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East Lambton U13 punches ticket to the championship weekend

March 25, 2022

The East Lambton U13 rep team will represent the area at an Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship weekend next month.

The Eagles qualified with a three win series sweep over Belmont this week. They’ve all 11 playoff games since early February.

East Lambton also has U11 and U15 rep teams and a U13 AE team in the hunt for respective OMHA berths. The U11’s play Friday and with a win or a tie over South Huron will earn their spot in the revised playoffs as well. Game time is 7 pm at the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre.

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Plans for Camlachie mini arena shelved

April 24, 2025

The project’s drivers – the Huron Shores Optimists – say it would place a financial burden on the club Heather Wright/The Independent The Huron Shores Optimist and the Town of Plympton-Wyoming say they will be working together on a recreation project in Camlachie, but it won’t be the $2.3 million outdoor arena project. The Optimist floated the idea of an

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Petrolia, WM give out $15K in green grants

April 23, 2025

There will be more trails, trees and environmentally-friendly lighting thanks to the Town of Petrolia and WM’s Green Grants. The town announced $15,000 in funding on Earth Day. 2025 Successful Projects: The IODE Margaret Stokes Chapter was successful in their application for Moncreif Park and JubileeTrail Revitalization in the amount of $5,000. The funds will be used to plant native

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‘We will be fighting this’ bid to push through York1 plan Canniff tells province

April 23, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent When Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff first got the call, he thought it was good news. Instead, he’s gearing up for an all-out fight to stop York1 Environmental Waste Solutions from pushing through its plans to reopen the derelict Dresden dump. Canniff got a call from the Minister of the Environment’s office Thursday around noon. When he returned

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Petrolia Water intake contractor approved

April 22, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Two major projects in Petrolia are moving forward. In 2022, the town received of a $16 million grant to replace the Lake Huron water intake pipe which was installed in 1944 and is nearing the end of its life. Monday, Petrolia council awarded the contract for the new water intake at the Brights Grove Water Treatment Plant

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