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Taxes inch up in Plympton-Wyoming

January 19, 2018

Plympton-Wyoming taxpayers will pay $5.44 more in taxes for every $100,000 of assessed value of their home in 2018.
Municipal council passed the $15.4 million operational and capital budget Jan. 10.
The municipality will bring in $60,000 more in new taxes and the second phase of market value assessment will bring in another $302,265.
There is also about $170,000 more from the province.

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Sarnia drug investigation leads to arrest in Petrolia

June 30, 2025

Police allege Scarborough man was using Petrolia AirBnB to make fentanyl The Independent Sarnia Police seized over $200,000 in drugs after stopping a suspect in Petrolia. Thursday, the Sarnia Police Major Case Action Team with the Emergency Response Team and the Canine unit stopped vehicle in Petrolia. During the arrest, the drive was combative, so police used a taser to

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Brooke-Alvinston gets up to $1M to repair arena floor

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The Independent Brooke-Alvinston is getting a big financial boost from the province to help fix the local arena. The municipality has been staring down a $1.2 million bill to repair the ice making equipment in the arena floor. It applied to the Ontario community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund earlier this year. Earlier this month, Brooke-Alvinston was given the news

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Brooke-Alvinston assault

June 27, 2025

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Inn of the Good Shepherd looking for new leader as Vanni announces coming retirement

June 27, 2025

The Independent Myles Vanni, the head of the Inn of the Good Shepherd Food Bank, has announced his retirement. Vanni was appointed the executive director of the food bank in 2005. “Over the past twenty years, as poverty levels increased and the need for service grew in Sarniaand Lambton County, Myles responded with innovative leadership, introducing important newservices including: construction of

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