Plympton-Wyoming mayoral candidate suggests using mayor powers to pick top staff
Province offering online health and safety training courses
July 6, 2020
| Ontario has a new online tool to help teach all the health and safety procedures including some of the issues around COVID-19. Employment Ontario will be offering the free online workplace health and safety training. Officials say the online courses will make it easier for job seekers and workers to get essential qualifications, while practicing physical distancing and preventing the spread of COVID-19. There are 10 courses including infection control, conducting health and safety incident investigations, ladder safety, slips, trips and falls prevention, and preventing workplace violence and harassment. Officials hope it will help current health and safety committee members complete their training due to expire at the end of August. They have until November to finish the courses. “This is the first time this type of online safety training has been made available at no cost to people who have lost their jobs and I am confident it will be an effective way to prepare people to rejoin the workforce safely,” said Minister Monte McNaughton in a news release. “The training is free and accessible from anywhere, so people can learn from their own homes.” |
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Plympton-Wyoming mayoral candidate suggests using mayor powers to pick top staff
October 7, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming Mayoral Candidate Tim Wilkins says he’s not a “big believer” in Strong Mayor Powers but says if he did use them, it would be to pick the town’s chief administrative officer. The statement came during the first of two All-Candidates night in the town; this one organized by the Huron Shores Optimist Club in Camlachie Oct.
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Politicians did know about Clean Harbors project says CAO
October 7, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township officials say members of councillors were aware of a new storm water project at Clean Harbors. And, they say, officials have not yet considered appealing the decision by the Environmental Compliance Approvals Branch of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks allowing the project to go ahead. In Oct. 2025, the US-based company
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Flyers goaltender Brown posts first PJHL win
October 7, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent A trip to Aylmer Saturday will be a lifelong memory for Petrolia Flyers goaltender Ryder Brown. He kicked out 44 shots for his first career PJHL victory backstopping the Flyers to a 6-3 win against the Spitfires. Rhett Joy and Casey Guerette led the winners with a goal and an assist each. Nathan Beer, Nathan Reidhead, Noel
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Flags snap losing streak with a pair of weekend wins
October 7, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent Casey Schouten had a goal and three assists to lead the Mooretown Flags to a 5-1 win over Amherstburg in PJHLaction Saturday at the Moore Sports Complex. The Flags are now 3-3-2 on the season. Jack Baerg scored twice for the winners with the others going to Wes Robertson and Carson Crawford. Jace Dupuis had three assists.
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