A Letter From the Editor regarding our 27th Anniversary Issue
After a year unlike any other, we re celebrating our 27th year by looking forward, toward the future.
Earlier this week, while reminding art director Todd Franson to change the volume number on this week’s anniversary issue, something revelatory occurred to me. In retrospect, it seems like it should have been an obvious thought, something that would have been at the forefront of my mind over this indescribably challenging year. But there it was, clear as a bell, out of the blue.
Volume 27 of
Metro Weekly has not one single printed edition. Not one.
New SSMPD chief hired
The Sault News
SAULT STE MARIE The Sault Ste. Marie Police Department will be welcoming a new police chief in a few weeks: Wesley Bierling.
According to city manager Brian Chapman, Bierling is currently the undersheriff for Lake County. Prior to that role he served as the undersheriff and as a sheriff’s deputy for Newaygo County. Bierling has accepted this offer of employment and he starts tentatively on June 1.
“Bierling brings a good mix of law enforcement and managerial experience which will help him contribute to the great work our police department is currently doing,” said Chapman.
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May 6, 2021
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Happier times: some of the dogs found homes after being confiscated DOZENS of cats and dogs, rescued from an unlicensed animal business in West Drayton, have now been rehomed. Hillingdon Council officers and police removed the animals from a house in Colne Avenue following concerns about animal welfare and unlicensed dog breeding. Accompanied by a vet, they discovered a ground-floor room with tiered animal cages from floor to ceiling. The cages contained Russian Blue cats and kittens and were so small the animals had no space to run, jump, climb, stand on their hind legs or hide if they felt threatened.
Dryden Police Service/CKDR Archives
Former Chief of the Dryden Police Service John Riley has passed away.
The Dryden Police Services Board says Riley’s commitment to serving the community was recognized by many.
John Riley was the Chief of Police from 1965 to 1987 and his list of accomplishments includes:
He was responsible for the growth of the Dryden Police from its humble beginnings as a four officer Force to fifteen sworn members and five full-time civilian members upon his retirement;
Throughout his career, Chief Riley endeavored to build a strong and responsible Police Service dedicated to the protection of all who lived in Dryden;