Lambton lands part of 30×30 project
New provincial COVID-19 restrictions could come Tuesday
December 13, 2021
Chatham-Kent MOH says Omicron variant now makes up 50 per cent of Ontario’s COVID cases
The Independent has learned the Ford government is likely to introduce some province wide measures Tuesday to help control the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19..
Chatham-Kent’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Colby, has told our sister paper, The Herald, the cabinet is considering measures to be announced tomorrow as the number of COVID-19 continues to rise as the Omicron variant takes hold in the province. Today, Public Health Ontario publicly reported 1,536 cases of COVID-19 with about 30 per cent of those being the Omicron variant.
Colby says in an emergency phone call last night, local medical officers of health were told by Public Health Ontario Omicron Sunday night made up 50 per cent of the COVID-19 cases at that time.
Colby says there is a lag in the public reporting the data.
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Lambton lands part of 30×30 project
July 11, 2025
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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No PW park fees for severed farm lots
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The Independent Farmers severing a house from their land won’t have to pay a park land fee in Plympton-Wyoming. The idea came up for discussion at June 30 council meeting after the Committee of Adjustment suggested the town consider the idea. Developers of subdivisons must provide park land or pay a fee in lieu of land. Farmers severing homes don’t
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Learning about wood turning at Petrolia’s Art in the Park
July 11, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s downtown is filled with people for Art in the Park. Artisans and artists line Victoria Park and there are demonstrations going on as well. This is Brian Houf of The Houf Workshop in Corunna. He takes green wood and turns them into bowls and utensils using a lathe he made himself. Houf, who works for the
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Model trains and planes take over Mooretown Museum
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The Independent There was a big turnout for Model Train Day at the Mooretown Museum on Sunday. It is the 80th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day and the end of the Second World War and a recent donation to the museum of 30 military and 7 warships models were incorporated into some of the train layouts. Also on hand
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