WAWA, ON – On February 24, 2022, at approximately 10:07 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a family dispute on Michipicoten First Nation. As a result of the investigation, a female, 23 years-of-age, of Wawa was arrested and [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On February 25, 2022, at approximately 2:40 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a suspicious fire at a school on Magpie Road in Wawa. The Wawa Fire Department attended the school and extinguished the fire prior to [Read more]
Nipigon, ON – Winter weather is upon us and the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind motorists that adverse weather conditions put extra demands on you as a driver and on your vehicle’s performance. STAY ALERT. SLOW DOWN. STAY IN [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sante Manitouwadge Health is pleased to announce that our application to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care was successful and Manitouwadge has been approved to receive 18 new Long-Term Care beds in our community. We are awaiting further communications from the [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Thanks to the Schreiber Fire Department for tweeting an update regarding this morning’s highway closure (see directly below). As of just before lunch the highway has been re-opened. #Hwy17 re-opened #Schreiber to #Nipigon. Sign trailers will be removed shortly. #ONHwys [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – On February 02, 2022, members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call, reporting a possible impaired driver on Main Street in the Town of Geraldton. Police located the subject motor vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On February 1, 2022, at approximately 4:55 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a family dispute on Michipicoten First Nation. As a result of the investigation, a woman, 23 years-of-age, of Wawa was arrested and [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – On Thursday, January 20th, 2022 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Nipigon detachment were advised of a report of a vehicle that had left a Thunder Bay business without paying for gas. An investigation determined the vehicle, a 2019 Ford F150 truck, had been [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – On January 18, 2022, members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the Greenstone OPP Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) Drug Enforcement Unit, [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning residents about a recent rise in break and enter occurrences to ice fishing huts in the Chapleau area. Multiple huts have been damaged and items stolen from inside, including expensive tools and [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On January 6, 2022 at approximately 1:12 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Peever Township. Through investigation, the driver was determined to be impaired by alcohol. [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON -An investigation by Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has resulted in the arrest of two individuals and numerus charges. The investigation was regarding the theft of a motor vehicle as well as an assault on a Manitouwadge victim. Arrested and charged was Matthew M. [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – January 6, 2022 Santé Manitouwadge Health made the following post (see image below) to their Facebook page though no update beyond the 2 new cases listed December 31, 2021 has been made to their website (as of the time they shared the aforementioned post on Facebook). The [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Speaking with CBC’s Superior Morning radio show January 6, 2022, TBDHU Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janet DeMille provides update on the latest details of how the COVID-19 virus is affecting residents of Thunder Bay District. [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – On December 17, 2021 at approximately 4:25 PM officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment stopped an eastbound vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act offence on Highway 11-17, Nipigon Township. As a result of the traffic stop, officers located and [Read more]
