Tag: Walkerton
Former Hanover priest’s appeal of sexual abuse convictions dismissed
A panel of three appeal court judges has dismissed a former Hanover priest’s appeal of his convictions for sexually abusing a child. Mervin Perera was 73 when he was convicted on Jan. 30, 2020 of sexual assault and touching a girl for a sexual purpose, after a five-day trial. He was sentenced March 31, 2021 […]
High school sports round-up: winter season quickly wrapping
BOYS BASKETBALL SINGLE-A The Woodland Christian High School Cavaliers swept both the senior and junior brackets at the CWOSSA single-A boys’ basketball championships hosted Friday in Walkerton. The senior Cavaliers beat Walkerton 56-47 in the championship contest to earn the crown while the junior Cavaliers beat Walkerton 42-39 in overtime to win the gold medals. […]
Man convicted on manslaughter, carfentanil trafficking charges
Tyler James Geiger was found guilty of manslaughter and trafficking in carfentanil after a trial in the Superior Court of Justice Feb. 6 in Walkerton. Geiger, 37, of Harriston, Ont. was charged after West Grey Police Service officers investigated a sudden death in Neustadt on April 19, 2019, a police news release said this week. […]
Fire destroys home near Walkerton Monday
Fire completely destroyed a home west of Walkerton on Highway 9 Monday night according to officials. Walkerton Fire Chief Chris Wells said an older two-storey home near Riversdale was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived on the scene at approximately 8:30 p.m. There was no one at the property at the time and no injuries as […]
Six year sentence for West Grey drug dealer
A 31-year-old West Grey man has pleaded guilty to drug offences and was sentenced to six years in prison Monday. Dillon Joseph Irwin pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Walkerton to two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, in fentanyl and methamphetamine, on Nov. 1, 2021 in West Grey. A […]
Police ask for help finding federal offender who frequents this area
Police are looking for a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant who is known to frequent Owen Sound, Walkerton and Hamilton. Aaron Marshall, 34, is serving five years for weapons and drug offences, a news release from the Ontario Provincial Police said. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad issued a request for the public’s help […]
Arson charge laid in Walkerton apartment fire
A 26-year-old from Brockton is now charged with arson, disregard for human life.
Walkerton resident charged with arson after apartment fire Dec. 1
Police have charged a man with arson after a Dec. 1 apartment fire at 308 John Street where he lives. South Bruce OPP announced in a news release that police have charged Brandon Carroll, 26, of Brockton with arson – disregard human life after a fire Dec. 1 related to a Walkerton apartment building on […]
Chesley, Walkerton ER’s reducing hours due to staffing
Chesley hospital’s emergency department will be closed Friday at 5 p.m. and won’t reopen until Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 7 a.m., due to ongoing staffing shortages at South Bruce Grey Health Centre hospitals. Walkerton’s emergency department will be closing Saturday at 5 p.m. and will reopen at 7 a.m. Sunday, Christmas morning. “All efforts to […]
Peabody to focus Bruce County on affordable housing file as warden
Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody will serve as Bruce County’s warden after being elected during the inaugural council meeting Thursday at the Walkerton Administration Centre. He’ll serve a one-year term as warden. It’s Peabody’s first term as county warden. He was elected to Brockton’s municipal council in 2000 and served five terms as a councillor before […]