Simcoe County councillors have given initial approval to cut the size of county council. At the moment , there are 32 members. The plan is to reduce that to 17 , which includes a full-time appointed warden. The 16 councillors would be the mayors of the member municipalities. The issue has to go to a public meeting befo...

Nottawasaga OPP are investigating multiple break and enters in Angus. Just before 4 o'clock the morning of December 31st, police were called to a break and enter in progress at the Ultramar gas station and Uplift Cannabis store at 165 Mill Street in Essa Township. Police say that two unknown suspects smashed the front ...

Caledon OPP have charged one person following a shoplifting incident. On December 26th just after 4:30 pm, police were called following the incident at the LCBO store in Bolton. A vehicle description was provided by witnesses. When officers arrived, the vehicle was located with the suspect inside. The 39-year-old drive...

Nottawasaga OPP have charged a driver with impaired driving offences, after they saw a vehicle trying to avoid a RIDE stop. Police were holding the stop on County Road 90 in Essa Township just before midnight on December 25th. The officers noticed an approaching vehicle that then turned around to avoid the traffic stop...

Caledon OPP and Caledon Fire & Emergency Services say that their 12th annual Shop With a First Responder event was a success. On December 1st, local first responders hosted 40 children for its Shop With a First Responder event. The event is a partnership with the OPP, emergency services, the Optimist Club of Caledo...

Caledon OPP are investigating a three-vehicle collision that claimed the life of one person. Just before midnight yesterday, the crash happened on Highway 10 near Old School Road. The driver and lone occupant of one of the vehicles was pronounced dead at the scene. Two people who were in the second vehicle were transpo...

Nottawasaga OPP are asking the public for help in identifying two suspects in a theft investigation in Alliston. On November 12, police were called to a theft at the LCBO at 22 Dunham Drive, where they found that just before 11 that morning, two people, were seen on video surveillance video taking three bottles of alco...

Caledon OPP are investigating a death after a call to a residence on Deer Ridge Trail just before 10 pm on Saturday evening. One person was taken to hospital with injuries and later pronounced dead. Police say that the cause of death has not been confirmed, but also believe that there is no threat to public safety. Res...

A Mono Township man is lucky to be alive, after he fell out of his small boat Thursday east of Midland. Provincial police say the 60-year-old, who was wearing a bright yellow life jacket, spent more than an hour in the cold water, before he managed to pull himself up onto a rock shoal nearly half a kilometer off shore ...

Caledon OPP are investigating a break and enter that happened on Halloween. Police were called to a home on Rowley Drive on October 31st, after someone had forcefully entered the residence sometime between 4:30 and 7:10 pm. Nobody was home at the time, and several items were taken. Anyone with information or security f...

Caledon OPP have charged a tow truck operator with drug trafficking offenses after an investigation by the Community Street Crime Unit. On October 29th, police received a report of someone involved in criminal activity and operating a tow truck within the Region of Peel. A 30-year-old from Brampton is charged with poss...

Caledon OPP are investigating a fatal collision that happened on Highway 10 Just after 2:30 yesterday morning, emergency crews were called to the crash on Highway 10 at Old School Road. One driver, a 48-year-old Erin resident was airlifted to hospital and later pronounced dead. Highway 10 between King Street and Old Sc...

Dufferin OPP are investigating a homicide investigation that started with an armed robbery at a gas station in Amaranth. At around 11:40 pm on October 7th, police were called to the service station on County Road 109. The victim suffered a life-threatening injury after shots were fired by the suspect. The victim, who w...

Dufferin County OPP are investigating a serious collision that happened in Mono. At around 8pm on October 3rd, police and emergency crews responded to a serious two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV on Highway 10. The driving of the motorcycle, a 27-year-old man from Cookstown, was taken to a Toronto ...

Nottawasaga OPP have charged three people for drug and weapons offences after executing search warrants. In August 2024, the Community Street Crime Unit started a drug trafficking investigation. On October 3rd, police searched three residences in Barrie, Essa Township, and Tay Township, with the help of detachments fro...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP say they arrested someone in connection with separate break & enter and theft of vehicle incidents in Midland. Police responded to a report of the theft of a black Ford Fusion the evening of September 27th, after the vehicle was taken form a restaurant parking lot. The vehicle was found in...

OPP are helping with a fire investigation in Midland, following a fire early Saturday morning. At around 4:30 the morning of September 28th, Southern Georgian Bay OPP were called to a blaze at a six plex on William Street. When emergency crews arrived, the building was fully engulfed in flames. Police say that one pers...

Dufferin OPP have charged a local man with drug trafficking as a result of an ongoing investigation. On Thursday, the Community Street Crime Units from Dufferin and Caledon, a K-9 Unit, and other OPP members executed a search warrant at an address on Madison Avenue in Orangeville. As a result of the investigation the f...

The 2nd annual Grey Highlands Gran Fondo was staged Sunday. Three different cycling distances were conducted starting and finishing at the Arena in Markdale. On a windy day, Fred Wallace spoke with Darlene Lamberti the Executive Director of Centre Grey Bruce Health Services Foundation was enthused about the results of ...

Dufferin OPP is investigating a serious two-vehicle collision that claimed the life of one person. At around 10:15 yesterday, police were called to County Road 17 between 3rd and 4th Line in Melancthon. They were joined by Dufferin County EMS and Fire services. Police have not shared many details, except that the perso...

OPP across the province are urging motorcyclists and motorists alike to be alert, be cautious, and avoid risky driving behaviours following a spike in motorcyclist fatalities. They say that 36 motorcyclists have died on OPP-patrolled roads this year, up from 23 fatalities from the same time last year. Police also say t...

Dufferin OPP was able to recover two vehicles that were reported stolen. On Thursday, members of the Community Street Crime Unit, along with the Canada Border Services Agency, conducted a traffic stop, which resulted in the discovery of two vehicles taken from the Toronto area. Police are requesting that anyone with in...

Dufferin OPP has charged a Thornbury resident following a traffic stop in the Town of Mono. Just after midnight on Wednesday, police stopped a vehicle at Highway 10 and First Street that had been travelling clearly over the speed limit. While officers spoke with the driver, it was determined that they were impaired by ...

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The Town of Shelburne is warning that residents will be noticing unpleasant smells over the next few weeks. According to a post on the Town's X page, formerly known as Twitter, the odours are coming from the wastewater treatment facility. They also say that there is a biosolids haulage scheduled and that it will take a...