Tag: Canadian Coast Guard
Police seeking witnesses to sinking of fishing boat at Stokes Bay
Police are seeking witnesses and say all environmental contaminants have been contained after a fishing boat sank at the Stokes Bay dock last week. The vessel was last observed floating at the dock in Northern Bruce Peninsula on Wednesday at 7:30 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release issued on Monday. Anyone with information […]
Cleanup, investigation underway after fishing boat sinks at Stokes Bay
The Canadian Coast Guard confirmed Friday that a diesel spill is being cleaned up after the Coast Guard responded to a report of a fishing boat sinking at Stokes Bay dock on the Bruce Peninsula. Pollution containment equipment encircles the vessel, while crews are working to remove pollutants using specialized equipment, the Coast Guard said […]
Police report: Thames River death not suspicious; man drowns in beach town
London police say a body was found in the Thames River late Saturday morning but the case isn’t considered suspicious. Emergency crews responded to the area of Adelaide Street North and Kipps Lane after police say they were contacted about a body in the river at about 10:40 a.m. Saturday. The death does not appear […]
Missed calls, forgotten instructions: Inside an oil spill cleanup on Toronto waterways | Great Lakes Now
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Woman dies after being pulled from Goderich harbour: OPP
A woman from Huron County has died after she was pulled from the water near the Goderich pier on Wednesday. Emergency crews and the Canadian Coast Guard responded shortly before noon to a report of an unconscious person in the water in Goderich, along Lake Huron. The woman was found by the Coast Guard and […]
Toronto man wanted in shooting at north London home
London police have identified a Toronto man wanted in a shooting last year at a home near University Hospital. Police found evidence of gunfire at a home on Corley Drive, southwest of Windermere and Western roads, on Oct. 28, 2023, around 4 a.m. Nobody was injured. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Tadas James Bickus, […]