Tag: north
A Southwestern Ontario city wants more land. A nearby town is pushing back
Norwich Township council is proposing a boundary change that would give Woodstock a fraction of the nearly 400 hectares of land it seeks.
After years of shoaling problems, Manitou Islands docks to be relocated – Great Lakes Commission
The National Park Service is moving forward with a $32 million project to relocate the docks at both North and South Manitou Islands in Lake Michigan. The agency is seeking […]
Police hunt driving instructor wanted on charges of sexual assault
Police were searching Tuesday for a London driving instructor charged with three counts of sexual assault â and announced that investigators believe there may be more complainants who’ve not yet come forward.
Passenger of single-vehicle collision west of Owen Sound dies of injuries
The 85-year-old passenger of a vehicle involved in a serious collision west of Owen Sound Monday morning has died. The passenger, from Muskoka Lakes, was transported to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries Monday morning following the single-vehicle collision at the Highway 21 roundabout west of Owen Sound. On Tuesday afternoon, police disclosed the passenger […]
Experts fret as summer toll of Southwestern Ontario drownings hits 12
The heavy summer drowning toll in Southwestern Ontario underscores the need to better communicate water safety messages, some experts say. Two people drowned in Lake Erie over the weekend, in Leamington and near Turkey Point, raising the toll from that lake alone to four deaths this summer. There have also been at least eight other […]
Judge blasts, jails man caught using dead woman’s credit card
A Sarnia judge told Edward Cuthbertson he upset the lives of several people through a series of crimes, including theft and fraud.
Police ask motorists to avoid area of Highway 21 and the Grey Bruce Line roundabout
Emergency services have closed the entire roundabout at Highway 21 and the Grey Bruce Line/Bruce Road 10 to traffic in all directions following a serious collision Monday morning. According to police the Grey Bruce OPP, Grey County paramedics and the Intertownship Fire Department are on the scene responding to a report of a serious collision […]
Tarragon, okra and cowpeas are new arrivals to the garden palate
Both the okra and cowpeas seed I planted this year were supplied by Ken and Martha Laing through the seed exchange that was part of the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario conference last December
Baysox beat out Barrie, move on in NDBL playoffs
The Owen Sound Baysox are bound for the second round. The Baysox earned victories in both games of a doubleheader over the Barrie Angels Sunday and punched their ticket into the semifinals of the North Dufferin Baseball League’s eight-team playoff bracket. The Baysox finished the first round of the series with a record of 3-0-1. […]
A little windy but Sandfest sculptors turn out anyway
It was so windy at Sauble Beach Sandfest on Saturday that at times the blowing sand stung. The wind pushed the lake up the beach, close enough to make a visitor wonder how much closer the water might get to the sand sculptures at the centre of the annual event. But it was still an […]