Wingham Free Press
(Wingham, North Huron) — North Huron Council is considering spending $575,654.08 plus applicable taxes on a 2026 Elgin Whirlwind1 Vacuum Street Sweeper. That’s well over half a million dollars of taxpayer money for a machine that — according to residents — replaces a street sweeper the municipality already owns and is currently using. In fact, […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual following an incident that took place in the Town of Exeter, Municipality of South Huron on February 02, 2026. On Monday, February 02, 2026, police observed a person known to police on Main Street South in Exeter who had outstanding warrants […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Driver facing Impaired charge after traffic stop. On February 28, 2026, at 1:47 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, observed a suspicious vehicle on Glendon Drive. A traffic stop was initiated at which time the driver was […]
(ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION, ON) – Driver charged with impaired as a result of Oneida Nation Police RIDE Program. On March 1, 2026, at 4:04 p.m., members of the Oneida Nation Police were engaged in a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on River Road in Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation. […]
(NORTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Huron-Kinloss Township resident with impaired driving offences following a traffic complaint on January 28, 2026, in the Township of North Huron. Just after 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Huron County OPP officers received a complaint about a possible impaired driver that […]
(PLYMPTON-WYOMING, ON) – An individual has been charged following a disturbance in Plympton-Wyoming. On March 2, 2026, shortly after 2:15 a.m., members of the Lambton County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance involving two individuals at a residence in Plympton-Wyoming. As a result of the incident, one individual sustained minor injuries. […]
(NORTH BAY, ON) – The North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver and the operating company following multiple traffic complaints regarding a transport truck travelling on Highway 11 with smoke and sparks coming from the trailer. On Thursday February 26, 2026, at approximately 9:45 p.m., the […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals are facing charges following separate impaired driving investigations. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, at approximately 7:34 p.m., members of the Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver on Old Highway 24 in Waterford. Officers located the vehicle and, after speaking with the […]
(OTONOBEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made an arrest after locating stolen vehicles in a body shop in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township. On Saturday February 28, 2026, Peterborough County OPP officers received information of the possible location of a vehicle that had been reported as […]
(POINT EDWARD, ON) – On March 1, 2026, just before 5:00 a.m., members of the Lambton County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were requested to attend Bluewater Bridge, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), regarding a possible impaired driver. As a result of the investigation, Jeffery SAWICKI, a 46-year-old of Michigan, has been arrested and […]