Officers form the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (#OPP) continue to investigate a collision on County Road 43 (Hwy 43) in Drummond North Elmsley Township, that resulted in the death of two people. Hwy 43 remains closed between Frizell Road and Churchill Road south of the TownContinue Reading
Ontario Provincial Police News Portal [GRENVILLE COUNTY (Kemptville)] Fatal Collision in Prescott 2015-05-27 (Prescott) – Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision in the Town of Prescott. Shortly after 6:00 pm on May 26th, 2015, police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Edward Street involving threeContinue Reading
Bluewater Power Distribution Corporation, the utility providing electricity distribution and related services in the Sarnia-Lambton area, has been fined $120,000 in the 2012 death of a worker who was performing repair work following the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The worker was one of two who had been assigned post-storm repairContinue Reading
An Ottawa Police Patrol Officer responding to a collision with injuries at Kirkwood Avenue and Coldrey Avenue this morning found a total of seven tow trucks congesting the scene attempting to solicit business. The responding officer charged six of the tow truck drivers under the City’s Towing Bylaw for beingContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Cornwall Fire & Electric crews were called to Race Street early today as a Transport vehicle pulled down some electrical wires. Cornwall resident Dusti Muniz sent in these photos. Submit your photos or video to CFN and you can win area event tickets or gift cards. EmailContinue Reading
CFN – Following a fire at a construction project in Kingston that led to a crane operator being rescued by military helicopter, three individuals and the company that employed the workers have pleaded guilty in court and fined a total of $74,000. On December 17, 2013, a five-storey residential constructionContinue Reading
BROCKVILLE WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES (Augusta Township, ON) – On May 15, 2015 at approximately 12:45am, officers of the Grenville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) crash on County Road 21, Augusta Township. The driver, 25-year-old Amanda GILLESPIE of Brockville, ON was transportedContinue Reading
Fire at 15 Edward Street claims life of 79-year-old woman Officials have completed their investigation into a fire at an apartment unit at 15 Edward Street on Sunday, April 5th. The fire claimed the life of a 79-year-old woman. Firefighters extinguished the fire and found the victim upon the initialContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Fire struck a Seniors building in the le Village section of Cornwall Sunday night. Fire Department Responds to An Apartment Fire The Event At 6:20 pm, on Sunday April 5, a call was received by the 911 operator advising of an Apartment on fire at 15 EdwardContinue Reading
CFN – OPP Confirmed that South Dundas lawyer and power player Peter Remillard died in a two vehicle collision. According to their website Mr. Remillard was quite active in his community. Member of the SDG Law Association and the Carleton County Law Association President of the Morrisburg and District ChamberContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – As the debate about the bike paths on Second Street continue a City Councilor had an accident on the corner of Marlborough and Second Street West. Mark MacDonald missed council after the 4 PM incident where he stopped moving through the busy intersection when he heard approachingContinue Reading
FATAL COLLISION CLOSES HIGHWAY 401 (South Stormont) – Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are presently (February 3, 2015) at the scene of a two (2) vehicle collision which occurred at approximately 6:00am on Highway 401, South Stormont Township. A tractor-trailer unit and a passenger vehicleContinue Reading
BARN FIRE – ROAD CLOSED (South Dundas) – On January 27, 2015 at approximately 3:45pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a report of a barn fire at a property on County Road 4 (Lakeshore Drive), South Dundas Township. Fire Department members are atContinue Reading
CFN – General Motors of Canada pleaded guilty and was fined $160,000 after a worker was hospitalized with injuries sustained from a 2,000-pound lift table falling and crushing the worker. On December 17, 2012, a worker at the Oshawa plant was showing a co-worker how to perform a task onContinue Reading
On January 15, 2015 at approximately 2:00pm patrol officers from East Division responded to a collision at the intersection of Milton Road and Navan Road. The collision involved a school bus and a car. No one was injured. While there were no children on board at the time of theContinue Reading
AIRCRAFT COLLISION (South Glengarry) – On January 15, 2015 at approximately 10:36am, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of an aircraft collision at a property west of Airport Road, South Glengarry Township. Investigation indicated that a small fixed wing airplane, operated by a 54-year-old male (lone occupant) from Ottawa,Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Freezing rain led to trees falling on wires and a power outage in Cornwall early this morning. Power was off for as long as one hour as some residents took to social media asking if this was another Ice Storm. The weather is playing havoc as rainContinue Reading
CFN – A Truck met a tree early this morning on 11th Street in Cornwall Ontario. Viewer Chantal Dean sent in these photos of the single vehicle incident which brought out police, fire, and EMS services. The vehicle was driven by a “male older driver” according to one witness. WeContinue Reading