Petrolia candidates talk keeping taxes down, important issues new council will need to address at all-candidates night
One dead after accident east of Reeces Corners
September 20, 2020
One person is dead after an accident in Plympton-Wyoming.
Lambton OPP say around 5 pm Sunday afternoon, two vehicles collided at the corner of Forest Road and London Line. The OPP, paramedics and the Warwick Fire Department were called to the scene to help.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was transported to the Petrolia hospital win what police say are non-life threatening injuries.
Police are not releasing any names. The OPP Technical Collision Investigators were assisting with the investigation.
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Petrolia candidates talk keeping taxes down, important issues new council will need to address at all-candidates night
October 16, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent It’s a question municipal councillors likely hear a lot; what are you going to do to lower my taxes. It was one of the questions at the All-Candidates Night for the 12 Petrolia council candidates Oct. 15 at Victoria Hall. All 12 candidates, Ethan Brown, Bill Clark, Miranda Cole, Chad Hyatt, John McDonald, Marty Souch, Paul Stilwell,
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Climate Action group disappointed with campaign claims
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Cathy Dobson/The Independent Climate Action Sarnia-Lambton members are smarting from mayoral candidate Bill Dennis’ claims that climate change is not real, says co-chair Allan McKeown. “We were really not surprised by Bill Dennis’ comments. I know he considers us an enemy,” said McKeown, who has represented the Green Party several times in Sarnia-Lambton and Chatham-Kent. “But I think it’s absolutely
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Feds give $300K to help build new sidewalks in Petrolia
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Blake Ellis/The Independent The Town of Petrolia received $300,000 from the federal government to go towards sidewalks. Sarnia-Lambton Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu made the announcement today in Petrolia. The Town of Petrolia will be contributing $200,000 to the project bringing the entire project to $500,000, which will see one kilometre of existing sidewalk replaced as well as an extension of two kilometres of additional sidewalk. In 2023,
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Brooke-Alvinston candidates talk taxes, roads
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Heather Wright/The Independent Raising taxes, finding grants and opening up council meetings to public questions were among the topics at the only All-Candidates debate in Brooke-Alvinston. About 200 people were in the Community Centre Oct. 7 to hear from the four mayoral and six council candidates. The event started with a surprise, when candidate Tom Scott announced he was withdrawing
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