Impact Assessment Commission considers federal probe Heather Wright/The Independent York1 Environmental Services says it has ‘substantially begun” its operations at the former Dresden dump so the construction waste and recycling project shouldn’t be subject to a federal probe. It’s one of the insights from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent’s submission to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. The IAAC is studying

The Independent For the second time in recent months a PJHL game between the Petrolia Flyers and Mt. Brydges Bulldogs has been adversely affected by a serious injury. The game between the teams Saturday in Mt. Brydges was suspended midway through the second period when a Bulldog player suffered an injury to the head and neck area, according to Flyers

The Independent Alvinston’s Hayden Duncan came off the bench to stop 13 of 14 shots Saturday to lead the Newmarket Hurricanes to a 5-4 win over the Markham Royals in OJHL action. Duncan is now 2-0 with his new team. He was dealt to the Hurricanes last week from the Collingwood Blues. He was 7-2-1 with the Blues with a

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County officials say more families are facing homelessness because of unemployment and the rising cost of living. “They simply can’t afford a place to live,” says Melissa Fitzpatrick, general manager of social services in Lambton County. Sarnia-Lambton’s jobless rate was 9.9 per cent in July – the last time local statistics were available from Statistics Canada,