Wingham Free PressThe Education Quality and Accountability Office(EQAO) recognizes specific schools that are using testing data to improve teaching and student learning. This year Goderich Public School was one of only 14 schools across Ontario honoured by the EQAO. These are schools where trends in student achievement on provincial assessments show that something positive is happening in […]
There is a large police presence in the countryside between Wingham and Teeswater. Concession Road 2 is blocked off with a OPP Police cruiser and a spike belt.
(South Dundas) – On 24Nov14, at approximately 7:28 pm, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police (SD&G OPP) officers responded to a report of a domestic incident on Froatburn Road, South Dundas Township. The investigation revealed that a female and her 53yr old boyfriend were involved in a verbal altercation that resulted in the male […]
(North Glengarry) – On 24Nov14, at approximately 11:24pm, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police (SD&G OPP) officers stopped a motor vehicle in Alexandria, Ontario for a traffic violation. The investigation revealed that the 36 year old male driver (Ryan FILION of North Glengarry, On.) was operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. […]
(CARRICK TWP, ON) – On November 24, 2014 at 1:00 pm, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a theft report from a residence along Side road 20 north in Carrick Township. Sometime between 12:00 pm on November 21, 2014 and 1:00 pm on November 24, 2014, approximately 100′ of insulated copper wire was […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On Saturday, December 20, 2014, members of the Chatham-Kent OPP and Chatham-Kent Police Service will be joining forces for their first annual ‘Shop with a Cop.’ The purpose of the event is to foster positive relationships between children and officers. Kids between the grades of 2-8 from across the Municipality will be selected […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is investigating a Break and Enter at a Robinson Street, Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario address. Between Saturday, November 22, 2014 and Monday, November 24, 2014, unknowns attended Helping Others Thrift Store and gained entry. Once inside, unknowns removed a quantity of Canadian currency. […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to over 112 calls for service dealing with high winds on Monday, November 24, 2014. The OPP, Norfolk County Fire Services, Norfolk County Paramedics and Hydro One responded to several incidents throughout Norfolk County after high winds downed trees and power lines […]
(Bracebridge, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit have charged a Bracebridge man following a five month child pornography investigation. In May, 2014 police from the Bracebridge OPP Detachment were called to a local computer repair shop in regards to a computer that had been dropped off for repair. […]
(SUDBURY, ON)- The Sudbury Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the motoring public that road closure gates have recently been erected at several keypoints along the Highway 17 and 69 corridor, mainly at entry or exit ramps. Whether it be severe weather, a serious collision or, to some degree, construction, the gates are […]