‘We send a representative to the SCRCA to represent the community’
A window on Petrolia’s gardens
July 19, 2017
Petrolia in Bloom showcased some of the community’s finest gardens Saturday and Sunday with the Sights, Sounds and Smells Garden Tour. Included in the tour was Kay Hammonds home on Lancey Street which had an unusual pineapple plant, bottom. The Martin home on King Street was also featured. It had a waterfall, ponds and fountain and a small bridge leading to a gazebo. Petrolia in Bloom is responsible for the planters which are placed around town each spring and summer.
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‘We send a representative to the SCRCA to represent the community’
October 17, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming is balking at new rules which force St. Clair Region Conservation Authority Board members to step away from some hearings. Sept. 23, the board of directors, which is mostly made up of municipal politicians, updated its rules for hearings. In rare circumstances, residents appeal a decision made by conservation staff on planning matters. In the last
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Curling club gets grant but not requested loan
October 17, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent The Forest Curling Club will be getting $112,000 from Lambton Shores. But whether it gets a loan to help kick-start the renovation project at the arena has yet to be seen. The arena needs to replace its ice making plant. The plan is to build it on a fenced, concrete pad outside of the rink. The club
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Last call at ‘The Bal’
October 17, 2025
Historic Point Edward tavern demolished Cathy Dobson/The Independent Tyler Yates, co-owner of Point Edward’s historic Balmoral Tavern, says he takes the significance of the building seriously. But it no longer met the village’s property standards and had to be demolished, he said. “I understand a lot of people spent a lot of time there,” Yates said of the 160-year-old watering
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Busy Ipperwash Beach needs life-saving equipment
October 17, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Shelley Herman says Ipperwash Beach is busier than ever and it is time for Lambton Shores to invest in more services. Herman, the head of the Central Ipperwash Community Association, said the services at the beach have not kept up with the number of people arriving. And it’s causing safety concerns. There were two drowning at the
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