WM’s natural gas plant weeks from full production
A Christmas-y weekend in Petrolia and Central Lambton
December 5, 2014
The Christmas season gets into full gear across the region tonight.
Victoria Park in Petrolia will be bustling. The annual Chili Cookoff starts at 5:30 pm and they’ll light the Christmas trees at 7 pm.
In Wyoming, it’s Christmas in the Village with a tree lighting ceremony at the Wyoming Library at 6pm. The kids (and adults) can visit with Santa at the fire hall and the Lions will have Christmas Trees for sale. And the Library will also have an open house.
Saturday, Santa visits Petrolia first for its 2pm parade with a Frozen theme. He’s then on to Alvinston for an evening parade through the downtown which starts at 6 pm.
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Heather Wright/The Independent After years of planning and nearly two years of construction, WM’s renewable natural gas plant in Watford is almost ready for production. Since September, crews have been working to bring the $150 million plant and pipeline up to standard to bring it online and sell to Enbridge Gas. The methane produced at Twin Creeks – one of
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LAMBTON VOTES: Lambton Shores Candidate Surveys
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LAMBTON VOTES: Dawn-Euphemia Candidate Surveys
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LCCVI takes down North Lambton in LKSSAA baseball final
October 22, 2026
John Wright/The Independent After losing to Ursuline College in a tight LKSSAA final last season, LCCVI had something to prove. “We came into this season with a chip on shoulder.” said Lancers coach Brett Brydges. “We wanted to get over the hump and get to SWOSSAA.” That’s exactly what LCCVI did, getting a 10-2 win over North Lambton in the
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