ICYMI: Record-breaking crowd at Alvinston Rodeo
Shell investigates oil sheen near Corunna
April 25, 2022
A Shell Canada crew in a boat returns to the dock just north of Corunna after looking for an oil sheen on the St. Clair River.
At 11 am this morning, the company notified the Ontario Spills Action Centre a sheen of oil had been spotted in the waters near the Shell dock where the Algosea of St. Catherines was docked.
Booms were set up around the freighter to stop the release of any oil and crews searched the river by boat and with drones to find any trace of a spill.
By 3 pm, the company said there was no sign of downriver impact and no sheen was visible.
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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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Rural bus service starts making stops in Wyoming Monday
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