Online Burn Permit System launched for Spring 2023

The Saugeen Shores Fire Department (SSFD) is reminding residents to contact them before they start any fires or brush burning.  To facilitate this, the department...

Southampton RIDE check results in several charges against Toronto driver

On Wednesday, April 5th at 11:20pm, officers were conducting RIDE spot checks in Southampton when they stopped a driver that exhibited signs of being impaired...

OPP involved in international Cybercrime investigation

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Cybercrime Investigations Team (CIT), Toronto Police Service, Peel Regional Police, Waterloo Regional Police Service, York Regional Police, London Police...

It’s Rotary Southampton Spring-time Shred-N-Go

  Mark your calendars!  It's that Spring-cleaning time of year and for Southampton Rotary it's time to hold the annual Shred-N-Go. The environmentally friendly “drive-through” shredding...

New EMS regional headquarter construction moving forward

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) new regional home is moving forward as steel for construction has begun to arrive after a delay due allegedly...

Search warrant results in several charges for repeat offender

On March 22nd 2023 Saugeen Shores Police Criminal Investigations Branch along with uniform members of the Saugeen Shores Police executed a search warrant at...

Nearly $89,000 lost year to date in Southern Bruce County

ANOTHER $16,000 LOST DURING FRAUD PREVENTION MONTH This is Fraud Prevention month, and the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking residents to continue...

40-year-old expired license plate catches driver up with prior offences

On March 18th, Saugeen Shores Police officers arrested and charged a 68-year-old Port Elgin man, who is supposed to be on house arrest, for...

Weapons investigation in Southampton leads to more charges

On March 16th, 2023 at 2:20pm Officers were dispatched to check on the wellbeing of a male who was currently at a local laundromat...

March – Fraud Prevention Month: Beware the tools in a con-artist’s on-line toolbox

  This is Fraud Prevention month, and the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking residents to continue watching out for cons and scams...

Time to move clocks forward and add new batteries to alarms

    As the clocks spring forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12th, the Saugeen Shores Fire Department wants residents to install new...

Eight arrested in decades-long apparent art fraud investigation

On March 1, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) arrested eight individuals for their involvement in the...

March 2023 is Fraud Prevention Month – Tricks of the Trade

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Competition Bureau of Canada are launching the 19th edition of...

Coldest Night of the Year meets and exceeds fundraising goals

The Coldest Night of the Year is a 'winterrific' family-friendly walk to raise money for local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness...