Author: Owen Sound Sun Times
Some roads reopen in southern Bruce County, but squalls persist
Snow squall warnings were continuing across Grey-Bruce on Wednesday morning, although some roads that had been closed the past two days were beginning to reopen. South Bruce OPP issued an advisory just before 9 a.m. that Hwy. 21 between Kincardine and Amberley, Hwy. 9 between Kincardine and Walkerton and Bruce Rd. 23 between Lorne Beach […]
Huron-Kinloss resident grabs arresting officer’s gun during struggle
A 40-year-old Huron-Kinloss resident is facing multiple charges following a snowmobile collision that led to their arrest. Just before 3 a.m. on Dec. 29, South Bruce OPP received a report of a snowmobile driving in the town of Walkerton without its lights turned on, according to an OPP news release. Officers located a crashed snowmobile […]
Huron East resident charged after gunshots fired toward snowmobilers
A 60-year-old from Huron East is facing criminal charges after allegedly shooting a gun toward snowmobilers on Dec. 8. Huron County OPP officers identified the involved individual who was then charged on Dec. 23 with five counts of careless use of firearm, weapon, prohibited device, or ammunition according to an OPP news release. Several firearms […]
Winter returns to Grey-Bruce with blizzard conditions expected
After a brief thaw overnight on Sunday, winter returned to Grey-Bruce with a vengeance on Monday. Environment Canada had issued snow squall and wind warnings for much of the two counties on Monday, with blizzard conditions expected to dump between 20 and 50 centimetres of snow on the region. The more serious of two alerts […]
Huron OPP find crossbow, break-in tools inside vehicle stuck in snow
A call to assist after a vehicle was found stuck in the snow led to multiple charges, police say. According to a Huron County OPP news release, police were called to a location on South Street in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township in the early morning hours of Dec. 17 where they found two vehicles stuck in deep […]