Northern Ont. provincial park closed as police continue manhunt
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Ontario Provincial Police say they are not letting up on their search for a northeastern Ontario man who may know something about a recent homicide in the Timmins area and efforts have closed a local provincial park.
Ontario Provincial Police say they are not letting up on their search for a northeastern Ontario man who may know something about a recent homicide in the Timmins area.
Police told CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca in an interview Tuesday that’s why people may notice an increased police presence on Highway 101 between Municipal Road and Shillington.
Kettle Lakes Provincial Park is also being impacted by the search as the beginning of summer approaches.
Police said it’s closed to the public until further notice.
During the course of travelling along Highway 101 east, you may see 'wanted signs' on various side roads like the one on Gibson Lake Road.
The posters are in relation to a search for 43-year-old Lucas MacDonald of Egan Township, near Shillington, east of Timmins.
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