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Text with 9-1-1 service available in Rainy River, Chapple Twp, Emo Twp, La Vallee Twp, Lake of the Woods Twp, Morley Twp, Naicatchewaenin First Nation and Rainy River First Nation to enable the deaf, deafened, hard of hearing or speech impaired (DHHSI) community to converse with 9-1-1 call centres using text messaging. You must register for T9-1-1 with your wireless service provider, and you must have a compatible cell phone. T9-1-1 should only be used for emergency situations that require a response from police, fire or emergency medical services
Ontario Provincial Police - North West Region >
Ontario Provincial Police - North West Region - North West Region - Administrative Headquarters - Provincial Police Regional Administration >
Rainy River Detachment
622 Atwood Ave
Rainy River
Rainy River
807-852-3271
9-1-1
Toll-Free: 1-888-310-1122
Fax: 807-852-3517
Mon-Sun 24 hoursAdministrative Office: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm
Last Updated: Dec 8, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
No application process
Eligibility / Target Population
No restrictions
MedicAlert Connect Protect: must be a registered MedicAlert subscriber
MedicAlert Connect Protect: must be a registered MedicAlert subscriber
Fees
None
Languages
English ; French
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services
- Assistance to victims of crime
- Crime prevention
- Emergency response, including canine tracking and search and rescue
- Law enforcement
- Public order maintenance (protests and riots)
- Provides criminal reference checks
- Collaboration between MedicAlert and the OPP to ensure police officers have direct 24/7 access to important information about people who have a tendency to wander, including those living with autism, Alzheimer's, dementia or other cognitive brain injuries
- Gives police officers 24-hour access to a registered subscriber's photo, identifying information, past wandering history, triggers, de-escalation techniques and other information through the MedicAlert database
Last Updated: Dec 8, 2025: Suggest an edit
