London Free Press

Police seize $200K in stolen vehicles, parts in Southwestern Ontario raid

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A 48-year-old Norfolk County man faces charges Ontario Provincial Police say they seized $200,000 worth of stolen property, including several vehicles. Officers in the OPP Norfolk County detachment’s auto theft ring, working with the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP street crime unit, raided a property on Windham Road 13 just after 7 a.m. on Oct. 25, police say. […]

Great Lakes Now

2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection

7 min read

2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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Owen Sound Sun Times

Honouring our Local Veterans ceremony brings family together

9 min read

West Coast artist Helen Downing-Hunter was just a newborn when the RAF Lancaster her father James Downing was piloting crashed in July 1944 while conducting nighttime air operations against Stuttgart, Germany, during the Second World War.  But now, some 80 years later, it is through her late father’s war heritage that she has reconnected with family in Owen […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Tree dedicated in Owen Sound in honour of Sharif Rahman

6 min read

As a brisk autumn winds lashed the lone oak tree newly planted on the south lawn of the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre, its tawny-coloured leaves rustled and swayed vigorously, but remained attached.  It showed why the oak is a symbol of longevity, strength, stability, endurance and justice, and reinforced the decision to plant it in memory […]