Tag: Local News
Facing 18 months, thief seeks – and gets – longer sentence
A Sarnia judge was almost finished sentencing a man with 117 prior convictions to 18 months in jail for a series of thefts when the accused interrupted him.
City council doubling development charges, except for rental housing
Owen Sound council voted Monday to roughly double and phase in its development charges for residential construction to $16,221, while continuing to encourage rental housing. The new 10-year bylaw continues a development charge exemption for purpose-built rental housing already in the queue until March 2026. To qualify as a rental development, a property must add […]
Nathaniel Veltman trial: Officers describe seizing devices, extracting data
WINDSOR — The focus for the jury at Nathaniel Veltman’s murder trial shifted from what he told the police to what he was looking at online.
Federal offender arrested in Walkerton
Police arrested a federal offender on the run from a Canada-wide warrant in Walkerton on Sept. 28. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad (ROPE) advised the public via a media release that Aaron Marshall was located and arrested by the Peel Regional Police Service with the assistance of the South Bruce OPP and the emergency […]
United Way announces fundraising goal during Wingham event
United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) launched its 2023 campaign with an event in Wingham on Sept. 24, announcing a campaign goal of $2,508,598 to meet the needs of vulnerable people across Huron and Perth counties. “Now more than ever, we’re seeing people in the Huron community struggling with the cost of everything continuing to rise,” said […]