Essa Township

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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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
• 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
• Serious crash sends 2 people to hospital in Essa Township, OPP say

  On Thursday morning around 7:50 a.m., Nottawasaga OPP responded to a serious collision on Line 10 and Sideroad 10 of Essa Township.

  Traffic

  Nov 3, 2022
• Dead 21-year-old found outside in Essa, Ont.

  Police say the death hasn't been deemed as suspicious.

  Crime

  Sep 8, 2021
• Barrie resident charged with impaired driving following 2-vehicle crash in Essa, Ont.

  At about 11:50 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a crash involving a Chevrolet Cobalt and a Ford pickup truck on Mill Street near Brentwood Drive.

  Traffic

  Aug 24, 2020
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• Two Essa, Ont., teens charged after stealing from vehicles, Nottawasaga OPP say

  Two teens from Essa, Ont., were charged after they were reportedly seen going through vehicles during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nottawasaga OPP say.

  Crime

  Jun 18, 2020
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• Essa man charged after riding bicycle the day after it was stolen: OPP

  A 20-year-old Essa man has been charged after he was caught riding a bicycle that had reportedly been stolen a day prior, Nottawasaga OPP say.

  Crime

  Jun 9, 2020