Ongoing neighbour dispute in northern Ontario results in arrest

An OPP cruiser in Feb. 2025. (CTV News/Sidra Jafri)

A charge was laid in an ongoing neighbour dispute in a town halfway between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, police say.

Officers were called to a disturbance on Wagoosh Lake Road in the Township of the North Shore/Spragge around 4 p.m. April 12, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Tuesday.

“The investigation determined that an individual approached the complainant’s property line, began yelling at the complainant without provocation and made a threat to burn down the complainant’s garage,” police said.

As a result, OPP charged a 48-year-old woman with uttering threats to damage property.

She is scheduled to appear in court in Elliot Lake on June 5.

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If convicted, the maximum penalty is up to two years in prison or up to a $5,000 fine.