LCCVI’s Minten wins Silver on Day One of OFSAA track and field championships
Enniskillen man arrested in Oil Springs assault and break in
September 6, 2013
Early Sunday morning, police were called to the home on Oil Springs Line after a break and enter occurred. Forensic identification officers were on the scene most of the morning but police released few details of what happened inside the home.
Tuesday, the OPP issued an arrest warrant for Craig Powers of Enniskillen. By Wednesday, the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and the Repeat Offenders Parole Enforcement unit arrested the man in Watford without incident.
Powers faces charges of break, enter and commit an indictable offence of sexual assault, careless use of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
– Heather Wright
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LCCVI’s Minten wins Silver on Day One of OFSAA track and field championships
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John Wright/The Independent Rayah Mnten has given LCCVI its first medal at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships winning silver in Novice Girls shot put Thursday afternoon in St. Catharines. Minten’s first throw of 10.44 meters was her best during the qualification round. That put her seventh and narrowly put her into the final, which consisted of the top eight
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LCCVI Girls’ rugby into the quarterfinals at OFSAA
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Fire heavily damages Sombra waterfront home
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Heather Wright/The Independent No one was injured during a fire in one of Sombra’s original homes. Sombra firefighters were called to a house on Water Street, south of the ferry dock, around 7:30 pm Wednesday. They found heavy smoke and flames coming from the family home on the St. Clair River. “They started an aggressive interior attack but the fire
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