Tag: Walkerton
Judge jails man for church arson at Saugeen in 2020
A judge sentenced Emric Thompson to 18 months in jail for arson and mischief to a church at Saugeen First Nation in 2020. Superior Court Justice Roger Chown’s sentence, imposed in Walkerton on Nov. 27, included enhanced credit for presentence custody, leaving 184 days or just more than six months to serve in custody. He […]
Province to provide relief for increased OPP costs
The Ontario government has announced some relief for communities grappling with spikes to their OPP policing bills. On Friday, the government announced it was proposing to provide more than $77 million in financial relief to municipalities to help offset increased costs in police services provide by the OPP in 2025. The government also announced it […]
Grey-Bruce municipalities concerned about spike in OPP costs
Some Grey-Bruce municipalities are expressing concern as they stare down significant increases to OPP policing costs in 2025. But they remain hopeful that the province will provide some relief. Area municipalities looking at particularly steep increases are Brockton, whose increase has come it at 30 per cent, and Meaford, which has been presented with a 25 […]
Peace medalists inspire us to be ‘agents of peace’
Acts of kindness and community-mindedness earned Joan John and Barbara Vandenbor this year’s YMCA Peace Medals Thursday in Owen Sound. The annual event has honoured 26 individuals and 13 groups from Grey-Bruce over the past 26 years. John was nominated by the Grey Highlands Peace Committee for her work which includes founding JunCtian Community Initiatives […]
Street crimes unit nabs traffickers with over $20,000 worth of drugs headed to Saugeen Shores
The Grey Bruce Community Street Crime Unit said they intercepted two Saugeen First Nation residents with over $20,000 worth of drugs on their way to Saugeen Shores. According to a police media release, the OPP and the CSCU became aware that a person of interest in a drug trafficking investigation was travelling on Highway 21 […]