Woman dies after falling through floor at Ottawa demolition site; friend faces charges
GARY DIMMOCK Original Article Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen | December 11, 2019 Tracey Anne Millsop’s untimely death on May 3, 2018 never made the news until now. Mother of two children. Known for helping others, whether as a teacher’s aide or shovelling snow. Married to Fonze Latourelle, they spent their free time boating and […]
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Former fire chief from Elgin pleads guilty to bilking taxpayers out of $65,000 (IOV)
Gerald Bennett’s sentencing hearing Sept. 3 Laurie Weir, Smiths Falls Record News A former eastern Ontario fire chief pleaded guilty to charges of theft, fraud and breach of trust Monday July 8 in Brockville criminal court. Sentencing for Gerald Bennett, 61, of Elgin, who was the chief for the Town of Gananoque with contracted services […]
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Former Brockville-area fire chief pleads guilty to $65,000 fraud
The former fire chief of Gananoque and the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands has pleaded guilty of defrauding the municipalities of more than $65,000 over a four-year period.
His lawyer, Armoured Suits Ottawa’s Joshua Clarke, has noted that Bennett has “agreed to pay back the $45,000 that he took from the town and township and the money is in trust”.
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Opioid deaths on the rise in Canada – Judges get tough on fentanyl dealers
Opioid death are on the rise in Canada. Former Ottawa pharmacist, Waseem Shaheen, convicted of trafficking $1,000,000 worth of fentanyl patches, was sentenced to 14 years in prison – it’s the toughest sentence ever handed down to a pharmacist dealing fentanyl. Armoured Suits Criminal Defence Lawyers‘ Joshua Clarke spoke with Ottawa’s CTV News on why […]
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