Plans for Camlachie mini arena shelved
New cash for fire training
February 8, 2023
Enbridge Gas is helping Plympton-Wyoming purchase firefighting training materials. Representatives from the company were in Wyoming this morning to present a cheque for $5,000. It’s part of the company’s hSafe Community Project Assist–a program with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council that offers extra training for Ontario volunteer and composite fire departments in the communities Enbridge serves. In all the company will provide $250,000 to 50 departments. Pictured here are Plympton-Wyoming CAO Carolyn Tripp, Mayor Gary Atkinson, Robin Ellwood, Advisor, Sarnia Operations, Enbridge, Councillor Bob Woolvett, and Fire Chief Darryl Thompson who is also director of emergency management.
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Plans for Camlachie mini arena shelved
April 24, 2025
The project’s drivers – the Huron Shores Optimists – say it would place a financial burden on the club Heather Wright/The Independent The Huron Shores Optimist and the Town of Plympton-Wyoming say they will be working together on a recreation project in Camlachie, but it won’t be the $2.3 million outdoor arena project. The Optimist floated the idea of an
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Petrolia, WM give out $15K in green grants
April 23, 2025
There will be more trails, trees and environmentally-friendly lighting thanks to the Town of Petrolia and WM’s Green Grants. The town announced $15,000 in funding on Earth Day. 2025 Successful Projects: The IODE Margaret Stokes Chapter was successful in their application for Moncreif Park and JubileeTrail Revitalization in the amount of $5,000. The funds will be used to plant native
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‘We will be fighting this’ bid to push through York1 plan Canniff tells province
April 23, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent When Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff first got the call, he thought it was good news. Instead, he’s gearing up for an all-out fight to stop York1 Environmental Waste Solutions from pushing through its plans to reopen the derelict Dresden dump. Canniff got a call from the Minister of the Environment’s office Thursday around noon. When he returned
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Petrolia Water intake contractor approved
April 22, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Two major projects in Petrolia are moving forward. In 2022, the town received of a $16 million grant to replace the Lake Huron water intake pipe which was installed in 1944 and is nearing the end of its life. Monday, Petrolia council awarded the contract for the new water intake at the Brights Grove Water Treatment Plant
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