Officers cleared after fatal Kenora knife incident
The Special Investigations Unit found no grounds to charge two Ontario Provincial Police officers after the June 25 2024 fatal shooting of 57 year old Bruce Frogg of Wawakapewia First Nation in Kenora. Frogg armed with two knives approached officers and firefighters at Ankinabe Park as flames spread from a fire set to a wood cart and building. The SIU concluded the officer used three shots in defence and no negligent conduct occurred. The Fukish country Nishnawbe Aski Nation leader Alvin Fiddler criticized the report and called for further accountability, saying it raises more questions than answers.
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Kenora
Ankinabe Park
OPP
Bruce Frogg
Special Investigations Unit
Frogg
Joseph Martino
Martino
Fiddler
Bruce
Sioux Lookout councillor resigns from council
Sioux Lookout Municipality reports a vacancy on its council after Coun. Luc Beaume resigned on June 25 for personal reasons. The July council meeting will decide how to fill the empty chair, with the next meeting set for July 16 at 5 30 p m. Beaume was elected as a councillor on October 24 2022.
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Sioux Lookout
Coun
Luc Beaume
Beaume
Doug Lawrance
One Stop Development Shop opens in Thunder Bay
The City of Thunder Bay opened the One Stop Development Shop to streamline development. Joel DePeuter notes the service centers on growth and a broader tax base, with enhanced access via one location, website, phone, and email. The former Development Services Office houses new supports like sewer connections and heritage approvals. City manager John Collin praises rapid six month implementation and renewed growth focus. The ceremony featured a ribbon cutting on Wednesday.
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Thunder Bay
Joel DePeuter
DePeuter
City Hall
Development Services
Victoriaville Civic Centre
de Peuter
John Collin
Collin
Adrian Cordes
Lionel Ketola
Steven Loweth
Neebing adopts crime fighting CamSafe program
Neebing residents, including cottage owners, can join the CamSafe program to help police locate security camera sites. OPP says officers can view details by clicking registered addresses to request footage, but cannot access cameras or cloud accounts. Registrants may view only their own data and can delete or modify information anytime.
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Neebing
Brian Wright
Camsafe
Wright
Lakehead
OPP
Camsafe.ca
OPP to relocate Geraldton detachment near Highway 11
Greenstone council authorized CAO to sign a development agreement with Greenstone Gold for a new OPP detachment north of the current station just south of First Bridge near Kenogamisis Lake. Construction timing remains undecided though 2025 had been eyed. officials say the current site will be eventually affected by open-pit mining and the new facility will sit on the Highway 11 corridor.
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Geraldton
Highway 11
Greenstone Council
Greenstone Gold
OPP
First Bridge
Kenogamisis Lake
Jamie McPherson
McPherson
Ontario
Greenstone
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