Tag: roads
Another wintry wallop slams London region as buses nixed, schools closed
With snow flurries continuing in London Tuesday morning, school buses were cancelled and several schools shut down across the city and region. There was a risk of snow squalls in the city and area with five centimetres of snow expected and wind gusting to 20 kilometres/hour near noon, Environment Canada officials warned. The high Tuesday […]
Northern Michigan digs out, with more lake effect snow on the way
Northern Michigan spent Monday digging out from record-breaking lake effect snow, and more is on the way.
Grey Bruce OPP busy with collisions during storm
Grey Bruce OPP received 57 collision reports during the snowstorm from Friday to Sunday. Many drivers struggled due to icy roads, snow, and poor visibility but there were no serious injuries reported in any of the collisions, Const. Krista Linthorne said by email Monday. She suggested the lack of serious injuries was related to drivers […]
Police watchdog issues new details in crash that sent three to hospital
Ontarioâs Special Investigations Unit (SIU) continues to probe a two-vehicle crash north of London over the weekend that sent three people to hospital, including two with life-threatening injuries.
LIVE: School buses cancelled, police issue warning amid blast of snow
Have snow photos? Send them in for possible inclusion in our ongoing storm coverage. Email us at lfp.website@sunmedia.ca The London region faced its first significant snowfall of the season with sweeping snow squalls that cancelled school buses and grounded planes on Monday morning and prompted a warning from provincial police. Environment Canada was calling for […]
Winter arrives with a wallop as lake-effect squalls cover parts of Grey-Bruce with snow
Warm lakes plus cold air means winter is here. The Ontario Storm Prediction Centre expects the snow squalls blanketing much of the area will continue into Tuesday. Snow squall warnings are in place throughout the region as of Sunday afternoon with snowfall accumulations exceeding 50 cm in parts of Grey-Bruce and Owen Sound this weekend. […]
Local OPP and municipal police services continue RIDE campaign in area
Drivers should notice several RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) programs throughout Grey-Bruce this month. Regional and municipal police services are joining forces in an effort to remove impaired drivers from the road, and police are reminding motorists that officers can demand a breath sample during a traffic stop without reasonable suspicion. The Ontario Association of […]
Cyclists raise concerns about busy stretch of Grey Road 1
Concerned cyclists have requested Grey County move up a planned reconstruction of a section of Grey Rd. 1 in Georgian Bluffs, warning that it may only be a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt or even killed. About 40 people attended county council on Thursday in support of a delegation that called for […]
Officials reject McDonald’s proposed on flood-prone northeast London land
A committee of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority has rejected a proposal to build a strip mall and McDonald’s on a flood plain in northeast London. The authority’s hearing committee decided Tuesday to reject the application from Royal Premier Homes at 1310 Adelaide St. N. and 795 Windermere Rd., mirroring many of the same […]