Body of missing swimmer recovered at Pinery Park
CUPE, provincial government reach a deal
November 20, 2022
Students will be in the classroom after the province and CUPE reached a tentative deal
The union set a strike deadline for Monday after weeks of turmoil which included Premier Doug Ford suspending the constitutional right to bargain collective agreements and two days of political protests.
Lambton schools will be open Monday with the exception of Brooke Central School. Late Friday, the public school board announced students would learn online starting Monday after serious structural problems were found. Engineers found the roof could collapse with 12 inches of snow.
The building will be monitored and starting In December, students will be transferred to bearby schools until the roof is fixed in early 2023.
Where students will go will be explained at a meeting Monday at 6 pm at the Alvinston arena.
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Body of missing swimmer recovered at Pinery Park
August 28, 2026
The Independent The body of a missing swimmer has been recovered in Pinery Provincial Park. Aug. 26, a 28-year-old Scarborough man was swimming with friends in Lake Huron when he went under the water. His friends tried to rescue him but were unable to bring him to shore. The OPP brought in patrol boats and the US Coast Guard joined
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Feds say tariff support for business and agriculture will last as long as its needed
August 27, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent The recent trade proposal from the United States was “either fair nor economically sound, ” says Secretary of State for the Canadian Revenue Agency Wayne Long. He was describing the recent round of trade talks that fell through six days ago and led to 50 percent US tariffs being imposed on Canada. The secretary of state was
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OPP continues search for missing Scarborough man
August 27, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton OPP have brought in boats, planes and the underwater recovery unit as the search for a missing swimmer in Lake Huron off Pinery Provincial Park continues. Around 1 pm Wednesday, OPP were called to the area after a 28 year-old Scarborough man had trouble in the water. Friends swimming with the man tried to rescue him,
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Swimmer missing in Lake Huron off Pinery Park
August 26, 2026
The Independent A man is missing in the waters off Piney Park. Eyewitnesses at the provincial park say early this afternoon a group of friends was swimming when one man disappeared. One of the man’s friends tried to rescue him, but later was himself taken from the water for medical treatment. Boats along the shoreline could be seen searching for
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