For 10 years, Invisible Wounds, an organization dedicated to positively contributing to the lives of first responders, health professionals and their families, has teamed up with Leslie Motors to honour first responders on May 1.
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OPP share statistics of 382 fatal road collisions in 2024, outline causes ahead of road safety week
Ahead of national Canada Road Safety Week, running May 13-19, the OPP are reporting that the vast majority of the 382 road users who died on OPP-patrolled roads in 2024 had their lives cut short because of careless decisions and actions behind the wheel and in passenger seats, a press release states
F.E. Madill hosts information night on human trafficking of youth
As part of the latest push to raise awareness around the locally rising threat of human trafficking, F.E. Madill Secondary School held an information night on Apr. 29, with gymnasium seats filled with listeners across age demographics.
Huron County OPP announces new detachment commander
The Huron County OPP has named their new detachment commander.
Assault in North Huron; school bus driver charged with careless driving
On April 23, members of the Huron County OPP responded to a report of an assault in the Municipality of Huron East. Following investigation, a police report states, the suspect was arrested and charged under the Criminal Code.
Charges laid after collision with police vehicle; individual charged after fleeing scene
Perth County OPP have charged an individual with nine criminal offences after colliding with a police vehicle in the Listowel on April 29, a police report states.
Spike in school bus crashes has OPP concerned
A spike in school bus crashes has the members of West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) concerned.
North Perth OPP receive funding to expand video surveillance systems
The North Perth OPP detachment will receive $12,641 to expand its video surveillance systems.
Five charged in school and church break-ins
Perth County OPP have charged five individuals in connection to recent break and enters and property damage, a police report states.
Tractor operator faces multiple impaired charges; North Huron residents charged for trafficking
Huron County OPP has charged a Howick Township resident with criminal driving offences following a collision on April 12, a police report confirms.
Violence against women on rise locally; isolation, cost of living among factors
There’s a violent pattern in Huron and Perth counties. It’s noticed cross-organization, -sector, and right next door. Instances of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) are on the rise locally, and it’s nothing new.
Aboriginal Alert, Canada’s Indigenous awareness network release latest data
Indigenous People across Canada continue to go missing at disproportionate rates despite increased awareness efforts, with the statistics revealing the stark reality of systemic issues that contribute to this national crisis.
New OPP documentary details fight against online child sexual abuse
The OPP, in partnership with its Provincial Internet Child Explotation (ICE) Strategy partners, is releasing Protecting Innocence: ICE Strategy in Action, an “eye-opening short documentary that exposes the stark realities of online child sexual abuse and the ongoing efforts to combat it.”
Pedestrian stuck by vehicle
Just after noon on April 16, while emergency services were on the scene of a house fire in Walkerton, a 64-year-old pedestrian crossing the road at Durham St. East and Colborne St. South was struck by a passenger vehicle.
Truck and trailer accident in Listowel April 9 led to a two day cleanup
LISTOWEL – On April 9, at approximately 5 p.m., a transport truck heading northbound on Highway…
