Catlonite Road to be Closed for Repairs The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry advises that a section of a primary forest resource road south of Longlac and north of Terrace Bay, in Nipigon District, will be closed for bridge repairs. A portion of Catlonite Road will be barricaded while [Read more]
Driver Deceased GREENSTONE, ON – November 16, 2016 at approximately 10:30am officers from the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a two vehicle collision involving an SUV and a tractor trailer unit on Highway 11 approximately 65 km east of [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advise that Highway 11, 25 km north of 11/17 junction , has been closed due to a tractor trailer unit engulfed in flames. Estimated duration of road advisory is unknown at this time The O.P.P. will distribute [Read more]
01.11.15 THUNDER BAY, ON — The Ministry of Transportation advises the motoring public that Highway 11/17, at the Nipigon River Bridge is open to single lane traffic. Safety is our top priority. Motorists are reminded to obey and follow all traffic signage and flag persons for the safety of both [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – Sunday, August 16, 2015 at approximately 1:10 am, an officer from the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol on Highway 11, in the area of Long Lake 58 First Nation. The officer observed the driver of a west bound Chevrolet Impala driving [Read more]
Open Letter to Mayor & Council of Municipality of Greenstone I am elaborating on the oral and written comments I made at the public meeting on Wednesday, July 22, in Geraldton on the Hardrock Project of Greenstone Gold Mines. One of the staff stated that company proposals must be [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – July 14, 2015 at approximately 1:40pm a member of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway #11 in the community of Longlac to investigate a suspicious vehicle. Through subsequent investigation, the officer determined [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – On June 27, 2015 at approximately 10:38pm, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment conducted a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 11 in the area of Hardrock Road, Municipality of Greenstone, District of Thunder Bay. The subsequent police [Read more]
Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure: Highway: Hwy #11 Location: Hwy #11at Picnic Point Brief Description of Event: Road closed due to weather and request from North Bay Detachment Estimated duration of Road Advisory: Unknown [Read more]
Charges Laid GREENSTONE, ON – On December 6, 2014 at approximately 7:20pm, members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 11 approximately 78.5 kilometres east of Longlac. Investigation determined that the [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – North Bay OPP has closed Highway 11 at Hearst to Longlac due to poor roads.(December 16, 2014 – 4:21pm) OntarioNewsNorth.com will be published updates as they are received from the OPP. [Read more]
Highway Construction Improves Roads, Bridges and Creates Jobs in Northwestern Ontario Ontario continues to expand and improve highways throughout Northern Ontario, creating and sustaining more than 5,500 construction jobs annually while making travel safer and more efficient for families, visitors [Read more]
Highway Construction Improves Roads, Bridges and Creates Jobs in Northeastern Ontario Ontario continues to expand and improve highways throughout Northern Ontario, creating and sustaining more than 5,500 construction jobs while making travel safer and more efficient for families, visitors and [Read more]
Highway 11 OPEN 2014 NIPIGON, ON – Highway 11 – 20 KM east of Nipigon is now fully open. __________________________ ~UPDATE~ NIPIGON, ON – Highway 11 – 20km east of Nipigon has now been open to one lane of traffic. FROM EDITOR: UPDATES Will be published as rec’vd from [Read more]
DRIVER CHARGED FOR SPEEDING AT OR IN EXCESS OF 50KM/H OVER THE POSTED LIMIT GREENSTONE, ON – On August 10, 2014 a member of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a black Ford Explorer travelling east bound at a high rate of speed on Highway 11, west of Camp 25 Road. The police [Read more]
