Wayne Lowrie
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Motorists surprised by border restrictions
Confusion reigned at Canadian border crossings this week as fully-vaccinated residents returning from short hops to the U.S. were surprised by demands to produce a special government app to prove their vaccination status. → Read More
Brockville delivery man gets house arrest for sex assaults
Joe Gray, 70, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and two counts of simple assault against three customers. → Read More
Brockville General Hospital taking in patients from Cornwall to help share COVID-19 burden
The Brockville General Hospital has been accepting patients from Cornwall to ease the COVID-19-induced pressure on the hospital there. → Read More
Scammers try to jump vaccine queue in Eastern Ontario
If you are not eligible yet for a shot, do not book a vaccine appointment, the health unit warns. → Read More
Study recommends centralizing Leeds and Grenville fire departments
The study will go back to municipal councils and local fire departments for discussion. → Read More
Prescott endorses leash laws, poop and scoop for cats; pet poisoning warnings in Gananoque
PRESCOTT – Town cat owners will have to license their pets and have them on a leash when off their property under a new bylaw tentatively approved by town… → Read More
Brockville-area dog walkers find poisoned meat
Two dog owners discovered drug-laced meatballs this week while walking their pets in Mallorytown (Front of Yonge Township), west of Brockville. → Read More
Stay away from hotspots such as Ottawa, says top doctor for Leeds, Grenville & Lanark
BROCKVILLE — Dr. Paula Stewart has some simple advice for residents of the local health unit who live close to Ottawa: → Read More
Gananoque firefighter resigns after admitting sexual assault
Jeff Turcotte resigned on Tuesday, one day after he admitted to inappropriately touching his colleague at the firehall in December 2019. → Read More
Fire captain pleads guilty to sexually assaulting volunteer firefighter
GANANOQUE — A captain in the Gananoque fire department has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a volunteer firefighter under his command. → Read More
OPP officer rescues fisherman who plunged through ice on St. Lawrence River
A quick-thinking Ontario Provincial Police officer used a canoe to rescue a fisherman who fell through the ice into the St. Lawrence River off Landon Bay on Monday. Chief Rick Lawson of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands Fire Department said the fisherman was walking on the ice about 150 metres from shore […] → Read More
OPP officer rescues fisherman who plunged through ice on St. Lawrence River
A quick-thinking Ontario Provincial Police officer used a canoe to rescue a fisherman who fell through the ice into the St. Lawrence River off Landon Bay on Monday. Chief Rick Lawson of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands Fire Department said the fisherman was walking on the ice about 150 metres from shore […] → Read More
'Sexsomnia': Ryan Hartman, awaiting decision on appeal, has bail application refused
A man twice convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in 2011, despite his “sexsomnia” defence, will remain in jail until the Ontario Court of Appeal decides whether or not to hear his application for a fourth appeal. → Read More
Hartman, awaiting decision on his appeal, has bail application refused
A man twice convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in 2011, despite his “sexsomnia” defence, will remain in jail until the Ontario Court of Appeal decides whether or not to hear his application for a fourth appeal. A Toronto judge rejected Ryan Hartman’s application to be free on bail while the appeals court decides […] → Read More
Hundreds mourn Jeannette Runciman
Hundreds of mourners packed First Presbyterian Church on Thursday to pay tribute to Jeanette Runciman, who tragically died after being hit by a car on Feb. 13. Mrs. Runciman, 77, was remembered for her devotion to family, her love of animals, her quick wit, ribald sense of humour, ready laughter and her astute political smarts. […] → Read More
Girl guilty of manslaughter, related charges in death of man in St. Lawrence River
BROCKVILLE — A Brockville teenager who pushed Damian Sobieraj into the St. Lawrence River where he drowned was found guilty of manslaughter and three related charges on Wednesday. In a judgment that took her three hours to read, Justice Kimberly Moore found the girl, now 16 but 14 at the time, guilty on all counts: […] → Read More
Brockville girl guilty on all counts in man's death
A Brockville teenager, who pushed Damian Sobieraj into the St. Lawrence River where he drowned, was found guilty of manslaughter and three related charges on Wednesday. In a judgment that took her three hours to read, Justice Kimberly Moore found the girl, now 16 but 14 at the time, guilty on all counts: Manslaughter, uttering […] → Read More
Judge to rule Feb. 19 in Brockville teen's manslaughter trial
Damian Sobieraj, 33, drowned after being pushed into the St. Lawrence River off Brockville's Hardy Park on Sept 13, 2018. → Read More
Teen manslaughter trial: Girl acted in self-defence, friend testifies
Damian Sobieraj was scuffling with a 14-year-old girl when the girl shoved him into the St. Lawrence River in self-defence, a young witness testified Thursday. The girl, who is on trial for manslaughter in Sobieraj’s drowning death, was only defending two young friends from Sobieraj, the female witness, who was 14 at the time, told […] → Read More
Teen manslaughter trial: Two boys saw girl push victim into river
In an explosive day of testimony Wednesday, two young witnesses said they saw their 14-year-old friend push Damian Sobieraj into the river where he drowned. One testified — and then seemed to withdraw — that two girls sat on the riverside to watch him drown, and a third witness said that Sobieraj could swim quite […] → Read More