Wingham Free Press(South Stormont) – On December 8, 2014 at approximately 3:06pm, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a vehicle in the median on Highway 401, South Stormont Township. Further investigation resulted in the seizure of a small quantity of suspected marihuana and cocaine. The male driver, Yan DI TOMASSO (25) of Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec was […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Currently areas in Huron, Perth and Middlesex Counties are experiencing widespread power outages. Hydro One is aware of the unplanned power outage and is currently in the process of restoring power to the affected areas. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind residents to refrain from calling 9-1-1 […]
The Owen Sound Police Service will be conducting an enforcement blitz on drivers who block traffic at signalized intersections. While enforcement will focus on the problem area of the downtown intersections along 10th Street, enforcement may occur at any signalized intersection. Before entering into an intersection, it is the driver’s responsibility to monitor and assess […]
At approximately 9:00 am, Owen Sound Police Service responded to a multi vehicle collision at the intersection of 8th Street East and 9th Avenue East. Four vehicles travelling westbound on 8th Street East were stopping for a traffic control signal changing to red at the intersection. Three vehicles were able to stop safely while the […]
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is sending another warning about fraud following a scam reported by a resident in the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie on December 9, 2014. The Romance scam typically starts with a “pen pal†communicating with you by email or through a social networking site. Eventually, […]
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In the most recent water and sewer bill, they included a notice that our water & sewer bill will be jumping 17% in 2015. 2014 rate based on two months of 35 cubic meters. $135.90 2015 rate based on two months of 35 cubic meters. $159.31 Increase of $23.41 ($23.41 / $135.90) = 0.1734 = […]
There is a notice on Gibson’s Men’s Wear front door, it is posted below. Small retailers are feeling the pressure from “Big Box†stores and their push for online sales. Walmart and Giant Tiger both offer free shipping from their online stores. These companies no longer need to build a large store in your town […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON.) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances (CDSA) warrant in the former Laxton-Digby-Longford Township area that resulted in three arrests and a large number of marihuana plants being seized. On December 7, 2014 members of the OPP’s Central Region Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) along with […]
(New Dublin, ON.) – Officers of the Leeds Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing an investigation where a County Road 29 collision claimed the life of one female.On the 8th of December 2014 at about 5:20 p.m. Leeds O.P.P. officers were called to a collision on County Road 29 between Woods Road […]