The following statement is from the Hon. Steven Del Duca, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation: “As Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, my number one priority is the safety of all roads and highways in this province. On Sunday afternoon, the OPP closed the Nipigon River Bridge to traffic [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Wednesday February 18, 2015 around 2:25pm Marathon/Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a person being hit by a motor vehicle on Highway 17, 24km west of White River. A 47 year old female MTO plow truck driver was struck while parked in a snow [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN, ON – Highway 17 East of Terrace Bay to Marathon (and at times through to White River) was closed repeatedly this past weekend due to freezing rain and packed ice. Travelers who made it through the portion of highway between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning were [Read more]
MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION July 28th, 2010 (MARATHON, ON.) –On July 27, 2010 at 03:20pm the Marathon OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision that occurred on a bush trail located behind 22 Poplar Crescent in the Town of Marathon. The collision involved an ATV and a dirt bike that were travelling [Read more]
MALE CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED BY DRUG (MARATHON, ON.) –On July 14, 2010 at 02:25am the Marathon OPP responded to a call of a possible impaired driver on Highway 17 in Marathon Township. The motor vehicle was located at the Peninsula Inn with 2 occupants. After officers spoke to the driver and an [Read more]
