Author: Great Lakes Commission
Search resumed for 10-year-old who fell through area creek’s ice
MITCHELL – The search continued Monday for a 10-year-old girl who one day prior fell through the ice on a creek in this small town of about 2,000 near Stratford. The search, which has transfixed the town and prompted emergency crews to warn against risky citizen-led searches, ended amid late Sunday’s darkness. It resumed early […]
Pair faces multiple charges after Strathroy theft: police
Two Southwestern Ontario residents face charges after officers responding to a weekend theft in Strathroy seized drugs and weapons, police say. Officers were called to a theft in progress behind Denning’s Funeral Home on Metcalfe Street at 2:25 a.m. Saturday, Strathroy-Caradoc police said Monday. Officers located a truck soon after in a Hull Road parking […]
OHL club backed diabetic captain’s charity with one-time special jerseys
OWEN SOUND – Mark Woolley is easy to pick out in a crowd of hockey players. He’s six-foot-three, always in the mix, and wears the ‘C’ for the Owen Sound Attack. What’s not always apparent, and what he would have been well within his right to keep to himself, is that Woolley suffers from Type […]
Southwestern Ontario business scammed out of $200K: police
Aylmer police are investigating after a local business was reportedly defrauded of $200,000. Someone falsely claiming to represent a legitimate supplier emailed an employee at a John Street business last month and duped them into switching a payment method, police said Monday. The employee then deposited $200,000 into a fraudulent account. Anyone with information should […]
Chris Mackie speaks out after resignation as city’s top public-health official
Chris Mackie, who has been off the job as the London-area’s top public-health doctor since since mid-November, has resigned following the months-long leave. “We thank Dr. Mackie for his service and wish him well in his future pursuits,” the Middlesex-London Health Unit said in a statement released Monday morning. No reason was given for the […]