One injured in Walpole Island fire
Petrolia compost transfer station could open in May
April 15, 2021
Heather Wright/The Independent
After years of debate and discussion, Petrolia’s yard waste transfer station could be open in a month.
The Compost site was closed in 2017 after the Ministry of the Environment found a number of violations, mostly concerning record keeping.
It became an election issue with several of the now elected councillors vowing to reopen it. Waste Management operated a transfer station for the municipality until now.
Petrolia CAO, Rick Charlebois, says the fencing around the Maude Street site is now up. It cost $23,000. And, as long as there are no COVID-19 restrictions, he expects the new town-owned transfer site to be open May 15.
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Lambton OPP and Walpole Island First Nation Police are looking for information after a fire Wednesday. OPP, First Nations police, paramedics and firefighters went to a fire on Chiefs Road around 8 pm. One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The fire is being treated as suspicious and the OPP Crime Unit is investigating with local police and
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Elementary students take to the cross country course
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Elementary school students from across Lambton have flooded Bridgeview Park in Petrolia for the annual Central Lambton Optimist Cross Country meet. Hundreds of students are running the course in near perfect weather which has drawn a large number of parents to come by to watch.
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$20 million upgrade to Moore Sports Complex would include fitness area, offices
October 10, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township wants to build a $20 million addition to the Moore Sport Complex.And council is hoping the province will step up with at least half the project’s cost with its new Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. The province recently announced the $200 million initiative to repair old arenas across the province. Part of the
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Over 160 stolen classic cars from Watford dealer still missing says lawyer
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Heather Wright/The Independent A Watford car dealer says there are 208 classic cars involved in an OPP investigation which stretches from Lambton to Belleville. Late last year, Larry Grogan alerted the OPP in Lambton about missing classic cars. May 14, the officers along with Central Hastings OPP’s Emergency Response Team, the OPP-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing Team and the
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