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Construction underway at expanded Port Stanley long-term care home
As seniors face wait times to access Ontarioâs long-term care homes, a Lake Erie beach town looks to put a dent in the queue as it breaks ground on a new 100-plus bed facility.
Milne gives closing address as Grey County warden
Grey County Warden Brian Milne closed out his second straight one-year term on Thursday by reflecting on the accomplishments of the past year, thanking council and staff for the work they have done and looking towards what lies ahead. Milne, who also occupied the warden’s chair in 2014, made his closing address to council in […]
Judge jails man for church arson at Saugeen in 2020
A judge sentenced Emric Thompson to 18 months in jail for arson and mischief to a church at Saugeen First Nation in 2020. Superior Court Justice Roger Chown’s sentence, imposed in Walkerton on Nov. 27, included enhanced credit for presentence custody, leaving 184 days or just more than six months to serve in custody. He […]
Province to provide relief for increased OPP costs
The Ontario government has announced some relief for communities grappling with spikes to their OPP policing bills. On Friday, the government announced it was proposing to provide more than $77 million in financial relief to municipalities to help offset increased costs in police services provide by the OPP in 2025. The government also announced it […]
Man arrested amid probe into ‘alarming’ late-night break-in, sexual assault
A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection to a break-in and sexual assault investigation Sarnia police said involved a naked man with a knife.