Tag: OPP West Region
‘Significant disruption’ to drug trafficking in Owen Sound area: police
Close to $100,000 in illicit drugs have been seized and six people have been charged following a months-long targeted investigation into drug trafficking in Owen Sound and surrounding communities. Police executed three simultaneous search warrants within the City of Owen Sound on Thursday in relation to the investigation, which was launched back in February. Labelled […]
One driver dead, another injured in London-area crash: Police
One man is dead and another was taken to hospital following a crash Thursday night west of Woodstock. Two vehicles collided in Zorra Township shortly before 11 p.m. on Road 68 between the 45th Line and Zorra-East Zorra Tavistock Line, Oxford OPP said. One of the drivers, a 27-year-old Ingersoll man, died at the scene […]
Schools closed, crashes mount as snowstorm lashes London region
School buses were cancelled for both major London-area school boards and multiple morning crashes were reported on both Highways 401 and 402 Thursday after an overnight snowstorm swept across the region. Shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday, officials announced on social media that all school vehicles for both the Thames Valley District school board and London […]
Some roads, schools remain closed as Grey-Bruce continues to recover from nasty weather
School and road closures continue Tuesday following another day of nasty winter weather. Environment Canada’s latest weather update, issued Tuesday morning, said snow squalls are expected to diminish in the area today. However, blowing snow could cause an additional five to 10 centimetres of snow, reducing visibility. According to the weather service, lake-effect snow off […]
Amid arsonist fears, firefighters battle three more rural blazes
Norfolk County firefighters battled three separate fires throughout the wee hours of Wednesday morning, said police, who described a man seen running near one of the blazes. The blazes come amid a rash of suspicious fires across the largely rural county, located about an hour’s drive southeast of London, that have led some residents to […]