Wheatley

• Ontario adds $11M to funding for investigation, recovery following Wheatley explosion

  The explosion came weeks after local officials declared two states of emergency and evacuation orders after discovering hydrogen sulphide gas leaks in the area.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2023
  
• Man, 22, faces charges in March fatal collision near Leamington

  On March 18, at 6:44 a.m., a three-vehicle collision occurred between a sedan, a pick-up truck and a utility van on County Road 34 between Leamington and Wheatley.

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2022
  
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• Man robs Circle K in Wheatley, Ont. with knife, crowbar: police

  Police believe the suspect got into a vehicle and fled the scene. Police did not say whether the suspect took any money or how much.

  Crime

  Oct 10, 2022
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• 2 dead, 1 seriously injured in head-on crash near Leamington, Ont.: Essex OPP

  The two people in the sedan were pronounced dead at the scene, police said, while the driver of the pickup truck, and only occupant, was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.

  Traffic

  Mar 18, 2022
• Gas leak detected at site of Wheatley Ont. gas explosion

  Less than a month and a half after a gas explosion rocked the Wheatley Ont., downtown core, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent is reporting a gas leak at the same location.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2021
• Ontario government offers $2 million to help Wheatley recover from massive explosion

  A town in southwestern Ontario rocked by a massive explosion last month will be receiving up to $2 million from the provincial government to help with recovery efforts.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2021
• Ongoing gas leak, explosive risk hindering work at site of Wheatley blast which injured 20

  'We ask everyone to stay away from there. Please don't go out gawking, et cetera. It is an unsafe area and it's unstable," the Chatham-Kent mayor said of the explosion site.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021
• 3 people injured and 2 buildings heavily damaged in Wheatley, Ont., after explosion

  Municipality of Chatham-Kent officials said emergency crews were evacuating a wider area around the explosion site after a gas leak was detected when the blast happened.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2021
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• State of emergency declared in Wheatley, Ont., after hydrogen sulphide leak

  The leak was discovered around Wednesday afternoon in the small community, which is located on the edge of the Chatham-Kent—Essex border.

  Environment

  Jun 3, 2021
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• Expired sticker leads Hamilton police to drugs and prohibited weapon

  Shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, police stopped a vehicle with an expired sticker travelling in the Main and Emerald Streets area and determined the driver was bound by a court order, ‘Not to attend the city of Hamilton with an exception.’

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2019