Ontario Reports
Notice: Please be aware that we cannot vouch for the accuracy of reports that originate from other websites. We have no control over the manner in which outsourced reports were investigated. In some instances, a report may have been posted on the originating website without any follow-up investigation. We include these reports in our database for information purposes only, to give you an overview of sightings that have been reported in Ontario.
See our Sightings Map section for general locations. Most of the reports that we list are from other websites. We are beginning to receive report submissions of our own. After a thorough investigation by one of our Ontario investigators, completed OSR reports will appear below, clearly marked with a . Thank you for your continuing support.
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It's our sincere desire to give our visitors a comprehensive picture of where sightings are occuring in the province. We have listed reports from other websites in order to provide that information. We make no claims to these reports. They are not ours, and are listed here for your information only. The originating website is clearly listed in each case. And each is linked back to its originating website where you can read the full report.
NORTHWEST
KENORA DISTRICT:
Deer Lake July 1986 BFRO #23134 Fishing Guide has sighting
Sioux Narrows Aug. 2006 BFRO #20408 Daylight sighting
Godson Lake near Dryden Sept. 2006 BFRO#16719 Vocalization
Peawanuck First Nations Reserve June 27,2001 Reuters Newswire
95 mi. east of Peawanuck June 14, 2001 (in above Reuters news clip)
Stranger Lake (Sachigo Lk) July 1997 BFRO #1337 Gray shape in bush
Red Lake Oct. 27, 1990 BFRO #13267 Morning encounter
Sioux Lookout area June 1998 BFRO #4436 Morning sighting
Lac Seul, N of Sioux Lookout July 1996 BFRO #1294 Large track
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THUNDER BAY DISTRICT:
Lake Shebandowan Aug. 2005 BFRO #23490 Rocks thrown in lake
Ouimet Canyon Prov. Park May 2001 BFRO #10308 Vocalizations
North of Graham & Upsula June 1987 BFRO #1347 Scream, foul odour
Hwy 11 N or Nipigon Sept 1997 BFRO #1343 Creature crosses road
Geraldton Sept 1978 Niagara Falls Review Was It a Sasquatch?
Thunder Bay 1958 or 1959 BFRO #25670 Possible tracks in snow
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RAINY RIVER DISTRICT:
Fort Frances Summer 1975 BFRO #10734 Childhood sighting at window
Rainy Lake Sept 1993-94 BFRO #18077 Morning encounter
Fort Frances Summer 2007 BFRO #22821 Daylight road crossing
Inlet Bay, Quetico Provincial Park July 2009 BFRO #26348 Pacing and vocalizations
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NORTHEAST
ALGOMA DISTRICT:
S of Wawa Sept. 2007 BigfootEncounters Creature crosses Hwy 17
Elliot Lake Summer 2004 OSR #2 / SRI #73 Creature crosses road
Lake Superior Provincial Park Aug. 2004 BFRO #17443 Whistles heard
Lake Superior Provincial Park Sept. 2004 BFRO #17457 Rock throwing
Pancake Bay Oct. 1978 GCBRO Creature seen at garbage dump
Searchmont Oct. 2003 BFRO #7139 Police Officer has close encounter
Bruce Mines Nov. 2005 BFRO #12958 Vocalizations heard
Blind River, Bear Head Lake July, 2002 BFRO #5473 Upright animal seen
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COCHRANE DISTRICT:
Kapuskasing Sept 2001 GCBRO Campers have sighting, hear calls
Hwy 11, W of Cochrane Oct 1992 BFRO #10611 Sighting by policeman
Hwy 101, Matheson Sept. 2006 BFRO #23171 Forest Tech has strange encounter
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MANITOULIN DISTRICT:
Kilarney May 2001 BFRO #4364 Northern Ontario tracks
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NIPISSING DISTRICT:
North Bay May 2005 BFRO #11797 Possible tracks, other sign
North Bay July 2001 GCBRO Teen campers see 7 ft creature
Astorville, near North Bay Dec. 2002 GCBRO Loud piercing scream
Temagami Aug. 2005 BFRO #14341 Several incidents
Lake Temagami 1994 BFRO #1292 Fishermen spot 7 ft creature
Cripple Creek, Algonquin Park Nov. 2002 BFRO #16944 Sound incidents
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PARRY SOUND DISTRICT:
Near Magnetawan and Old Nipissing Hwy July 2004 BFRO #18375 Strange sounds heard
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TIMISKAMING DISTRICT:
Kirkland Lake SE side Sept 1986 BFRO #1561 Bigfoot eats blueberries
Kirkland Lake W. side Summer 1975 BFRO #1561 [See above report]
Cobalt Sept 1906 North Bay Nugget Prospectors See "Yellow Top"
Cobalt July 1923 North Bay Nugget [See above article]
Cobalt Aug 1946 North Bay Nugget Was it "Yellow Top?"
