Tag: Oxford County
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.
What you need to know about Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Itâs been more than 30 years since its inception, and for three days this week Canadaâs Outdoor Farm Show, touted as the largest agriculture exhibition in Eastern Canada, will run at Discovery Farm Woodstock. Here are some things to know about the farming mega-expo. IT REALLY IS BIG Hosted on more than 40 hectares (100 […]
Woodstock politicians pull $100K from savings to pay for homeless camp cleanups
Woodstock city council is pulling $100,000 from savings to be spent on cleanups at homeless encampments across the city, a move prompted by the costly recent dismantling of one such site.
With nearby subdivision planned, town’s residents fume over $17K sewer bill
More than 50 Ingersoll landowners are facing a bill of $17,000 each to replace their septic systems and bring them onto the municipal sewer pipeline, leaving some fuming that it’s all to accommodate a nearby new subdivision. A letter received by 55 Ingersoll property owners near Hamilton Road (King Street West) affected by Oxford Countyâs […]
Woman describes repeated assaults at ex-Woodstock mayor’s trial
Editor’s note: This story contains details about alleged assaults and sexual assaults that may be disturbing to some readers. She told a harrowing story about what happened on a drive to Turkey Point. Thatâs where the woman, aged 39, who says she was routinely sexually assaulted by former Woodstock Mayor Trevor Birtch, 49, said they […]
Three sent to hospital in east-end crash: London firefighters
London firefighters were called to a two-vehicle crash at a busy east-end intersection Tuesday night that sent three people to hospital.
Man charged with possessing child porn, resisting arrest
A St. Thomas man is charged with possessing and accessing child pornography following an investigation by London police. London police said they were made aware in June of an ongoing investigation by the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre involving a St. Thomas man. Members of the […]
Second sexual assault trial begins for ex-Woodstock mayor
Just as he did at his first sexual assault trial, Woodstockâs disgraced former mayor plans to testify at a second trial that began Tuesday morning.
One dead, two injured in rural Oxford County crash: OPP
The driver was killed and two passengers injured in a Sunday night rollover crash in East Zorra-Tavistock, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Oxford group targets prevention in face of drug overdose increase
To raise awareness of what it calls an âalarming increase in drug overdoses globally,â a regional organization has prioritized key areas of focus as it looks to expand support for at-risk people living in Oxford County. The Oxford Mental Health and Addictions Action Coalition â founded in 2022 and comprising members from several community organizations […]