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stolen-art-regOfficers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a theft in Collingwood and are asking for the public's help in solving this crime.

The theft took place sometime over the holiday season in December/January 2014 at the Tremont Art Gallery on Simcoe Street in Collingwood. The painting is described as oil on canvas painting of a summer scene in an orchard, 20"x24" in a natural colour box frame.

scam-regSOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY – On January 26, 2015 at 7:40 pm, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a fraud report from a resident of Arran-Elderslie. An urgent phone call was made to advise their "grandson" had been in a crash and needed money badly. A sum of almost $1,400 was sent through a money transfer service before the scam was recognized.

There is no magic to preventing fraud. If something sounds too good to be true or seems a little "weird" it probably is. Beware of unsolicited phone calls, emails, letters, faxes and strangers at your door. Unsolicited means that you didn't ask for it. It's your money, you work hard for it, so don't hand it over to a con artist. Hang up the phone, delete the emails, ignore the faxes and close your door; if they can't interact with you, they can't steal your money.

United-Way-Winter-regDecember 2013 gave us an indication that 2014 was going to be an exceptional year for the Utility Assistance Program. We saw a doubling of propane prices, rising from a low of 55 cents per litre to a high of $1.29 per litre. Propane shortages were reported across the province.

The extended and very intense winter saw weeks of snow days and closed highways. There were mid-winter disconnects as well as closed highways keeping the trucks off the road. The anticipated summer slowdown did not occur as families were still catching up on the winter's bills, and struggling to get ahead before the weather turned cold again.

gas-regQUEEN'S PARK -- MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Bill Walker says the governing Liberals are "nuts" to introduce a Carbon Tax in Ontario at a time when their party is steeped in a series of spending scandals. He says the tax is also punitive on people as higher taxes translate into lower wages and incomes and will potentially lead to lay-off and job losses.

A carbon tax will raise the price of almost all goods and services, from gas and home heating to farming and food production, explains Walker.

"It's not right. Our people are already paying high taxes, and struggling to keep their heads above water with the rising cost of living, namely sky-high energy rates. This Carbon Tax will be an added burden on them."

opp-crimescene-regularOWEN SOUND – Yesterday afternoon, officers from the Owen Sound Police Service attended a residence located on 2nd Avenue West in the City of Owen Sound where the lifeless body of a person was located.
The Owen Sound Police Service Criminal Investigation Branch commenced an investigation which is continuing under the direction of Acting Detective Inspector David Robinson of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB).
The identity of the deceased will not be released pending a post mortem examination which is taking place today at the University Hospital located in London, Ontario.
Further information will be provided as it becomes available as this ongoing investigation continues.

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