(THUNDER BAY, ON) - On August 17th, 2025 at approximately 1:37 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to the Pigeon River Border, along Highway 61, for a possible impaired driver crossing into Canada from the United States.

As a result of the investigation & assistance by the Pigeon River Canadian Border Services Agency, it was determined that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages & further testing was conducted.

As a result of the investigation, a 55-year-old male, of Markham, Ontario was served with a 7-day drivers licence suspension. This is the second time this person has had a “warn range” suspension imposed - The first resulted in a 3-day suspension.