January 2014 Archive

Beware of melting ice and unsafe conditions

OPP is warning people that rivers and lakes that were frozen last week may now be unsafe. Warmer temperatures are expected to move into the ...

Traffic stop ends in vehicle fire

On January 12th at 12:19 p.m., a member of the Nottawasaga OPP conducted a traffic stop on County Road 21 between the 10th and 11th ...

OPP report five fatal snowmobile collisions so far this season

In the wake of five fatal motorized snow vehicle (MVC) collisions that have occurred in Ontario since the start of the season, the OPP is ...

Driver caught impaired & switching places

On January 10th, at 6:30 p.m., members of the Barrie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a motor vehicle collision (MVC) involving two ...

Flicks cigarette butt at cruiser

On Sunday, January 12th at 12:37 p.m., Grey County OPP received a report of an erratic driver travelling southbound on Highway 10 in the Township ...

Dangerous conditions at local creeks and retention ponds

Although this winter has been overall very cold, we had a brief warm spell the past few days. This warm spell can cause ice to ...

Amateur Ontario Human Rights Commission: get your act together or quit

The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) decision to ban “Canadian Experience” as a requirement for a job was made as a result of careless and ...

Christian Perspectives – water into wine

A little while ago I read a disturbing news article. The article hi-lited several food items that we can expect to run short of in ...

Family Literacy Day – Jan. 27th

Every year on January 27, Family Literacy Day encourages families to participate in literacy-related activities together. Started by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999, Family ...

Survey distances vary on turbine setback

Scott Funston, a Melancthon non-participating resident in proximity to Dufferin Wind Power Turbines T7 and T8, says he has surveys proving that T7 is less ...

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