Tag: Local News
Overdose event recognizes people who ‘go unseen’
People tried to make visitors feel welcome at the Farmers’ Market building for a come-and-go barbecue marking International Overdose Awareness Day. Besides the free burgers and tables of pamphlets and information cards and free Naloxone kits, visitors were told they weren’t alone. “We’re here today to say we do see you,” event organizer Annette Pedlar […]
Crime Report: Abandoned boat mystery; $500,000 drugs, weapons bust
Police are searching for the owner of a sailboat left abandoned in the Port Stanley harbour this week and two men seen leaving it in a rental van.
Meaford to complete shoreline work in area of Fred Raper Park
Shoreline work is to start along the waterfront in Meaford in the coming days. The Municipality of Meaford said Thursday that shoreline rehabilitation work along Bayfield Street, which experienced significant erosion due to high water levels in Georgian Bay, will take place throughout September. “This shoreline serves as a protective barrier for vital infrastructure, including […]
Nova Scotia resident charged with stunt driving in Huron
A driver travelling more than 70 kilometres per hour above the speed limit was nabbed by South Bruce OPP. According to an OPP media release, an officer was on patrol along Highway 21 in the township of Huron around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 when they used radar to determine a vehicle was travelling at […]
Drinking on beach leads to impaired driving charges
Huron County OPP charged a Huron East resident with impaired driving offences following complaints of alcohol consumption on a beach in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh. According to an OPP media release, police were contacted by concerned citizens around 4:50 p.m. on Aug. 20 reporting people drinking alcohol on the beach at the end of Zion Road. Police say […]