Wingham Free Press(PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP, ON) – On April 17, 2016 at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver travelling on Laird Road near Wellington Road 32 in Puslinch Township. Officers located a vehicle that matched the description and noted that it was weaving within […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) – On Saturday April 16, 2016, around 4:30 a.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol in the south end of Listowel had to make an evasive manoeuvre with an OPP vehicle to avoid being struck by a small pickup truck. The OPP officer was on general […]
At the packed 18April2016 council meeting our current Director of Public Works, kelly church, was put in his place by angry and upset taxpayers. A delegation member from East-Wawanosh was refused permission to show photos of road deficiencies, likely due to the fact they would be forced to fix those deficiencies under the new minimum […]
Wingham continues to suffer from the negative effects of amalgamation as the three wards fight over capital spending. Blyth theatre gets millions of dollars, while Wingham theatre is missing a fire suppression system. Which means no Famous Players, no bus loads of people coming to Wingham to eat at our struggling restaurants after a show, […]
(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ON) – On April 14, 2016, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a traffic complaint of an erratic driver, travelling eastbound on Highway 401. Highway Safety Division (HSD) officers located the vehicle, a silver Dodge pickup truck, on Highbury Avenue, near Bradley Avenue, in the City of London, Ontario. Officers determined […]
(RENFREW, ON) – The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated 201 calls for service during the previous week, including mischiefs, family disputes and assaults. Domestic Disputes Renfrew and Arnprior OPP officers investigated six domestic disputes during the past week. One male was charged with failing to comply with a probation order, one […]
On the 15 April 2016 at approximately 9:13 a.m., Killaloe OPP Constable Jason Golds conducted a routine traffic stop on #60 Highway in Killaloe Hagarty and Richards Twp. The driver of the motor vehicle was found to be in possession of a quantity of marihuana. Charged with Production of Marihuana section 7(1) of the Controlled […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Over the weekend, the Orillia Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received 130 calls for service. Police responded to calls received from Severn Township, Ramara Township, and the City of Orillia. The time frame is from Friday night at 6:00 p.m. until Monday morning at 6:00 a.m. There were various calls for service consisting […]
(TOWN OF ESSA) – On Friday April 15, 2016, at approximately 4:10 p.m., a member of the Nottawasaga OPP Traffic Unit was conducting speed enforcement on the 10th Side Road of Essa Township, through the hamlet of Egbert. School buses had just allowed children to disembark and they were in the residential area. Rory D’ORAZIO, […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – On April 14, 2016 at approximately 4:40 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the Street Crime Unit (SCU), OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrant at a residence located on […]