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Two fatal boating incidents claim 3 lives in Ontario

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Disclaimer: The following details may be disturbing to some readers.

Three people have died in two separate boating incidents in Southern Ontario over the past week. The first involved a power boat that Toronto Police say hit a breakwater wall at Tommy Thompson Park on Lake Ontario and subsequently capsized the night of May 31.

Tommy Thompson Park on a map
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There were 10 people on board at the time of the crash, and eight were rescued from the water and from the boat by Toronto Police’s Marine Unit. It took police several hours before they found a 34-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman dead inside the boat. The young woman has been identified by her parents as Megan Wu, and a gofundme has been set up by her family to help with the legal investigation and civil case. According to her father’s post on gofundme, her body was found after the boat was lifted out of the water. She was trapped below deck and unable to escape the wreck. Toronto Police say the investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.

Megan Wu is pictured here in a photo posted to a gofundme account by her father, William Wu. Photo courtesy of William Wu/Gofundme

Over the weekend, on June 4, a 33-year-old Mississauga man died after the inflatable dinghy he was in with his seven-year-old daughter overturned in the Eramosa River at Rockwood Conservation Area, northeast of Guelph. OPP Const. Joshua Cunningham confirmed that the man was not wearing a lifejacket at the time, but the daughter was. Both were pulled from the water by bystanders, and the man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The daughter was treated for minor injuries at the scene.

As the weather becomes nicer and more people hit the water, Cunningham wants to stress the importance of wearing a lifejacket.

“We see a lot of times where the parents put a lifejacket on their kids but not themselves and you need to also look out for yourself,” he said. “A lifejacket doesn’t do a whole lot of good unless it’s on properly.”

Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police are still trying to piece together what led to the man’s death and are asking the people who witnessed the event to contact them using the non-emergency line at 1-888-310-1122.

Rockwood Conservation Area
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Bell expands its pure fibre internet service to Guelph, Ontario

Bell is expanding its pure fibre internet service to 44,000 homes and businesses in Guelph, Ontario.

The move will bring the locations fibre connections with up to 1.5Gbps download speeds and access to other Bell services, including Fibe TV. Bell will complete the expansion in 2024.

“We know that fast and reliable internet connections are more important than ever,” Bruce Furlong, senior vice president of Network at Bell, said.

“As part of our long-standing objective to connect Canadians in communities throughout Ontario and across our footprint, we’re proud to bring our pure fibre connections and world-leading internet and TV services to more households and businesses in Guelph,” Furlong continued.

The move is part of the company’s program to invest in next-generation infrastructure. Bell also recently announced similar expansions in Pickering and Amherstburg.

Source: Bell

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Metrolinx puts plan to electrify rail through Guelph, Ontario on hold

Metrolinx says it’s paused plans to electrify its rail line through Guelph, Ontario.

The transit agency confirmed the decision in an email to CBC News, stating that it was made, in part, because the rail corridor from Bramalea through Georgetown is owned by CN Rail. Therefore, it’s required to provide both freight and passenger train service, thus conflicting with the electrification plans.

Metrolinx also says that it’s been unable to find a site for a traction power substation after looking at nine possible locations. Per the company, none of them met its technical requirements, while they all had significant impacts on nearby communities.

Interestingly, Metrolinx told CBC News that it announce the pause way back in January through its blog, newsletters and the Metrolinx Engage platform. However, both Guelph councillor Phil Allt and one other Guelph resident told CBC News that this is the first they’ve heard of the news.

Metrolinx’s broader electrification plans include the Barrie, Lakeshore, Stouffville, and Kitchener lines. The company intends for construction to begin sometime in 2022 or 2023.

Image credit: Flickr — David McCormack

Source: CBC News