Lambton now has four ‘strong’ mayors
Helping a vet
January 13, 2023
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Navy veteran Dave Willis has a new mobility scooter thanks to the Wyoming branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. President Connor Weed said one of the mandates of the Legion is provide for veterans who are in need. The scooter was purchased out of the poppy fund. Willis is appreciative of receiving the scooter. At one time, he was taking his dog for a walk three times a day, now he can barely take his dog for a walk once a day. The new scooter will increase his independence. Willis served with the Canadian Navy from 1963 to 1966. His most memorable experience happened when he was aboard the HMCS Kootenay and chased a Soviet submarine across the Atlantic Ocean in the midst of the Cold War. Legion President Connor Weed, Membership Chair Jim Turnball, Vice-President Trevor Boersma and Keith Watson from Green County Ebike and Mobility Scooters are with Willis.
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Lambton now has four ‘strong’ mayors
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Heather Wright/The Independent Four Lambton County mayors have been given extra powers under the province’s Strong Mayors Act. Petrolia’s Brad Loosley, Lambton Shores’ Doug Cook, St. Clair’s Jeff Agar and Plympton-Wyoming’s Gary Atkinson were among 169 mayors who received word April 9, the province hopes to give themadditional powers beginning in May. The province introduced the regulation in large cities
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PC MPP Pinsonneault ‘disappointed’ Ford government reneges of promise of EA for Dresden dump
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Waits at the first day of advanced voting
April 18, 2025
Today is the first day of advanced polling in the federal election and it seems polling workers are busy. In Petrolia, voters had to dodge children at the annual Petrolia Lions Easter Egg Hunt Friday. In Wyoming, residents report a busy polling station adding that it is efficient. In Forest, it is reportedly taken some people an hour to vote.
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