Tag: Norwich
Oxford County’s population expected to nearly double by 2061: Forecast
Armed with revised data, a new projection suggests Oxford Countyâs population will nearly double in less than 40 years.
Retirement home closes three days after last resident moves out
Monday marked the official closing of an Oxford County retirement home at the centre of an alleged fraud investigation.
Strathroy council rejects proposed flag ban that irked LGBTQ group
STRATHROY â Politicians here overwhelmingly rejected restrictions proposed by a town council colleague that would have banned non-government flags on municipally owned land, a possibility that rankled LGBTQ community members. In an 8-1 vote Monday night, politicians turfed Coun. Brian Derbyshire’s bid to allow only municipal, provincial and federal flags on flagpoles on municipal properties, […]
What we know about retirement home that is suddenly closing
All we know and donât know about the abrupt closing of small Norwich retirement home amid a police fraud investigation.
Nursing home set to abruptly close, forcing out residents: ‘Nowhere to go’
A Southwestern Ontario retirement home where police say some residents were victims of fraud has announced it’s closing its doors in two weeks, leaving its residents’ futures uncertain. Miranda Guitardâs husbandâs elderly grandmother is a resident at Trillium Norwich Retirement Home in Norwich, south of Woodstock. She received an email Saturday afternoon from staff alerting […]
Intersection closed after transport truck slams into house
Police closed down a stretch of a rural road southeast of London after a big rig slammed into a house Wednesday morning. A transport truck crashed into an abandoned home near Bradley Ave at Westchester Bourne, Ontario Provincial Police said. Nobody was inside the home at the time. It wasnât immediately clear whether the driver […]
Growing Woodstock’s push for more land nears final approval
A land swap that would give Woodstock more room is a step closer to final approval after Oxford politicians approved the deal’s terms.
Nursing home resident hit with fraud worries, big rent increase: Family
An elderly woman living at a Southwestern Ontario retirement home where police allege a fraud duped several people out of more than $50,000 is facing a new stressor, her family says â an increase that would more than double her rent. Miranda Guitard said her husbandâs 90-year-old grandmother, who has been diagnosed with dementia, became […]
More victims come forward, losses mount in retirement home fraud: OPP
A fraud at a Southwestern Ontario retirement home is âbigger than it first appearedâ and has cost victims more than the $50,000 originally estimated, police tell The London Free Press.
Police offer new details in $50K fraud that hit multiple people at nursing home
Only one person is suspected in an estimated $50,000-plus fraud involving multiple victims at a retirement home, a fact police hope will calm public fears.