Tag: emergency
Hundreds attend vigil for girl, 7, swept away in Thames River: ‘Full of love’
An estimated 300 people gathered Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil honouring Anna Bielli, the seven-year-old London girl who died after being swept away in the storm-swollen Thames River earlier this month. Attendees who knew Anna closely described her as âthe happiest girlâ â a lovely, caring child who lived life to the fullest and […]
Letters to the Editor: August 14, 2024
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Jocelyn Benson latest ‘swatting’ target in Michigan | Bridge Michigan
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said she was the target of a false emergency call meant to swarm her Detroit home with armed police….
Man charged after pickup slams into home: OPP
An Ottawa-area resident was charged after a pickup truck slammed into a home northeast of Grand Bend, provincial police say.
Experts fret as summer toll of Southwestern Ontario drownings hits 12
The heavy summer drowning toll in Southwestern Ontario underscores the need to better communicate water safety messages, some experts say. Two people drowned in Lake Erie over the weekend, in Leamington and near Turkey Point, raising the toll from that lake alone to four deaths this summer. There have also been at least eight other […]
Police ask motorists to avoid area of Highway 21 and the Grey Bruce Line roundabout
Emergency services have closed the entire roundabout at Highway 21 and the Grey Bruce Line/Bruce Road 10 to traffic in all directions following a serious collision Monday morning. According to police the Grey Bruce OPP, Grey County paramedics and the Intertownship Fire Department are on the scene responding to a report of a serious collision […]
Police issue warning after complex romance scam costs man $83K
A Southwestern Ontario man lost $83,000 over two years in a complex romance scam that involved marrying a U.S. woman he’d never met and agreeing to home renovations she recommended, police say.
Bayfield County mayors say Tiffany’s Apostle Islands proposal would strain local resources – Great Lakes Commission
Two mayors of Wisconsin’s Bayfield County municipalities say that U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s proposal to turn the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore into a national park would put an unmanageable strain […]
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 […]
Grey Bruce Public Health issues opioid alert following fifth fatal drug poisoning this summer
A fifth suspected fatal drug poisoning this summer prompted public health to issue an opioid alert to community partners this week. Grey Bruce Public Health said in a media release the most recent suspected fatal overdose, along with three non-fatal drug poisonings, took place between Aug. 3 and Aug. 6. Two of the overdoses, including […]