Ontario Law Firm Blog

Discount Licencing Mills Producing Poorly Trained Truckers in Ontario

Flying under the radar to avoid government regulation, Ontario has a new problem contributing to some of the areas trucking accidents: licencing mills. A report by the Toronto Star revealed a shocking trend in the provinces trucking industry. Discount driving schools aimed to help truckers find employment or learn job skills quickly and cheaply are... Read More

Questions Remain as to Why Car Crossed Over Median, Crashed on Lincoln Parkway

A major crash on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway took the lives of two area teenagers on Thursday, Oct. 23 and police are currently investigating the accident. Police in Hamilton say that at approximately 2 p.m., a 19-year-old male driver and an 18-year-old female passenger were traveling east on the Garth Street overpass in a... Read More

Accident Drill Educates Windsor High School Students in Real-Life Setting

Roughly 30 physics and automotive students from Windsor High School were able to experience the urgency of an auto accident in a demonstration put on by local emergency response agencies. In a mock drill, the students witnessed police, fire rescue and EMTs respond to a two-car collision, with a volunteer student in place inside one... Read More

Ontario Legislation to Address Distracted Driving

On Tuesday, Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca proposed a revised version of a bill to address Ontarios issue of distracted driving and other key problems that the province is attempting to limit. The bills supporters believe that increasing the fines associated with drugged driving, dooring cyclists, and cell phone use are an appropriate response to... Read More

Four-Vehicle Collision Shuts Down E.C. Row Expressway

An accident that took place in the westbound lane of the E.C. Row Expressway on Tuesday ended in a multi-vehicle crash that sent two people to the hospital. At approximately 2 p.m. on October 14, a collision occurred at the Matchette Road overpass on the expressway. Ontario Provincial Police have not revealed the cause of... Read More

GM&P Expresses Thanks to All Participants of OPP Policing Committee Event Sponsorship

At the law offices of Greg Monforton & Partners, our team of Windsor injury lawyers and support staff just wanted to say thank you for again sponsoring our Essex (M) OPP Policing Committee Event which is scheduled to take place on Saturday November 15, 2014. Every single participant is highly valued and we genuinely appreciate... Read More

UPDATE: GM&P Leads Blood Donation Challenge

Last month, Greg Monforton & Partners accepted Canadian Blood Services donation challenge to help increase the organizations reserves of life-saving blood for Windsor residents in need. The firm is excited to announce that the drive is progressing fantastically, with GM&P in the lead against other area law firms! Of course, the challenge is all in... Read More

Highway 401 Crash Critically Injures Three

Ontario Provincial Police has just released details on a serious, single-car collision that took place on Highway 401 near Kent Bridge Road in London, just before 8 a..m. According to sources, a Pontiac Montana minivan lost control on the highway, causing it to swerve on the road and into the westbound lanes. The van then... Read More

The Scarehouse Debuts to Eager Audience at Lakeshore Cinemas

Local filmmaker Gavin Booth enjoyed a positive reception for his horror film, The Scarehouse, at the Oct. 5 world premiere, sponsored by Greg Monforton & Partners, at Lakeshore Cinemas. The horror film, with a domestic release set to coincide with the Halloween season, was shot entirely on location in Windsor by Booth, a longtime director... Read More

Young Leamington Pedestrian Struck on Highway 3

In the early morning hours of Sunday, a 20-year-old pedestrian was hit by an oncoming vehicle as he traveled on the shoulder of Highway 3 in Leamington; he died shortly thereafter. At approximately 12:10 a.m. on October 5, the unidentified man was struck while walking eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 3 near County... Read More