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Canada 150 – Brooke-Alvinston celebrates with music, sports and spectacular fireworks
July 7, 2017
Hometown favourite The Mudmen performed a three hour show Friday night
Excited to be back in Alvinston
Enjoying the sounds of The Mudmen
Fire Chief Ron McCabe’s unusual parade vehicle
Brooke-Alvinston Council, including Jeannette Douglas throwing out candy to the crowds
Happy! Why not, they have balloons
The Brooke-Alvinston Skating Club
Canada overload on a bike
The fire trucks are a little loud
Wet outside but dry inside
Bee-utiful day for a parade
Rev. Jim Breen on the slide trombone
Borderline at the AW Campbell Conservation Area
Even the spoons are good to eat at the Chicken Dinner
Championship stretch
Run for third in the two pitch finals Canada Day
Councillor Frank Nemcek serving up the chicken
That looks good Mom
Giving a helping hand
The bouncy castles were a hit with the kids
He shoots!
He scores! At the 18th annual Kid’s Ball Hockey Tournament
Sarah Smith entertains the crowd Canada Day
And these guys love it
Rocks hand painted by Alvinston Library users leading up to Canada Day
What’s billed as the World’s Largest Slip and Slide hosted by the Alvinston fire department
with some bubbles for extra fun
Sumo Wrestling
Direct hit
On the way down
Look up – it’s time for fireworks
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August 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Former St. Clair Township Mayor Steve Arnold will be back around the council table. Arnold, who stepped down as mayor in 2022 after serving over 37 years in municipal politics including 16 as mayor, will be acclaimed as deputy mayor Monday when the clerk of the municipality certifies the candidate list. Arnold was the only person nominated
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Enniskillen council to be acclaimed
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The Independent The entire Enniskillen council is expected to be acclaimed Monday. It will be the third term in a row without an election in the township. Aug. 21 was the final day to submit nominations to run in the Oct. 26 municipal election. The township, which has acclaimed its council in both the 2018 and 2022 election, seemed destined
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Seven seek councillor positions in Dawn-Euphemia
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Heather Wright/The Indpendent Seven people, including three incumbents, hope to become the next councillors in Dawn-Euphemia. At the end of nomination day, Aug. 21, incumbents Jason Meyer, Paul LeBoeuf and Ann Gray had put their hat in the ring for the four positions up for grabs. The only incumbent not to seek re-election this year is Mark McGuire who served
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