Tag: Lake Huron
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 […]
Police identify body discovered on Lake Huron shoreline eight years ago
ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH – Police have identified the body of a man who was found on the Lake Huron shoreline north of Port Albert eight years ago. The male human remains, OPP officials said, had been discovered on the shoreline on Oct. 15, 2016. The adult male was wearing a life jacket and, while the cause of […]
Cheboygan Lock to temporary close for upgrades – Great Lakes Commission
The Cheboygan Lock, which provides access between Lake Huron and Michigan’s Inland Waterway for recreational and commercial watercraft, will close for much of the fall and winter for restoration work […]
Police again urge life-jacket use after St. Thomas drowning
Nobody in a canoe that capsized Monday in St. Thomas resulting in one man’s death was wearing life jackets, city police said.
Search team that found missing plane in Michigan’s Lake Huron aims to help more families – Great Lakes Commission
The search and recovery team that found a crash victim and airplane lost 17 years ago in Lake Huron said it’s hoping to help even more people find their lost […]
Two rescued, one missing after canoe tips on lake: Ontario Provincial Police
One person was still missing after two people were pulled out of Lake Margaret on Monday and sent to hospital. Just before 8 a.m., St. Thomas police say they were notified of an incident where three adults entered the lake in a canoe and that it had tipped over. The lake is located near the […]
Ritchie returns as Saugeen chief
Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation members re-elected Conrad Ritchie as chief for a second consecutive term. Ritchie faced seven others, including former chief Lester Anoquot, who declined to run for chief in the last election. Anoquot was elected as councillor last time and again this election. Eight ran for chief and 40 for councillor. Six […]
Three boaters rescued after canoe capsizes near Kincardine
Three people wearing life jackets were rescued after their canoe capsized on Lake Huron south of Kincardine. One person was taken to hospital for observation, but otherwise no injuries were reported, a South Bruce OPP news release said. About 8:35 p.m., three people were reported overdue by family. South Bruce OPP was contacted about the incident, on […]
Mississauga resident drowns at Sauble Beach
A 22-year-old Mississauga resident drowned at Sauble Beach on Tuesday. Just before 4 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP, Bruce County paramedics and the South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department responded to a report of two people in distress in Lake Huron. One of the individuals was brought safely to shore. The second person was brought to shore […]
Indigenous group clears cottagers’ barricades at Ipperwash Beach
Tensions are running high on a stretch of Ipperwash Beach after a group from a nearby First Nation removed barricades and plantings put in by cottagers. Cottagers said dozens of people who described themselves as Anishinaabe members of the nearby Kettle and Stony Point First Nation used chainsaws and heavy machinery on Saturday to clear […]