Wingham Free Press
(MATTAWA) – A 36-year-old Mattawa area resident has been charged after an early-morning traffic stop conducted by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Saturday, April 4, 2026, at approximately 3:10 a.m., an officer from the North Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on McConnell Street in Mattawa after observing unusual driving […]
(MATTAWA, ON) – Four individuals are facing numerous charges after a traffic stop on Highway 17 in Mattawa led to the seizure of suspected cocaine and cash.. On Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 11:15 p.m., North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act (HTA) infraction on Highway 17. […]
(MATTAWA, ON) – Twelve drivers have been charged with impaired driving offences by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the month of July 2025. One of those individuals was arrested following a threats-related incident in Mattawa, where a weapon was reportedly brandished and the accused was later determined to have been driving while under […]
(MATTAWA, ON) – Twelve drivers have been charged with impaired driving offences by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the month of July 2025. One of those individuals was arrested after entering a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program checkpoint in Mattawa. On Friday, July 25, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the North Bay […]
(MATTAWA, ON) – A response to a well-being check has led to firearms-related charges following an extensive police operation in Mattawa and surrounding areas. On Sunday May 18, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a person in crisis who had entered a wooded area […]
(MATTAWA, ON) – An arrest has been made in connection with a hit-and-run collision involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in Mattawa. On Thursday April 3, 2025, at approximately 6:45 p.m., the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision in a parking lot on Turcotte Park Road in Mattawa. The investigation revealed that […]
(MATTAWA, ON) – A Mattawa resident is facing criminal charges related to stolen property. On October 2, 2024, the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), investigated an occurrence involving several stolen items located on a property associated to the accused. A search of a property on Highway 533 […]
(MATTAWA, ON) – Single motor vehicle collision results in driver charged for impaired operation and other offences under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) and Liquor Licence Control Act (LLCA). On September 1, 2024, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Mattawa Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a vehicle on Burritts Road, […]