Essa Township

• Why a repeat sex offender was not banned from living at a children’s centre in Ontario

  Sex trafficking advocates say the arrest of a convicted sex offender who briefly lived at a children's centre near Barrie points to key issues holding sex traffickers accountable.

  Crime

  Sep 1, 2023
  
• Sex offender who lived at Ontario child care centre recruited women, docs say

  Parole documents obtained by Global News recount Lauriston Maloney's criminal history, which revolves around making money from prostitution over many years.

  Crime

  Jul 31, 2023
  
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• Ontario warns parents to avoid centre where police say man convicted of trafficking children lives

  In a statement from Ontario's solicitor general's office, a spokesperson said they encouraged "all parents to keep away" from the Beating the Odds centre in Essa Township.

  Crime

  Jul 18, 2023
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• ‘Capped off my career’: local coach leads basketball team to gold at Special Olympics World Games

  The Canadian men’s Special Olympics baseball team brought home a gold medal from the World Games earlier this summer, and a coach from Simcoe County helped them get it.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2023
• Man convicted of human trafficking of children is living at Ontario children’s centre: police

  A man previously convicted of human trafficking of children is living at a centre offering services for children with autism, police say, prompting a community safety advisory.

  Crime

  Jul 17, 2023
• Residents warned to be wary of paving scammers in Nottawasaga area, police say

  The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is warning residents about a fraud scam involving an asphalt company in the Angus and Essa Township area.

  Crime

  May 18, 2023
• Family safely evacuated after fire early Monday in Essa Township

  Firefighters and Nottawasaga OPP officers were at the scene of a fire that broke out Monday on a property on the 30th Sideroad between the 9th Line and 8th Line.

  Fire

  May 1, 2023
• 1 person dead, another in hospital after fire destroys home in Alliston, Ont.

  A fire in Alliston, New Tecumseth, is currently under investigation after a house burned to the ground, sending one person to the hospital and killing another.

  Crime

  Apr 3, 2023
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• Simcoe County man named head coach of Canada’s men’s Special Olympics basketball team

  James Richardson is no stranger to coaching, having worked with South Simcoe Special Olympics for the last 35 years, but this summer, he is taking his skills international.

  Sports

  Mar 7, 2023
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• Emergency crews respond to car crashing into Thornton, Ont. building

  The Queen’s Health Care Centre in Thornton, Ont., has some repairs to do after a car crashed through it Tuesday night.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2022