Tag: emergency
Boy, 13, accused of murder in 12-year-old’s death appears in court
The case of a Huron County youth charged with murder in the death of a 12-year-iold girl continued on the first, routine steps through the criminal justice system on Thursday. The 13-year-old boy, charged with first-degree murder last week in the death of a 12-year-old girl, made an appearance in a Goderich court from a […]
Man believed to have suffered medical event before head-on collision
A 77-year-old is believed to have suffered a medical event immediately before a two-vehicle head-on collision in Owen Sound Thursday evening. According to police, emergency services responded to reports of a collision in the 100 block of 3rd Avenue West just after 6 p.m. Thursday. Police said the 77-year-old Owen Sound man was driving a […]
Londoner found guilty of manslaughter in boarding house machete attack
Kenneth Wallisâs daughters remember their dad as a man who, despite his struggles with addiction, loved and valued them more than anything else. But during the trial of his killer, Robert Charnock, 42, they heard only a snapshot of their 56-year-old fatherâs life at a London boarding house on Dec. 8, 2021, when he suffered […]
FEMA will now consider climate change when it rebuilds after floods | Great Lakes Now
By Jake Bittle, Grist
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When the Federal Emergency Management Agency spends millions of dollars to help rebuild schools and hospitals after a hurricane, it tries to make the community more resilient than it was before the storm.
Damage pegged at $5M after fire at London-area pot producer
A fire that ripped through at a cannabis growing facility located in a former elementary school east of London caused $5 million damage, provincial police say
Man on motorcycle dies after hitting a deer
A 68-year-old motorcycle driver from Brockton died in a collision with a deer in the former Brant Township Tuesday morning. Police, paramedics and firefighters responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and deer. A 68-year-old from Brockton was transported to a local hospital by Bruce County Emergency Services, where they were […]
Huron Health System appoints new president of medical staff at AMGH
GODERICH – Huron Health System recently announced Dr. Tamra Steinmann as Alexandra Marine and General Hospital’s (AMGH) new president of medical staff. Steinmann has worked as a family physician in Goderich for the past decade. In her new role, she will serve as a representative for medical staff and physicians. “I am passionate about my […]
Police seeking suspect wanted in connection with St. Thomas homicide, arson
St. Thomas police have identified a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide and arson that occurred last week
Mental health, addictions agency sounds ‘alarm’ over first-ever budget shortfall
A publicly funded agency that offers mental health and addiction services in the London region has posted its first ever deficit, prompting officials to “raise the alarm” about a lack of funding
Apartment and townhouse proponent seeks city rezoning
A rezoning application to permit apartment buildings as part of a larger development in Owen Sound awaits a city staff recommendation, now that a public meeting was held Monday night. Tenth Avenue Estates is a proposed 85-unit life-lease residential development which is to include 22 townhouses and two apartment buildings — one 3 ½ storeys containing 29 units, […]