Lambton lands part of 30×30 project
Professional firefighter from Caledon slated to become new PW fire chief
April 27, 2021
Plympton-Wyoming is about to hire a new fire chief.
A draft bylaw on the Wednesday council agenda shows Darryl Thompson will be appointed as Director of Fire and Emergency Services and Fire Chief for the Plympton-Wyoming Fire Department, with council’s approval.
The Independent has learned Thompson’s tentative start date is June 1 and is expected to be in the region to meet with firefighters before that.
Thompson has 15 year’s experience as a firefighter and has served as the president of the Caledon Professional Firefighters Association.
Thompson, if approved by council, takes over for Chris Freer who has been acting fire chief since Steve Clemens resigned in October 2020 after three years dogged by controversies such as a video camera surveillance in the Wyoming station and the firing of three senior firefighters..
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Heather Wright/The Independent Almost 700 acres of land along the Sydenham River, including some in Petrolia and Wawrick, will be recognized as conservation lands in Ontario. It’s part of an international plan to protect 30 per cent of the earth’s land and sea by 2030. Tim Payne, manager of forests for the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority, was contacted by
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Learning about wood turning at Petrolia’s Art in the Park
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Model trains and planes take over Mooretown Museum
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