Homeowner injured in Kincardine home invasion
A 24-year-old from West Perth is facing multiple charges related to a violent home invasion and scuffle with police last month. After being contacted at 5:44 a.m. on Nov. 28, South Bruce OPP officers arrived at a property on Princes Street South to find the homeowner had been injured and the involved person had already […]
Georgian Bluffs to regulate short-term accommodations
Georgian Bluffs is taking a “proactive” approach and will begin regulating short-term accommodations across the municipality beginning in the spring, despite extensive research that found they are currently not causing major problems there. On Wednesday, council directed staff to develop a bylaw to begin regulating STAs in April, and subject to budget approval, identify staff […]
Pedestrian, 14, killed in rural hit-and-run: Police
Police are appealing to the public for help finding a pickup truck that struck and killed a 14-year-old boy in rural Norfolk County. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews were called at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to an address on Fairground Road in Cultus, a rural community not far from Lake Erie, southeast of London, […]
Local authors at Ginger Press open house Saturday
Local authors will sign copies of their books at the 38th annual open house at The Ginger Press bookstore in downtown Owen Sound Saturday. The authors will be there from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to feature their children’s books, poetry, history, fiction, photography and more. The store’s hours Saturday are 10 a.m. to 4 […]
London-area realtors detail ‘lacklustre’ home sales in latest monthly figures
London-area home sales slowed in November, and were down roughly nine per cent from the same month last year, as the housing market endures ongoing pressure from soaring interest rates.