Tag: Walkerton
SIU terminates case related to arrest of man in Paisley
The province’s Special Investigations Unit has terminated an investigation relating to a man who was injured while in police custody in Walkerton, after determining the injury was caused by punching a cell wall. The SIU’s director Joseph Martino terminated the investigation based on the SIU’s preliminary inquiries in the case, including a review of video […]
Peavy Mart stores in Owen Sound and Walkerton part of nationwide shutdown
Peavey Mart farm supply and hardware stores in Owen Sound and Walkerton will close as part of a nationwide closure and liquidation. Originally, the company headquartered in Red Deer said it was closing some locations in Ontario and Nova Scotia as part of an “organizational structuring” with the local stores rumoured to be spared. On […]
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 […]
Grey County officials have fingers crossed after ROMA
Grey County pitched health-care, transit and other requests to provincial officials at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto last week. Now, they wait. Thursday at county council, the county’s deputy chief administrative officer, Randy Scherzer, summarized the meetings county staff and councillors had with senior Ontario government officials. The county asked the Ministry […]
Some peninsula schools remain closed as snow squalls taper off in region
As the snowfall shifts to the peninsula Thursday morning more school closures have been announced. Bruce Peninsula District (Lion’s Head) and St. Edmunds Public (Tobermory) are closed for the day due to inclement weather. Meanwhile, buses have been cancelled for schools in Teeswater, Lucknow, Ripley, Port Elgin, Southampton, Kincardine, Wiarton, Hepworth, Sauble Beach, Walkerton, Mildmay, […]