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Members of West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) took nearly 150 impaired drivers off the province's roads after Week Three of the 2025 OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign. To date, West Region OPP officers have conducted 1,533 RIDE check events across 13 West Region detachments, with the following results after the first three weeks of the annual enforcement and education campaign: 143 impaired driving charges 21 warn-range suspensions. Provincially, OPP officers have laid 602 impaired...

Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA) is carefully reviewing the Province of Ontario’s proposal to merge Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities into 7 large organizations under a new provincial agency (ERO Posting #025-1257). Public consultation is open until December 22. For over 80 years, Conservation Authorities have operated on a local watershed-based model because water and ecosystems do not follow municipal boundaries. This approach ensures that flooding, erosion, and water quality are managed where they occur — locally. GSCA believes this principle...