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OPP charge 8 boaters for not having enough lifejackets on board

OPP charge 8 boaters for not having enough lifejackets on board

Officers are surprised and disappointed in the number of operators they are finding negligent in having the number one piece of lifesaving equipment on board
Police, family concerned about safety of missing woman (update: located)

Police, family concerned about safety of missing woman (update: located)

Police say they have located the missing woman safely
Parking at stop sign leads to impaired charge for Midland man

Parking at stop sign leads to impaired charge for Midland man

Police say the 39-year-old was parked in an idling vehicle and fell asleep
No one injured after plane strikes canoe on Six Mile Lake

No one injured after plane strikes canoe on Six Mile Lake

Police say the couple in the canoe jumped to safety before the plane landed; the investigation is ongoing
Southern Georgian Bay OPP nab pair of local impaired drivers

Southern Georgian Bay OPP nab pair of local impaired drivers

Cocaine and drug paraphernalia were seized in one incident that left a Tay Township man facing multiple charges
Midland teen facing child porn charges

Midland teen facing child porn charges

Police say the 18-year-old was charged after an online child sexual exploitation investigation
Severn Township man, 71, drowns in MacLean Lake

Severn Township man, 71, drowns in MacLean Lake

Officers were notified of a swimmer that had not returned and that good samaritans were currently searching for the male
Police searching for 'dangerous' person of interest in Tiny Township

Police searching for 'dangerous' person of interest in Tiny Township

The individual may be in possession of a compound bow, police warn
Speeding, collision keep OPP marine unit busy on the weekend

Speeding, collision keep OPP marine unit busy on the weekend

During the weekend, the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment Marine Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police checked 32 vessels and operators
Five fatalities, over 6,300 traffic charges in OPP jurisdictions over long weekend

Five fatalities, over 6,300 traffic charges in OPP jurisdictions over long weekend

The fatalities included two off-roaders and a kayaker as well as a motorcyclist and a motor vehicl driver