Northern Ont. woman charged, accused of assaulting rec centre employee

West Nipissing Cultural & Community Centre (Municipality of West Nipissing)

A northern Ontario senior is accused of verbally attacking and assaulting a rec centre employee in Sturgeon Falls.

Officers were called to a disturbance at the West Nipissing Community and Recreation Centre on O’Hara Street around 7:25 p.m. last Friday, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Monday.

“An employee was verbally confronted by a member of the public, which escalated to an assault on the employee,” OPP said.

“There were no injuries reported.”

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A 68-year-old West Nipissing woman has been charged with assault in connection with the incident.

She was released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in court May 1 in North Bay.

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