Tag: Tillsonburg
Person forced into vehicle, assaulted, driven against their will: Police
A Tillsonburg resident is facing multiple charges after a person was forced into a vehicle, assaulted and driven against their will in St. Thomas, police say. According to a St. Thomas police news release, a 911 call was received just after 4:30 a.m. on Thursday regarding an individual forced into a vehicle and assaulted. Through […]
Core-area coffee shop employee threatened by man: Police
A London man faces multiple charges after an employee at a York Street coffee shop was threatened Sunday afternoon. A man was asked to leave a coffee shop on York Street near Lyle Street at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The man raised his hand and pointed an unknown object at an employee who believed the […]
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.
Parents fret as board eyes fix to high school swim team’s insurance impasse
The lawyer representing the regionâs largest school board says he’s confident one high school’s student swimmers who’ve been without a pool to train in will be back in the swim of things soon. Parents at Aylmer’s East Elgin secondary school have expressed concern that an insurance dispute between the province and the Thames Valley District […]
Insurance woes may sink high school swim team â and derail meets: Parents
Parents in Elgin County are pushing for a resolution to an insurance dispute between the province and the regionâs largest school board that could cost a high school swim team its season. Â Days away from the scheduled start of their season, parents of Aylmer’s East Elgin secondary school swim team members are urging the […]
Police seize $200K in stolen vehicles, parts in Southwestern Ontario raid
A 48-year-old Norfolk County man faces charges Ontario Provincial Police say they seized $200,000 worth of stolen property, including several vehicles. Officers in the OPP Norfolk County detachment’s auto theft ring, working with the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP street crime unit, raided a property on Windham Road 13 just after 7 a.m. on Oct. 25, police say. […]
Oxford partners with non-profit to help maintain homeless shelter services
Oxford County is reinforcing its bond with a non-profit organization dedicated to tackling homelessness.
Two men fined for killing rabbit in nighttime shooting: Conservation officials
The provincial government has issued fines totaling more than $11,000 to two local hunters for killing a rabbit with a gun at night.
Small-town drug dealer gets five years in prison over $30K in cocaine, fentanyl
A Tillsonburg drug dealer who was on both probation and government disability payments when he was arrested two years ago with $30,000 worth of cocaine and fentanyl is now clean and wants to get back on track.
Remembrance: 5 things to know about London’s banner salute to veterans
Names and faces of military veterans adorn memorial banners placed for the first time along streets near London’s cenotaph ahead of Nov. 11.