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Combine catches fire in Enniskillen during wheat harvest

July 21, 2017

Petrolia North Enniskillen Firefighters were called to a fire on Rokeby Line.

A combine in a wheatfield caught fire around 7:30 pm Thursday night. No one was injured.

There was heavy damage to the combine and some of the field was also destroyed.

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Forest’s Wilson a national champion

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Barry Wright/The Independent Drew Wilson will return to her classrooms at North Lambton Secondary School this week as a national champion. The grade nine student and her London Alliance FC side won the Canadian Girls’ Under-15 Cup on Monday in Surrey, B.C. with a 2-nil win over Sherbrooke, Quebec in the first place match. Wilson and her mates won five

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Then there were three: Brooke-Alvinston mayoral candidate withdraws from race

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Brigden Fair draws over 45K

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Lambton officials again urge for full Environmental Assessment of York1’s landfill and recycling project

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Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County is urging Ministry of Environment officials “to ensure a comprehensive review of potential environmental impacts” of York1 Environmental’s proposal for a revive the Dresden dump and create a construction and soil recycling centre. Jason Cole, director of infrastructure and development for Lambton wrote to the director of Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Environmental Permission

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