OPP Beat

The Sault O.P.P. had a quiet night and have nothing to report. FESTIVE R.I.D.E. DRAWS TO A CLOSE IN WEEK 5 Northeastern Ontario Week 5 of Festive R.I.D.E.

BREAK AND ENTERS INTO ISOLATED CAMPS Goulais River, Ont., Sault Ste Marie OPP were called to a break and enter into an unoccupied camp in the Goulais Mission area of Goulais River.

SEARCHMONT SKI RESORT PREPARES TO CATCH "SCAM" SKIERS Searchmont, Ont., Northern Ontario's largest ski resort is preparing to work with the Ontario Provincial Police to catch and charge people who try to cheat the resort out of lift ticket fee's.

BATCHAWANA WOMAN CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING Harmony Beach, Ont., A Batchawana woman was arrested and charged with impaired driving after the vehicle she was driving went into the ditch on Hwy 17 near Harmony Beach.

The O.P.P. reports a quiet New Years Eve. There were a couple of domestic disputes but no serious accidents.

The O.P.P. in Northern Ontario were kept busy with traffic accidents. There were 16 since 8pm yesterday. That is in an area from Burke's Falls to Kapuskasing to Wawa to Sault Ste. Marie.

O.P.P in the Sault report a very quiet 24 hours. In spite of the heavy snowfall overnight, there have been no traffic accidents in the area.

Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P. investigated two minor accidents yesterday. At 4:25 p.m., an accident in Searchmont caused very little damage and there were no injuries. The second accident occurred on Hwy #638 east of Echo Bay when a vehicle struck a deer.

As the result of a vehicle stop on Hwy #17, Aweres Township, a small quantity of Cannabis Resin was seized. At 9:00 p.m., Sault OPP stopped a vehicle for various Highway Traffic Act violations.

Highway 17 north has been reopened from Batchewana to Wawa. It had been closed as a result of snow squalls coming off Lake Superior. The OPP investigated two minor traffic accidents over the past 24 hours. Poor road conditions were to blame.