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ATV Operator Goes Through Ice While Trying To Help Snowmobiler That Fell Through Ice

(MAPLETON TOWNSHIP, ON) On February 1, 2013 at about 2:35pm County of Wellington OPP received a report of a snowmobile falling through the ice on Conestoga Lake. County of Wellington OPP officers, along with the Mapleton Fire Department and Paramedics from the Guelph-Wellington EMS responded to the scene. A male operating an ATV went through […]

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82 Year Old Dies In Creek

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) On Friday February 01, 2013, shortly before 8:30 a.m., Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to a rural property east of the village of Kirkton along Perth Line 8, where a pickup truck had rolled beside a creek and the driver was unresponsive. Upon arrival, officers noted that the pickup […]

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Snow Plow Endangers Public Again – Stop Sign Hit And Run

At 3:40 AM a snow plow failed to negotiate a turn, and flattened astop sign on the opposite side of the road.  This careless actwas made worse by the fact the driver did not try to fix the sign,and just drove on.  Shortly after 8AM, a Wingham Police Officerstopped, and with the help of a […]

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WINTER ROAD CLOSURE – Harriston to Bluevale

(HURON COUNTY, ON) Huron OPP would like to remind drivers to drive according to weather and road conditions. If you see snow, Go Slow! Check weather and travel conditions before heading out. Don’t take chances if the weather is poor, wait it out until the conditions improve. Call 511 or go online at www.Ontario.ca/trip for […]

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OPP Help Raise $1,200 For MADD

(COUNTY OF WELLINGON, ON) On Friday, January 25, 2013 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) participated in the 1st Annual Kate McNally Memorial MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) hockey game. The event took place at the Palmerston and District Community Centre with the evening kicking off with a free skate from 5:30 […]

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Sherry Ann Butchart – Drunk Driving

(GODERICH, ON) A traffic stop on January 25, 2013 just before 4:00 a.m. resulted in a 41 year old female driver losing her driving privileges for an automatic 90 days. A Huron OPP officer spotted a blue Mazda that was stopped at the intersection of Britannia Road East and Toronto Street. The driver did not […]

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17 Year Old Drunk Driver Causes Accident

(BLUEWATER, ON) On January 26, 2013 at approximately 8:30 a.m. Huron OPP officers responded to a two vehicle collision that took place on Bluewater Veterans Highway at Centennial Road. Officers determined a northbound Mazda M5 was following another vehicle that was attempting to turn east onto Centennial Road. As the lead vehicle slowed to make […]

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Injured Man Rescued

(BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) On January 30, 2013 around mid afternoon the Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for a possible All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) collision on the Bruce Trail. As the OPP made their way to the location they were advised that the call was not an ATV collision; they were […]

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Health Canada to review safety of drug Diane-35

Information Update2013-17January 31, 2013 OTTAWA – Health Canada is currently conducting a review of all available safety information on the drug Diane-35. Health Canada has been monitoring the safety of Diane-35 on an ongoing basis, as it does for all drugs on the market. The Department is aware of the decision by France to suspend […]

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Huron Road Update: Most Roadways Now Open

(HURON COUNTY, ON) Most of the roadways that were earlier closed in Huron County have been re-opened. The only section of roadway in Huron County that remains closed is Amberley Road east of Wingham into Perth County.