Firefighters, specialized equipment from St. Clair, local industry help put out ethanol plant fire in Chatham
Lambton Jr. Sting take on Elgin-Middlesex in AAA final
March 15, 2019
The Lambton Junior Sting Minor Bantams beat Waterloo, 3-2 on Tuesday night at the Progressive Auto Sales Arena to advance to the Pavilion AAA final. Lambton won the series, seven points to five, winning three straight games to capture the series.
Leading 2-1 late in the third period, Lambton scored into an empty net with less than a minute to play only to have the visitor score in the dying seconds to set up a heart stopping final 30 seconds.
The team features a number of players from Central Lambton including Will Hull Oil Springs, Jace McGrail Wyoming, Parker Davidson East Lambton and Evan Morningstar from Plympton Wyoming.
Lambton will take on Elgin-Middlesex in the championship series. The Chiefs advanced with a 4-3 win over Kitchener on Tuesday to take the other semi-final, seven points to three.
Game one is Saturday at 1:15 in Komoka.
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Firefighters, specialized equipment from St. Clair, local industry help put out ethanol plant fire in Chatham
September 16, 2026
The Independent Firefighters from Lambton County were among the first responders called to an early morning blaze at Chatham’s Ethanol Plant. Chatham-Kent firefighters were called to the Greenfield Global facility around midnight for a fire. By 3 am, firefighters from St. Clair Township, Borouge International – formerly NOVA – and Shell were on the scene to help with about 15
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Enniskillen wants International Plowing Match info
September 16, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent The Township of Enniskillen will reach out to the Ontario Plowmen’s Association (OPA) to meet about plans for the International Plowing Match to be hosted in the township in 2027. During the Sept. 8 council meeting, Councillor Tim Williams questioned whether the township had been notified about the 2027 International Plowing Match. It was announced in April
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Basement leak latest problem during Moore Sportsplex reno
September 16, 2026
The Independent Groundwater is seeping into the basement of the Mooretown Sports Complex It’s another problem uncovered during the renovation of the pool. Before the pool work began in April, council agreed to rebuild the change room. Contractors had found iron pipes in the walls were corroding. After finding some cash in the budget, council okayed that work. Then, in
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Flags honour Nisbet, secure first win in home opener
September 16, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent Casey Schouten scored four times, including a natural hat trick in the second period, to lead the Mooretown Flags toa 6-1 win over Walpole Island in the PJHL opener at the Moore Sports Complex last Saturday night. Jace Dupuis had a goal and three assists for the Flags while Wes Robertson had the other goal for Mooretown.
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