Wingham Free Press
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advised students and staff of École St. Joseph in Blind River that it was closed due an ongoing investigation. On this date Monday January 26, 2026, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the OPP, Algoma Paramedic Services and the OPP’s Forensic Identification Services Unit responded to a […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) makes arrest after a disturbance at local bar. On Friday, January 16, 2026, at approximately 3:20 a.m., police responded to a reported disturbance at a local bar on Woodward Avenue in the Town of Blind River. Approximately fifteen minutes prior to police […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – A driver was arrested and charged for impaired by drug. On January 9, 2026, at approximately 12:15 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere (RIDE) on Canoe Lake Road, Mississauga First Nation. A grey pickup truck stopped and a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) was […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – A person was charged after police were called to a vehicle in the ditch on Birch Street. On January 4, 2026, at approximately 7:20 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended Birch Street to find a beige pickup truck in the ditch still running and the driver passed out at […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person after a traffic stop on Highway 17. On December 26, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m., police received a complainant regarding an older model silver pickup truck operating erratically and failing to remain in its lane. Police stopped the pickup truck a short time […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – A person was charged after police stopped a vehicle north of Blind River on Highway 557. On December 28, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a small white Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) to check sobriety of the driver. After failing a roadside screening test, the […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – On December 12, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person on Hanes Avenue who was in breach of prior release conditions. At approximately 10:00 a.m. the East Algoma Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and East Algoma Warrant Apprehension assisted Muskoka OPP CSCU with the arrest of a male […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person after a traffic stop on Longview Avenue. On December 11, 2025, at approximately 3:45 a.m., police stopped a grey 4-door Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) to check the status of a temporary plate. While speaking to the driver, open alcohol could be seen […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – On December 5, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of a possible impaired driver in the ditch on Highway 17 near Frammpet Drive. Police observed a badly damaged black pickup truck in the west bound ditch, facing east. Additionally, there were numerous beer […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – On November 24, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) on Causley Street (Highway 17) in Blind River. At approximately 5:15 p.m. police and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision involving an eastbound Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) and cyclist. The cyclist […]