WPS Briefs - June 19th

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• WFD Presents 2024 Report to City Council

  The Woodstock Fire Department was at the latest Woodstock City Council meeting and presented their 2024 report.

• Council Awarded Organizations with Community Grants

  13 Organizations took home a combined amount of $46,100 after the latest Woodstock Council Meeting.

• Battle of the Badges this Weekend

  The puck will drop at 3:00 p.m. at the Tillsonburg Community Centre.

• OPP Reminding Drivers to Stay Focused

  The West Region OPP is reminding everyone about the dangers of distracted driving.

• Reduced Load Campaign Continues in Oxford

  Twenty vehicles were weighed with 61 charges laid and 42 warnings were issued as a result.

• Five Impaired Drivers Charged in Oxford

  Two of them were from Woodstock, two were from London and the fifth was from Ingersoll.

• UPDATE: Missing Girls Located

  The girls were last spotted at CASS Wednesday morning.

• SWPH Reports 18 New Measles Cases

  SWPH says over 71 percent of the cases were under the age of 18.

• Brant Parks Closed Due to Flooding

  All the rain has shut down two parks in Paris and an access point in Glen Morris.

• Sip and Sample is Back

  The Sip and Sample Social begins April 8 and features 40 exhibitions available for sampling.

• New Minimum Wage vs. Living Wage

  The new minimum wage will be $1.90 short of the living wage in Oxford, Elgin and London.

• WITAAR Announces 2025 Charity of Choice

  The Woodstock Ingersoll Tillsonburg & Area Association of Realtors will support DASO in 2025.

• Online Spring Auction Underway for OCAR

  Over 90 items are included in the online auction and the bidding closes at 4:00 p.m. this Sunday.

• Measles Exposure Reported at TDMH

  It was in the emergency room from 10:55 a.m. to 1:17 p.m. on Monday.

• WPS Investigating Harding Court House Fire

  No one was hurt, but the home was significantly damaged in the fire.

• UPDATE: Rain Warnings End

  The rain should end Thursday morning.

• Enrollment Cuts Coming at Fanshawe College

  Woodstock's Fanshawe Campus will see fall enrollment cut for four programs starting in the fall.

• Charges Laid in Paris Assault

  Police say it was a case of intimate partner violence.

• BBBS Oxford Welcomes MEGABike to Tillsonburg

  The 30 person bike will be at Indigo Lounge on Wednesday. May 28th.

• CASS Presents: The Wedding Singer

  A broken hearted wedding singer falls in love with a waitress who is engaged to another man.