ICYMI: Record-breaking crowd at Alvinston Rodeo
Lambton County Science Fair cancelled
March 19, 2020
FROM THE LAMBTON COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR
It is with regret that the Lambton County Science Fair Committee announce the 2020 fair, scheduled for April 3-4, is cancelled.
“We have tried to find innovative ways in which students could still present their projects for judging later in the year, but there comes a point at which you simply have to admit defeat” said Committee Co-Chair Stephanie Lobsinger. “Safety must come first and we support the decision to cancel all events at the College and the decision to cancel the 2020 Canada Wide Science Fair.”
This would have marked the 47th annual science fair since it became registered as a charity, but the fair has a much longer history going back at least as far as the 1950’s. Fair registrations and attendance have bloomed over the last few years and a bumper attendance was expected again at this year’s fair, which was to be held in the new College gymnasium where additional space was available.
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ICYMI: Record-breaking crowd at Alvinston Rodeo
June 20, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Like the movie says; if you build it, they will come. The Alvinston Pro Rodeo committee brought in larger stands hoping to accommodate visitors to the three-day event. Saturday night, those stands were filled and there were still people looking for seats according to Chairman Dan Cumming. Here’s just some of the action from the event:
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Lambton Public Health issues first heat warning of the summer
June 20, 2025
FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH With the prediction of hot and humid weather expected to start on Saturday,June 21 and continue into next week, Environment and Climate Change Canada is issuing a HeatWarning for Lambton County. Heat warnings are issued when two or more consecutive days of daytime maximum temperatures areexpected to reach 31°C or warmer and nighttime minimum temperatures are
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Rural bus service starts making stops in Wyoming Monday
June 20, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Before there was money to bring a bus into Wyoming, Susan Mills was answering questions from residents about a new rural transit system. The Town of Plympton-Wyoming became a partner in the rural transit system called Huron Shores Area Transit earlier this spring. But service didn’t begin immediately. Lambton Shores, which runs the system, and its partners,
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Why spend $20K to study a bridge to nowhere: McEwen
June 20, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming Deputy Mayor Netty McEwen says it doesn’t make sense to spend $20,000 to study a bridge that goes nowhere. Paul daSilva, Director of Public Works, in a report to council June 11, suggested spending $40,000 to do Municipal Environmental Assessments on two low-traffic bridges, one on O’Brien Road, the other on Elmsley Road. “I took a
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