Kayaker missing near Grand Bend
Ferguson plus some new faces in Brooke-Alvinston
October 24, 2022
Incumbent Mayor David Ferguson will be at the helm of Brooke-Alvinston council for another four years.
Ferguson beat Councillor Jamie Armstrong with 634 of the votes to Armstrong’s 524.
There will be a number of new faces at council.
Frank Nemcek garnered the most votes earning his spot on council with 610 votes. Three newcomers will join him, the former president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture Inwood’s Don McCabe, Community booster and Optimist member, Jenny Redick and local entrepreneur Craig Sanders. They replace current councillors Wayne Deans, Jeannette Douglas and Armstrong.
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Kayaker missing near Grand Bend
September 5, 2026
The Independent The search continues tonight for a lost boater. Saturday, OPP received a report of an overdue boater near Grand Bend. By 7:40 pm that evening, police said search crews were looking for a man who was last seen in a solid blue kayak. Police say he was wearing a yellow life jacket. OPP are actively searching for the
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Over $8 million in Illegal tobacco, nicotine pouches seized at Bluewater Bridge
September 4, 2026
The Independent Over $13.8 million of illegal tobacco products have been seized at southern Ontario border crossings – including the Bluewater Bridge – in August. Canada Border Services Agency officers say the seizures were “significant quantities in commercial shipments” from the US. Officials say the cash generated from the illegal tobacco trade is often used to support and expand other
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Going down: Petrolia’s water intake pipe placed next week at Bright’s Grove plant
September 4, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent It is a moment Amanda Pepping – and a lot of people at Town Hall in Petrolia – have been waiting for. Pepping is a senior project manager at CIMA+ in charge of the $16 million replacement of the water intake at Petrolia’s historic – and still active – water treatment plant in Bright’s Grove. The moment
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A Knight to remember in Watford
September 4, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent He would have liked the ‘W’ but Evan Van Gorp was happy to be home. He and the London Knights were in Watford Saturday for an OHL exhibition game against Erie – a fundraiser for theAlvinston arena floor renovations. “It is great to play in front of them, unfortunately we weren’t able to get the win,” said
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