Category: Crime
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Millions more committed to ending gender-based violence announced at Milton event
Amid an emotional and at times hopeful gathering at FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton Monday, Rechie Valdez reaffirmed Ottawa’s commitment to ending gender-based violence. Joined by local MP Kristina Tesser Derksen, the federal minister for women and gender equality shared details of the recently-announced increased funding plan for WAGE (women and gender equality) to $660 million…
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Former Georgetown music teacher sentenced to jail time in sex assault case
Georgetown’s Arthur (Dale) Wood was sentenced on Dec.15 to 18 months in an Ontario correctional institution along with 36 months of probation in a sex assault case. After pleading guilty, the former private music teacher was convicted of gross indecency and three counts of sexual assault on four students. The sentence is lower than the…