Cobalt Aug 1970 North Bay Nugget Bus Driver Startled by Dark Form
Latchford SW of Cobalt Oct 2006 BFRO #16807 Afternoon sighting
SOUTHEAST
FRONTENAC COUNTY:
SE of Arden Dec 2008 BFRO #25229 Possible vocalizations
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HASTINGS COUNTY:
Belleville June 1988 BigfootEncounters Dirt Bikers see tall figure
Trenton March 1982 BFRO #7943 Childhood incident
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LANARK COUNTY:
Lake Christie 1996-99 BigfootEncounters Scout leader sees creature
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LEEDS & GRENVILLE COUNTY:
Otter Lake Aug. 1979 BFRO #14981 Possible tracks near cabin
Brockville, Hwy 29 Dec. 2006 BFRO #16853 Roadside sighting
Westport, County Rd. 10 Aug.15,2008 BFRO #24733 Sighting behind cabin
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LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY:
Cloyne, near Bon Echo Prov.Park Aug. 1999 GCBRO Creature crosses hwy
Lake Skootamatta, near Bon Echo June 2002 GCBRO Vocalizations
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OTTAWA-CARLETON COUNTY:
Dunrobin west of Ottawa Fall 1984 BFRO #13706 Possible sighting
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RENFREW COUNTY:
Prettis Island Pembroke Aug 1883 Newark Daily Advocate "Man or Gorilla?"
Madawaska River June 1993 BFRO #1291 Witnesses see creature
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CENTRAL
DUFFERIN COUNTY:
Near Orangeville May 1990 BFRO #25857 Nighttime roadside encounter
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HALIBURTON COUNTY:
Near town of Haliburton Aug. 2006 BFRO #17501 Tracks, smell
... same report at BigfootEncounters
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HALTON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY:
SW of Acton Dec 2004 BFRO #13627 Road sighting
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MUSKOKA COUNTY:
Ufford July 1981 BFRO #5873 Childhood sighting at cabin
Edge of Georgian Bay Aug. 2001 GCBRO Creature in tree
Southern Georgian Bay Summer 1968 BFRO #9516 Sighting
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NIAGARA REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY:
Smithville Aug. 1965 Hamilton Spectator Trucker Report
Campden, near Smithville Aug. 1965 Beamsville Express Article
Grimsby Aug. 1978 BFRO #1615 Motorists have nighttime sighting
St. Catharines, Hwy 406 Sept. 1997 BFRO #1340 Hairy being
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VICTORIA COUNTY:
Lindsay July 1996 BFRO #1293 8 ft. sasquatch scares dogs
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SOUTHWEST
ESSEX COUNTY:
Windsor October 1984 BigfootEncounters Creature crosses road
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GREY COUNTY:
Dundalk Feb. 1987 OSR #5 Bipedal creature crosses Hwy 10
North of Markdale Aug. 1995 BFRO #24881 Strange vocalizations
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ONTARIO SIGHTINGS WITH NO LOCATION LISTED:
NW Ontario July 1996 BFRO #1346 Feeling of being watched
N. Ontario Nov. 1999 BFRO #4713 Moose hunter, morning encounter
March 22, 2002 GCBRO Large ape type figure seen walking in field
Aug. 16, 2004 GCBRO Witness sees 6 - 8 ft tall hairy creature
March 22, 2001 GCBRO Creature walking along side of road
Aug. 10, 1986 GCBRO Large "monkey" like creature on riverbank
Oct. 15, 1984 GCBRO Large ape like creature crosses car headlights
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