Wingham Free Press
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – Fergus resident faces numerous charges stemming from a local traffic stop. On March 11, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were performing a traffic enforcement initiative and performed a traffic stop on St David Street North within the Town of Fergus. As a result of the investigation, […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – An impaired driver has been removed from the road after going through a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) spot check. On February 23, 2026, at approximately 3:15 P.M., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE spot check to examine the sobriety of drivers on St. David […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – An individual has been charged following a collision in Fergus. On February 17, 2026, at approximately 5:15 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP responded to the report of a two-vehicle collision on Tower Steet South in Fergus. As a result of the investigation, Dylan PYKE, a 38-year-old from Fergus, is […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – Two impaired drivers were removed from Wellington County roadways over the Family Day long weekend. On February 16, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) spot check to examine the sobriety of drivers on Millburn Boulevard in […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – One person is injured following a snowmobile accident in Ponsonby. On February 9, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside local paramedic services, responded to the report of a single motorized snow vehicle collision on private property in Ponsonby. A 16-year-old snowmobile rider […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Fergus driver is facing impaired driving charges. On February 7, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a suspected impaired driver. Police located a damaged vehicle on Water Street in Fergus. As a result of the investigation, […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – An Elora resident is charged following a traffic stop. On January 30, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a theft from a business on Parkside Drive West in Fergus. The accused concealed a bottle of vodka and left […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – A driver is charged following a traffic stop on St. David Street North. On January 29, 2026, at approximately 5:15 p.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit was conducting proactive traffic enforcement ON St. David Street North in Fergus and initiated a traffic stop on […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Fergus driver is facing impaired driving charges following a traffic stop yesterday. On January 20, 2026, at approximately 3:15 p.m., a member of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Parkside Drive East and St. David Street North in Fergus, when they encountered a […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – A young snowmobiler is facing impaired charges after getting stuck in a ditch along Highway 6. On January 7, 2026, at approximately 10:15 p.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Highway 6 in Fergus when they located a snowmobile stuck in […]