Tag: huron county
Police issue call for family DNA in long-forgotten search for missing men
Police are asking relatives of two Southwestern Ontario men who went missing while fishing more than 50 years ago to provide DNA samples.
TRAIL TALK: The Maitland El Camino
The Maitland El Camino was again a great success, largely due to the effort of 84 volunteers and the co-operation of the weather that resulted in clouds, some sun and no rain Two-hundred seventy-three hikers took part, many of which hiked only part of the trail, but a sizable number managed the whole 50 km. […]
Goderich’s newest park opens to the public
GODERICH – The newest park in Goderich has opened in the community’s COAST subdivision. The new park, which is located at the end of Woodridge Drive on the south end of Goderich, features unique play structures, walking trails and a picnic area. According to a press release, the park’s creation has been a “labour of […]
Big rig crash closes rural road, sends driver to hospital: Police
A driver was taken to hospital after a crash on a Huron County road, Ontario Provincial Police say. Just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, OPP say that a vehicle collision resulted in the closure of Donnybrook Line between Bruce Road 86 and Zion Road, which is about 10 kilometres northwest of Wingham. A photo published online […]
Police seize more than $120K in stolen vehicles, drugs, cash in rural raid
Police in Huron and Bruce counties seized more than $120,000 in stolen vehicles, drugs, cash, and weapons after a rural property on the county border was raided.
Stolen cars, drugs and weapons found by police at Huron-Bruce Road property
Two South Bruce residents are facing several drugs, weapons and theft charges after an investigation by several OPP police units turned up illegal drugs, weapons, cash, and stolen property with a total value exceeding $123,000. The Huron-Perth and Grey-Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), […]
Detective details how DNA, genealogy and police solved eight-year mystery
His name was Garnet Michael Nelson. His long way home is finally over. Itâs taken eight years to confirm the homeless drifter’s identity and to end a nagging mystery about the body found on the beach at Port Albert, north of Goderich in October 2016. At the time the body was found, police had a […]
91-year-old killed in crash involving mobility scooter, SUV
An elderly person riding a mobility scooter was killed in a crash involving an SUV on Monday in Goderich, police say. It was about 10:30 a.m. on Monday when Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County say officers were called along with paramedics and firefighters to the collision at Blake Street East and Gibbons Street in […]
COPA Flight 45 hosts Interprovincial Air Tour in Goderich
GODERICH – Engines were rumbling Sept. 5 as aircraft from throughout North America landed at Goderich Regional Airport for the start of the 15th Interprovincial Air Tour (IPAT). COPA Flight 45 Goderich welcomed aviators to the airport alongside local dignitaries with a lunch at the clubhouse, while event organizers presented local representatives with a plaque […]
Fuel truck rollover causes road closure in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
A fuel truck rollover closed Cherrydale Road in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) Township for several hours on Sept. 6. Just before 1 p.m., Huron County OPP, Goderich Fire Department and Huron County Paramedic Services responded to a report of a rollover collision involving a fuel tanker truck near Benmiller Line, according to an OPP news release. Emergency […]