A North Kawartha man is facing an assault charge after a dispute about snow shovelling on Saturday afternoon (January 13).
At around 12:45 p.m., officers with Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a dispute between two neighbours.
The complainant reported they had heard snow being thrown against the window of their house. The complainant went outside to see two people shovelling snow in a manner that was hitting the house.
The complainant and the accused man got into a verbal dispute, which escalated to the point where one person was allegedly assaulted.
Police attended the scene and arrested and charged a 35-year-old North Kawartha man with assault.
The accused man is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough on February 13.
