ICYMI: Record-breaking crowd at Alvinston Rodeo
Thirty-three percent jump in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Ontario
December 16, 2021
It appears Ontario is feeling the affect of the Omicron variant.
Today, the province is reporting 2,421 people have tested positive for COVID-19. That’s up from 1,808 yesterday. Yesterday, the premier announced the province would allow anyone over 18 to get a booster shot starting Monday. The province is also giving away free rapid tests in high traffic areas such as malls. The government released the list of those available this morning; not one was in southern Ontario.
Premier Doug Ford also announced capacity at venues of over 1,000 would be capped at 50 per cent to try to reduce the spread of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19. Public health officials say it is the dominant strain in Ontario after just two weeks.
Lambton Public Health is reporting 24 new cases today. Officials say 113 are ill with the virus right now.There are six outbreaks including one at Bright’s Grove Public School where seven people have tested positive for the virus.
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ICYMI: Record-breaking crowd at Alvinston Rodeo
June 20, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Like the movie says; if you build it, they will come. The Alvinston Pro Rodeo committee brought in larger stands hoping to accommodate visitors to the three-day event. Saturday night, those stands were filled and there were still people looking for seats according to Chairman Dan Cumming. Here’s just some of the action from the event:
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Lambton Public Health issues first heat warning of the summer
June 20, 2025
FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH With the prediction of hot and humid weather expected to start on Saturday,June 21 and continue into next week, Environment and Climate Change Canada is issuing a HeatWarning for Lambton County. Heat warnings are issued when two or more consecutive days of daytime maximum temperatures areexpected to reach 31°C or warmer and nighttime minimum temperatures are
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Rural bus service starts making stops in Wyoming Monday
June 20, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Before there was money to bring a bus into Wyoming, Susan Mills was answering questions from residents about a new rural transit system. The Town of Plympton-Wyoming became a partner in the rural transit system called Huron Shores Area Transit earlier this spring. But service didn’t begin immediately. Lambton Shores, which runs the system, and its partners,
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Why spend $20K to study a bridge to nowhere: McEwen
June 20, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming Deputy Mayor Netty McEwen says it doesn’t make sense to spend $20,000 to study a bridge that goes nowhere. Paul daSilva, Director of Public Works, in a report to council June 11, suggested spending $40,000 to do Municipal Environmental Assessments on two low-traffic bridges, one on O’Brien Road, the other on Elmsley Road. “I took a
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