SHARE ON: The aftermath of the fire (Photo credit: Ashley Pirhonen)
The Gravenhurst Fire Department responded to a call that debris behind a building at 121 Bay Street had caught on fire.
Deputy Fire Chief Todd Clapp says a new business is moving in so renovations have been ongoing this week. “They noticed some smoke in the area and came outside and found a large amount of debris was actually on fire,” he explains. Bigrigg says they acted quickly and used fire extinguishers to attempt to contain the fire. They were able to contain it until the fire department arrived.
Bay Street from Muskoka Road North and South is closed from John Street North and South were closed while they investigated the fire and clean up.
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AYLMER, ONT. Aylmer, Ont. police say they are reviewing evidence and are expecting to lay charges for breaching Ontario s emergency orders after a gathering at the Church of God on Sunday. A video posted to Pastor Henry Hildebrandt s YouTube page shows a group of maskless people inside the church on John Street North, which would violate provincial rules limiting in-person religious gatherings to 10 people. Aylmer police Chief Zvonko Horvat says, “Our investigation, this time around, will hopefully identify those individuals that were not only organizing but also in attendance and we will be charging all of those that we can identify.Everybody who is identified will be charged.”
MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ONT. Aylmer, Ont. police say they have laid additional charges in connection with a church service on Sunday. Police responded to John Street North and served 37-year-old Herbert Hildenbrandt of Malahide for contravening the Reopening Ontario Act. Under the current lockdown, outdoor public gatherings are limited to 10 people. Hildenbrandt is the son of Church of God Pastor Henry Hildebrandt. Police say after the ticket was given several participants at the event surrounded the cruiser with the officer inside and prevented their departure. A second officer had to be called in before the participants dispersed. An examination of video footage from the event has prompted additional charges.