Tornado touches down in Croton
BREAKING Ontario schools to be closed until April 5 to deal with COVID 19
March 12, 2020
Education Minister Stephen Lecce is announcing Ontario schools will be closed three weeks to deal with concerns over COVID-19.
Students will be off for March Break next week. The government just introduced Ministerial Order to close the school for two weeks after the break.
Since the World Health Organization announced the flu-like virus was a pandemic, sport organizations like the NHL, NBA and major league baseball, have suspended their season. The music industry has cancelled the JUNOs. It’s all in a bid to reduce the spread of the fast-spreading virus which is particularly harmful to seniors. About 10 to 15 per cent of people over 80 die when they get COVID 19.
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Tornado touches down in Croton
June 15, 2026
The Independent The Northern Tornado Project says an EF0 tornado touched down in Dawn-Euphemia during heavy storms Friday. The researchers from the University of Western Ontario confirmed the tornado Monday. EF-0 tornadoes are ‘weak’ and usually winds reach between 105 and 137 kilometres per hour. Around 1 am, heavy thunderstorms and rain began moving across the region. At the onset
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Province seeks public comment on Cargill’s request to ban development around Sarnia grain terminal
June 15, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The Ministry of Municipal Affairs is asking for public input on Cargill’s request to ban development 300 meters from its operation on Sarnia’s waterfront. In late 2025, Cargill asked Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs to use a Ministerial Zoning Order to override plans for housing developments in the area, including the Tricar tower. Cargill’s letter to the
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Four departments respond to Petrolia Line house fire
June 14, 2026
The Independent No one has been injured in a house fire in Brooke-Alvinston. Around 10:30 pm Saturday, firefighters were called to Petrolia Line between Suitorville and Little Ireland Road for a fire in an older brick home. Bystanders saw flames shooting above the trees in the front lawn. Firefighters from Warwick, Watford, Brooke-Alvinston and the North Enniskillen departments were on
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Welcome Home: New Alvinston Legion officially opens
June 12, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent “I would like to welcome you to our new home,” said Alvinston Legion Branch President Jack MacDonald. After 56 years at its River Street location, the Alvinston Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion moved into its new home on Nauvoo Road at the beginning of 2026. The Branch 249 made it official with a grand opening celebration
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