HORNEPAYNE, ON – On Friday July 1, 2016, members of the Superior East Hornepayne Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted an investigation into allegations of threats made to a Hornepayne family. Investigation revealed that a male had assaulted a female and threatened her [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Monday June 6, 2016 at approximately 12:38 pm members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an incident to a residence in the area of Spruce Street and Regina Crescent Wawa Ontario. While at the scene the investigation revealed that [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Monday May 30, 2016 at approximately 10:40 pm members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a sexual assault incident at a Wawa residence. At the scene police investigated the incident and as a result have arrested and [Read more]
It Pays to Play TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Agatha Grisdale of Sault Ste. Marie for winning $100,000 with ENCORE (January 16, 2016 LOTTO 6/49 draw). Agatha matched six of seven winning numbers on her ENCORE selection on the ticket she purchased at Mac’s on Dacey Road in Sault Ste. [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Friday January 29, 2016 members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into several complaints of multiple thefts from motor vehicles within the community of Wawa Ontario. Investigation revealed that several motor vehicles [Read more]
A Blind River area woman has been fined $2,500 for unlawfully shooting two moose on a roadway. Stacey Armstrong, a resident of Mississauga First Nation, pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm on a roadway. In addition to the fine, the moose were forfeited to the Crown and have been donated to [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Two new teams are ready to battle for a title of a different sort at St. Mary’s College (SMC) later this month. The St. Mary’s College robotics teams, Knights and Bolts and Team Global Power, formed this year with the assistance of teacher mentors, Eugene Pagliaro [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON – The Batchewana First Nation (BFN) is getting ready to celebrate the repatriation of their ancestral remains returning to their homeland. In 2010 the Batchewana First Nation and Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians worked in collaboration to bring the remains of their [Read more]
WAWA, ON – A Sault Ste. Marie man has been fined $500 for failing to extinguish a fire that spread to a nearby forest. Jeffrey Fleming pleaded guilty and was fined $500 for failing to extinguish a fire that spread to a nearby forest. He was also ordered to pay $2,200 to the Ministry of [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling more than $16 million in Pukaskwa National [Read more]
Trains Needed Outside of Toronto The recent launch of the UP Express to move travelers via rail from Pearson Airport to downtown Toronto is a good move to ease traffic congestion and pollution in Canada’s largest city. All levels of government in Ontario now need to demonstrate the same [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services need the public’s assistance identifying a male involved in a theft of a bicycle from OLG Casino Sault Ste. Marie. On June 2, 2015 the victim locked his 2015 black super cycle mountain bike in front of the OLG [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District Crime Stoppers and the Blind River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are looking for the public’s assistance in solving a theft. Sometime between April 3 and April 7 2015 six Stihl model chainsaws were stolen from a [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at approximately 1:10 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment responded to a local business regarding a disturbance. At the scene police spoke to three individuals who had sustained serious injuries from an [Read more]
In Northern Ontario we know all too well the challenges we face with access to healthcare. Many have to travel long distances for care, and at a time when there seems to be continuous cuts to services, and wasted millions it becomes extremely frustrating. This week my colleague and NDP Health [Read more]
