Eight in a row for Wyoming

July 24, 2025

Barry Wright/The Independent The Wyoming Cattlebarons are on a heater. They have now won eight straight and are unbeaten in their last 10 contests after winning three straight Western Counties senior games last week. The defending OBA champions ran their record to 12-1-2 with a 9-3 win over the Pirates in Port Lambton on Sunday afternoon. Braeden Nickles had three

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Tripp weaves his tale 160 years later

July 24, 2025

Blake Ellis/The Independent “It started because of me,” said Charles Nelson Tripp. As Oil Springs marked its 160th anniversary as a municipality Saturday, people could also visit the Oil Museum of Canada for the annual Black Gold Fest celebrating the beginning of the commercial oil industry in Canada. Among the many displays, people could meet Tripp, as his life was

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Van Gorp to bring home Memorial Cup

July 24, 2025

London Knights fans will get a chance to see the Memorial Cup up close. Watford’s Evan Van Gorp will bring the cup to the Watford Cornfest Saturday, Aug. 9 from 1 to 3 pm. He and the Knights captured the top prize in junior hockey earlier this year in Quebec. Saturday, there will be time for fans to get up

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‘Significant opportunity’ as Petrolia company purchased by French industrial group

July 23, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent The head of the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership says the purchase of Petrolia company by a French industrial group is positive for the community. Kinell Canada, part of the French industrial Fétis Group, purchased Dintec from Petrolia. Both companies work with manufacturers in the off-highway, special vehicle, marine, and distributed energy sectors. Matthew Slotwinski, CEO of SLEP, says