Wingham Free Press
Publish Date: Dec 4, 2020Incident Date: Dec 1, 2020Location: WINTER CRT, CAMBRIDGE, ON Canada On December 1, 2020, shortly after noon, Waterloo Regional Police responded to an address in the area of Winter Court in Cambridge for a medical call. A two-year-old male child was located in the residence and was pronounced deceased shortly after the arrival of […]
(Central Elgin) Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have arrested and charged a 20 year old London, ON. resident with arson after police responded to a travel trailer fire just after midnight on the 4th of December, 2020. The call came in around 12:35 am with a report of a travel trailer fire in the […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – Three youths are facing charges following a robbery that occurred in the Municipality of North Perth. On December 03 2020, just after 8:00 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a robbery that had just occurred on Binning Street West, Listowel. The three suspects demanded the victim […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – One person has been arrested following an assault with a weapon that occurred in the Municipality of North Perth. On December 01 2020, just before 1:00 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a person that was trespassing at a residence on Davidson Avenue North, Listowel. The […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – A number of people have been charged with stunt racing in Perth County recently, including one driver who was travelling double the speed limit after consuming alcohol. On November 19 2020, just after 11:30 p.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer stopped a vehicle travelling on Perth Line 34, in […]
If you have to ask how much the taxes are, you can’t afford to live here. The starting price for a Wingham home is now $400,000 if you check realtor.ca. The reality is you likely can’t get into Wingham at any price, as no one wants to sell their Wingham home and no one wants […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – Two people are facing charges after they broke into a residence in the Municipality of North Perth. On November 23 2020, just before 3:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break and enter in progress at an apartment building on Inkerman Street West, Listowel. The […]
Woodstock, ON (December 4, 2020) – Beginning December 7th, 2020, officers from the Woodstock Police Service are partnering with Woodstock By-Law officers and Southwestern Public Health inspectors to complete random inspections to educate and ensure local businesses and facilities are in compliance with the Reopening Ontario Act. Oxford and Elgin counties are currently in the […]
Today Southwestern Public Health reported 19 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active confirmed cases in the region to 72. It also reported the region’s eighth death. “These numbers are predictive of a move to the Red Tier of Ontario’s Safe and Open Strategy which will have a significant impact on our local […]
Ma & Pa shops are shuttering across Ontario like dominos due to massive drops in business and/or to protect their Communities. Estimates range up to 80% of small town Ma & Pop businesses won’t survive this apocalypse. This will remove the culture and individuality of our rural towns, as the businesses have fallen through the cracks […]