Wingham Free PressWe are renovating to serve you better.Starting today, June 4th, the front entrance of the police station is being renovated to allow wheelchair access and provide better customer service. During the first week of the renovations, June 4th to the 8th, there will be no administrative staff in the building. For the duration of the […]
North Huron Council has agreed to have a public meeting with Morris-Turnberry regarding fire service. The meeting is set for June 27 at 7:00pm. Brock Vodden suggested that this meeting should only be for discussing fire service. WFP agrees 100% with Brock Vodden on this. It is imperative that this issue be dealt with ASAP, […]
At the meeting last night, several people mentioned the horse manure that is being left on our streets in Wingham. The first person that complained, was pretty much blown off by Council. Then another person brought the issue up again. Each time someone brought up the issue, Council seemed to pay more attention. One Gallery […]
At tonight’s council meeting in Blyth, Brock Vodden made a motion for council to reconsider the name of the “Little People Memorial Parkâ€Â. This motion was seconded by Ray Hallahan, and then passed by Council. Vodden then introduced a motion to name the park “Children’s Memorial Parkâ€Â, this too was passed by Council. During the […]
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON)- On June 4, 2012 at 7:18 a.m. Huron OPP officers and Huron County Paramedics were dispatched to a collision involving a tractor trailer and a cyclist on Bluewater Veterans Highway just north of Point Farms Provincial Park. A southbound tractor trailer collided with a cyclist that was also traveling southbound on Bluewater Veterans […]
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(HURON EAST, ON)- Huron OPP officers have recovered a 2007 green Yamaha Kodiak 350 ATV stolen from a shed located on Newry Road. On May 30, 2012 just before 7:00 p.m. Huron OPP officers responded to a complaint of an ATV operator trespassing on a farmer’s field located on Cranbrook Road. With the assistance of […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – On May 30, 2012 at approximately 1:45 p.m. an OPP officer stopped a Chevrolet Silverado that entered a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) program set up at the intersection of Bayfield Road and Telephone Road. Upon speaking with the male driver, the officer noted the driver had been drinking alcohol. A […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – On May 26, 2012 just after 3:00 a.m. a Huron County OPP officer stopped a black Chevrolet Equinox on Main Street South in Exeter. Upon speaking with the male driver, the officer noted the driver had been drinking alcohol. Joshua GERBER, age 21, from Bluewater has been charged with Drive Motor […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – A traffic stop on May 24, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. has lead to several charges. A Huron OPP officer stopped the driver of Ford Freestar on Front Road near Hannah Line and discovered the driver had been consuming alcohol. Open alcohol was also observed inside the vehicle. Brian MELADY, age 38, […]