One injured in Walpole Island fire
The Risk and Reward of the Rodeo
June 23, 2022
A Photo Gallery of the Alvinston Pro Rodeo
The Brooke-Alvinston Fairgrounds were packed as the Alvinston Pro Rodeo came to town for Father’s Day weekend.
Professional riders and ropers from RawHide Rodeo thrilled packed crowds Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Bullriding is always a favourite.
The head of the Alvinston Pro Rodeo Committee says the work could not have been done without dedicated volunteers. And Dan Cumming says the rodeo will be back in 2023.
Here’s just a few of the photos captured by The Independent’s Blake Ellis and Heather Wright.
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October 10, 2024
Lambton OPP and Walpole Island First Nation Police are looking for information after a fire Wednesday. OPP, First Nations police, paramedics and firefighters went to a fire on Chiefs Road around 8 pm. One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The fire is being treated as suspicious and the OPP Crime Unit is investigating with local police and
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Elementary students take to the cross country course
October 10, 2024
Elementary school students from across Lambton have flooded Bridgeview Park in Petrolia for the annual Central Lambton Optimist Cross Country meet. Hundreds of students are running the course in near perfect weather which has drawn a large number of parents to come by to watch.
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$20 million upgrade to Moore Sports Complex would include fitness area, offices
October 10, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township wants to build a $20 million addition to the Moore Sport Complex.And council is hoping the province will step up with at least half the project’s cost with its new Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. The province recently announced the $200 million initiative to repair old arenas across the province. Part of the
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Over 160 stolen classic cars from Watford dealer still missing says lawyer
October 9, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent A Watford car dealer says there are 208 classic cars involved in an OPP investigation which stretches from Lambton to Belleville. Late last year, Larry Grogan alerted the OPP in Lambton about missing classic cars. May 14, the officers along with Central Hastings OPP’s Emergency Response Team, the OPP-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing Team and the
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