it’s important to recognize Ontario’s rich forest heritage and the continued economic, social and environmental benefits forests provide to the people of this province. Today, Ontario’s forest sector supports about 155,000 jobs in communities across our ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 23

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 22. There is currently one active fire in the Northeast. Sudbury 44 is under control at 0.5 of a hectare and is located east of the Mississagi Provincial Park. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the eastern portion of the region ...

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Renewed Algonquin Nursing Home

September 20th marked the grand opening of the new Algonquin Nursing Home in Mattawa. An integral part of the Mattawa Health Hub, the newly constructed home will house Long Term Care, a Hospice Suite, Day Program and Indigenous Services and a Community Multi-Purpose Room. In 1976 the Algonquin Nursing Home opened with 60 extended care beds. In 1984, one wing of ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 20

There was one new fire confirmed by the afternoon of September 20. Algonquin Park 29 is 0.1 of a hectare and is located near North Tea Lake. The fire is now under control. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the eastern portion of the region are showing a high hazard. For up ...

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NDP calls for immediate action to crack down on vaping

NDP Health Critic France Gélinas is calling for urgent action to crack down on the marketing of vaping – and warns that Doug Ford’s Conservative government is moving in the wrong direction. “Now more than ever, we need to heed the warnings of health experts raising serious concerns about this product: crack down on advertising, ban flavoured vapes designed to ...

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Three Confederation College Alumni to Receive President’s Awards in Recognition of Remarkable Achievement

  Confederation College is honouring three alumni for their remarkable achievements by presenting each of them with a President’s Award. Al Bourbouhakis, Melissa Hardy-Giles and Thomas McDonald were acknowledged at the 24th Annual Community Partners’ Evening  Thursday, September 19. “These individuals are wonderful exemplars of what can be achieved with great passion, commitment and leadership,” said Kathleen Lynch, President of ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 20

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 19. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the central and eastern portion of the region are showing a high hazard. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, ...

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Have you seen Steven Leblanc of Elliot Lake?

On September 16, 2019, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Elliot Lake Detachment responded to a report of a missing male from the Elliot Lake, Ontario area. OPP Investigation has revealed that Steven LEBLANC, a 56 year old male had not been heard from since the first week of September, 2019. He is described as white, approximately 5′ 10″ ...

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