Warwick Township inks $2.5M deal for municipal office
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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Warwick Township inks $2.5M deal for municipal office
July 17, 2026
Move to save $100K a year Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township now owns its municipal building. The township moved into its new office in Watford on Nauvoo Road in April 2022. The Watford Investment Group which removed a block of old buildings in the downtown and erected a new plaza and home for Libro Financial. Council approved the construction and work
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Royal Canadian Legion turns 100 today
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More cancellations, fire bans as wildfire smoke continues to blanket Lambton
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Sarnia firefighters rescue person from garbage truck
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The Independent Sarnia firefighters helped a person who ended up in a garbage truck. Around 6 am Friday, firefighters responded to a report of a person trapped in a garbage truck. The person had been sleeping in a dumpster when it was emptied into the truck. Officials say fell into the nearly empty hopper and hurt their lower back. Firefighters
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