NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – Saturday, January 5th members of the Pic River and Pic Mobert First Nations showed their support of Attawapiskat First Nations Chief Theresa Spence and the Idle No More Movement with peaceful protests near their communities. Ojibways of the Pic River First Nations had a [Read more]
Travellers on Highway 17 may see a special visitor to our region while travelling today and tomorrow. Kent Rathwell, President of Sun Country Highway is currently driving the Northshore leg of a cross Canada adventure commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Trans Canada Highway [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – November 24, 2012 at 4:00 pm the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) White River Detachment officers were advised that there was a disturbance on a Greyhound Bus that was traveling North bound on Highway 17 towards White River. The bus driver indicated that a male passenger had [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – November 11, 2012 in Hunt Township on Highway 17 near White River the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting radar patrol. A vehicle was stopped for speeding, the driver, George HANDORGAN of Kenora, Ontario provided a valid Ontario Driver’s License. A record [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Honourable Bob Chiarelli Minister of Transportation and newly appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister of Infrastructure visited Wawa November 6th with Mayor Linda Nowicki of the Municipality of Wawa, its Emergency Control Group, and Chief Joe [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha was quick to react when he heard constituents in Wawa had been devastated by flooding on the outskirts of their community, on Highway 17 and on many important roadways in the area including the route between Wawa and neighbouring Michipicoten [Read more]
Today, Premier Dalton McGuinty released the following statement on the declaration of a state of emergency by the Municipality of Wawa: “Following a night of heavy rain, the Municipality of Wawa has declared a state of emergency as a result of severe flooding. Our government has been in [Read more]
HIGH VOLUME OF WATER RESULTS IN HIGHWAY CLOSURES WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Detachment advise that Highway 17 between Wawa and White River is currently closed. The highway has been closed as a result of high levels of water over the roadway near Catfish. OPP [Read more]
WINTER CONDITIONS BLASTING NORTH WEST REGION HIGHWAYS HWY 17 NORTHSHORE, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding motorists that winter weather conditions are impacting local highways within the North West Region. In particular, Highway 17 from Terrace Bay east to White [Read more]
OPP CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 627 – UPDATE #1 MARATHON, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon Detachment are continuing their investigation into a fatal motor vehicle collision. October 7, 2012, OPP and emergency crews responded [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Sunday September 23, 2012, at 6:30 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge detachment was on patrol on North Regan Road north of Highway 17. The officer observed a grey Nissan Versa parked in a small gravel pit with a male sitting in the driver’s seat [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – 24 July 2012, in the early afternoon hours a traffic stop was completed by a member of the Nipigon Detachment Ontario Provincial Police on Highway 17 near Nipigon. The traffic stop resulted in the seizure of approximately 3,000 (three thousand) grams of cocaine. Two males from [Read more]
STUNT DRIVER CHARGED WAWA, ON – June 28, 2012 at 8:00 pm Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Detachment in Wawa were conducting radar patrol on Highway 17 in Lendrum Township. A 1995 Dodge Caravan was recorded driving in excess of 50 kilometres per hour of the posted 90 kilometres per hour [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – JUNE 27TH, 2012 AT 1:48PM Ontario Provincial Police Superior East White River Detachment were advised to keep observation for a silver Ford pickup truck. It was reported that the vehicle had left White River and was being driven by a suspended driver with out vehicle [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Wednesday June 13, 2012, at 7:00 pm, Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received information of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 east of Marathon ON. A Jeep Cherokee pulling a U-Haul trailer exited a gas station heading eastbound. A tractor trailer unit also [Read more]
