Tag: emergency
Tow operator struck by vehicle that sped off after being pulled from ditch: OPP
A tow operator was struck by a vehicle that drove away without paying after being pulled from a ditch, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Crash snarled westbound Hwy. 401 for seven hours amid snowstorm
The westbound lanes of Highway 401 east of London were snarled for seven hours on Thursday after a crash involving several vehicles amid heavy snowfall, Ontario Provincial Police say.
West Grey mayor worries about Durham’s new frazil ice threat
West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles is worried the threat of frazil ice — the slush that clogged up the Saugeen River in Durham in 1997, flooded part of town and displaced a couple hundred people — will be a bigger threat this year. Sometime after that frazil ice jam at a bend in the Saugeen […]
LHSC, St. Joseph’s resuscitate shared executive role
A former London Health Sciences Centre executive is returning to the hospitalâs top ranks, a new vice-president role LHSC is sharing with St. Josephâs Health Care London. Â
Citing COVID sticker shock, Michigan Dems push emergency price gouging cap
Attorney General Dana Nessel and legislative Democrats want to cap prices on necessary goods and services during state of emergency declarations. Republicans and business groups have concerns….
Fire-hit Wortley Village building needs engineer’s assessment: City hall
A historic Wortley Village building appears to have dodged a date with a wrecking ball.
Grey-Bruce experiences second suspected fatal overdose in a week
A second suspected fatal drug overdose in a week has been reported to Grey Bruce Public Health. The latest fatality, along with five other suspected non-fatal drug poisonings over a 72-hour period between Friday and Monday led the local health unit to issue an opioid alert to its community partners and the public. The alert […]
Wellness and recovery centre in Owen Sound operating at capacity
Less than six months after it opened, the Brightshores Wellness and Recovery Centre has reached its capacity of 45 patients. Ann Ford, Chief Executive Officer of Brightshores Health System was at Owen Sound council on Monday for a presentation about advancing health and wellness in its communities, and provided an update on the wellness and […]
Letters to the Editor: December 4, 2024
King Street will be known as the final battle in our city council and administration’s war against the car.
‘Grandparent scam’ costs Elgin County resident $7,000: Police
An Elgin County resident is out of thousands of dollars after being duped into a believing a caller was their grandchild in need of money for an emergency, Ontario Provincial Police say.