Conservation foundation closes Greenhill Garden
Ruling on Suncor project expected Thursday
March 3, 2015
The Environmental Review Tribunal is expected to rule March 4 on whether Suncor Energy can move ahead with its Cedar Point wind project.
The company has been planning the 43-turbine project in Plympton-Wyoming and Lambton Shores for years but has faced stiff opposition from the community. WAIT – We’re Against Industrial Turbines – was formed to try to stop the project.
WAIT, as well as the County of Lambton, were part of a hearing held mostly in Camlachie in December and January, aimed at stopping the project. The Bryce Family, who will have a number of turbines around their home, also were part of the appeal.
The final arguments were heard Feb. 19 and the tribunal is expected to release a decision March 4.
In the history of wind projects in Ontario, the ERT has only stopped one project because of concerns it could damage the environment of the area.
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Conservation foundation closes Greenhill Garden
June 18, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Overwhelmed by expenses, lack of workers, theft of equipment and homelessness encampments, the St. Clair Region Conservation Foundation has closed a Wilkesport landmark. Greenhill Gardens – a once privately-owned oasis in rural St. Clair Township – closed Monday. The gardens were cultivated by Joy Robson for years. She and her husband, Bill, allowed people to come and
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St. Clair gas power plant plans major expansion
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Heather Wright/The Independent Invenergy wants to power up the St. Clair Energy Centre across from NOVA Chemicals on Petrolia Line. Officials say they’re planning to build a new turbine at the site, increasing the power generation by about 50 per cent. The provincial government says Ontario will need about 75 per cent more power by 2050 so it’s encouraging more
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Waterville contract talks continuing after contract rejection
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Heather Wright/The Independent Officials with TG Waterville in Petrolia say negotiations are continuing after members of UAW Local 251 turned down the company’s latest contract offer. Bill Pollock, National Representative for the union would say little about the ongoing labour talks but confirmed 85 per cent of the auto parts workers who voted rejected an offer from the company June
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OPP Cruiser damaged in Dawn-Euphemia crash: one arrested
June 17, 2025
The Independent A Lambton OPP cruiser has “significant damage” after being rammed while officers tried to stop a driver. Early Tuesday morning, police tried to stop a vehicle on Bentpath Road west of Annett Road in Dawn-Euphemia. The driver crashed into the cruiser and kept right on going. Police have arrested a 33-year-old man of no fixed address. He faces
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