Tag: news release
Arson, assault and weapons charges after fire near Wiarton
A South Bruce Peninsula man faces arson, assault and weapons charges after a fire at a home near Wiarton over the weekend. Just after 6 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP and the South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at a residence on Beford Street in the Township of Georgian Bluffs. […]
Police seeking witnesses to motorcycle crash at Sauble Beach
Police are seeking witnesses after a crash in Sauble Beach last week left a person with serious injuries. Police, fire and ambulance were called to the crash between a motor vehicle and a motorcycle on Bruce Rd. 8 in South Bruce Peninsula just before 7 p.m. on Thursday (Aug. 22), Grey Bruce OPP said in […]
London resident charged in sexual assault at Paisley business
A London resident has been charged following a sexual assault at a business in Paisley. On Monday, South Bruce OPP received a report of a sexual assault at a business on Queen Street in the village in the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie. The individual responsible was arrested on Wednesday by the South Bruce OPP Crime Unit, […]
Michigan aims to tackle clean energy goals in Upper Peninsula | Great Lakes Now
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
Michigan’s new climate laws require utilities to transition to entirely “clean” electricity sources by 2040.
Police lay domestic mischief charge at music festival
Police charged someone with domestic mischief at the annual Lucknow Music in the Fields festival Friday. Police investigated a report of intimate partner violence on Aug. 23 at a campsite at the weekend concert in Huron-Kinloss, and charged a 48-year-old Owen Sound resident with domestic mischief, a South Bruce OPP news release said. Const. Melissa […]
Three boaters rescued after canoe capsizes
Three people wearing life-jackets were rescued after their canoe capsized on Lake Huron south of Kincardine Friday night. 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, […]
100 residents displaced by fire at Chatham public housing complex
Municipal officials are helping nearly 100 residents of a Chatham public housing complex displaced by a fire early Sunday that sent flames shooting through the buildingâs roof. Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue helped to evacuate the building at 99 McNaughton Ave. W. after firefighters responded to the blaze at about 6 a.m. âWhen the crews arrived […]
Speaker will share her addiction and recovery story
A woman will speak Thursday about her experience of addiction in Owen Sound and her recovery. Andrea Donaldson, who grew up in Owen Sound and spent 20 years here in active addiction, said “July 30, 2015 was either going to be my recovery date or the date on my tombstone,” a news release announcing her […]
Clothes dryer causes fire in Owen Sound
A clothes dryer malfunction is being blamed for a fire at a home on Owen Sound’s west side on Sunday. The Owen Sound fire department responded at approximately 12:30 p.m. to a report of a structure fire with heavy smoke coming from a second-floor window of a home in the 1000 block of 6th Avenue […]
City fire dept. puts out dryer fire
A dryer fire was contained to a small area of the basement of a two-storey home in Owen Sound Sunday. The home sustained about $10,000, including minor smoke damage, in the fire which was reported about 12:30 p.m., a city fire department news release said. Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services responded to a […]