Plympton-Wyoming mayoral candidate suggests using mayor powers to pick top staff
Ontario increases farm risk management cash by $50 million
July 16, 2020
| The Ontario government is expanding the Risk Management Program a year earlier than planned by $50 million for a total of $150 million annually. The insurance program helps farmers deal with fluctuating market prices, extreme weather events like flooding or drought, and disease. About 80 per cent of eligible commercial production in the cattle, hog, sheep, veal, grains and oilseeds, and edible horticulture sectors in Ontario is covered by the provincial Risk Management Program. Premier Doug Ford is also committing to lobby the federal government for help. Earlier in the pandemic, the federal government committed to a $250 billion farm package which was widely panned by the farm community money for the processing industry instead of the farm community. |
| Applications for the Risk Management Program will reopen today to allow eligible farmers the opportunity to apply to the program. The deadline to apply closes at midnight for the Risk Management Program and AgriStability. In response to COVID-19, the federal and Ontario governments have added labour as an insured risk to Production Insurance for the 2020 growing season. Canada and Ontario have also announced up to $10 million of support for beef and pork sectors through AgriRecovery.Ontario has an estimated 49,600 farms that contribute an estimated $7.6 billion annually to the province’s economy. |
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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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