Tag: news release
As eviction deadline nears, worried tenants wonder where they can go
Carol Rogers says she’s at her wit’s end. Diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer, Rogers faces a deadline of Sept. 30 to vacate her apartment unit at 435 Nelson St. in London’s SoHo neighbourhood. Nelson received an N13 eviction notice in May from her landlord, 435 Nelson Inc., who said she had to move […]
Impaired driving charges after police stop motorcyclist, seize stun gun
A St. Thomas man is facing impaired driving and weapons charges after a motorcyclist was found with a taser during a traffic stop.
Spilled chemicals contained at hazardous waste day in Owen Sound
Chemicals spilled in the trunk of a car at Saturday’s household hazardous waste day on Saturday were contained and the vehicle’s owner was sent to hospital as a precaution. The on-duty crew from the Owen Sound Fire Department was dispatched to the hazardous waste day at the public works yard in the city’s industrial park […]
London police board spent $104K on PR firm to sell high-spending budget
The London police board paid a prominent public relations firm more than $100,000 to help sell its controversial high-spending budget earlier this year, according to documents obtained by The Free Press. One city councillor called it âdisturbingâ to learn the board used taxpayersâ money to win support from the public and politicians for the $672-million, […]
Ontario farmers group pledges $5K to Foodgrains Bank $50K goal
A joint campaign by an Ontario farmers group and a Canadian organization representing churches and church-based agencies aims to help people facing food shortages.
Orillia man arrested twice in less than a day in Kincardine, Lucknow
An Orillia man is facing charges after he was arrested for a second time just hours after being stopped for impaired driving in Kincardine. On Sept. 5 just before 11:30 p.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a suspected impaired driver along Tie Road near the Bruce nuclear development. The driver showed signs of […]
Orillia man arrested twice in less than a day in Bruce County
An Orillia man is facing charges after he was arrested for a second time just hours after being stopped for impaired driving in Kincardine. On Sept. 5 just before 11:30 p.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a suspected impaired driver along Tie Road near the Bruce nuclear development in the Municipality of Kincardine. The […]
Kayaks, tools reported stolen from Grey Highlands property
Police are investigating after a break-in at a property in Grey Highlands where an estimated $8,000 worth of items were taken, including tools and kayaks. Sometime between Sept. 5 at noon and Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. a shed and storage container were broken into on a property on Road 140 near Flesherton, Grey Bruce […]
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Byers won’t be seeking re-election
There will be a new Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound after the next provincial election. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers announced on Tuesday that he will not be running again. Byers, who was elected MPP of the riding in the 2022 provincial election, announced his decision not to run to […]
Opioid alert for Grey-Bruce after 8 overdoses, including a fatality
Grey Bruce Public Health is warning of another rash of suspected drug overdoses in the area, including the seventh time this summer that it has been notified of a fatal opioid poisoning. On Monday, public health issued a 22nd opioid alert to its community partners this year after it received reports of one fatal and […]