Ontario Provincial Police - North West Region - Rainy River District Detachment

Text with 9-1-1 service available in Fort Frances, Alberton Twp, Couchiching First Nation, Halkirk Twp and Watten Twp, 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

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Rainy River District Detachment

901 Sunset Dr
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 2T3

807-274-3322

9-1-1

Toll-Free: 1-888-310-1122

Fax: 807-274-7541

OPP.Fort.Frances.Detachment@opp.ca

www.opp.ca/

Directions

Mon-Sun 24 hours

Administrative Office: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm

Application

No application process

Eligibility / Target Population

No restrictions

MedicAlert Connect Protect: must be a registered MedicAlert subscriber

Fees

None

Languages

English ; French

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services

Emergencies call: 9-1-1

Non-emergency reporting and assistance call: 1-888-310-1122

Provides police services focusing on the following:

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

MedicAlert Connect Protect

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