Killer Bees playoff run is over
Brigden Public School rocks
February 25, 2023
Keegan Hornbostel of LCCVI’s band was given the rock star treatment at Brigden Public School Feb. 16. The elementary school students were getting into Hornbostel’s guitar riffs during the bands version of the Kansas classic Carry On My Wayward Son. Each year, students in the music programs – including the band, choir and drum line – pack up their instruments in a U-Haul and travel to the elementary schools in the region. Jessica McKay, the head of the music department, says it gives the young students a good idea of some of the things they can do once they reach high school.
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Killer Bees playoff run is over
March 31, 2025
The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees fired 47 shots including 19 in the third in a 3-2 loss to the Strathroy Jets Monday, ending the Bees playoff run. Evan DeBrouwer held off a third period rush by the Bees who fired 19 shots on the net in an attempt to tie up the 3-2 game. DeBrouwer has faced over 40
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No injuries after school bus accident near Camlachie
March 31, 2025
No one was injured after an accident between a school bus and a passenger vehicle Monday morning. Lambton OPP said around 7 am, the bus and vehicle collided on Fleming Road north of Lakeshore Road. There were passengers on the bus, police said, but no one was injured. A 41-year-old Camlachie man has been charged with careless driving.
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Suncor spill highlights need for better emergency communications says Wallaceburg environmental group
March 31, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent A Wallaceburg environmental group says the spill of crude oil into the St. Clair River in Sarnia highlights the need for an emergency communications system down river. Just after 1:30 Thursday, Suncor officials notified the Sarnia/Lambton community and the Ministry of the Environment, Parks and Conservation about a spill into the river. Emergency crews from Suncor and
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Petrolia tosses out paper ballots, 2026 vote online only
March 30, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s 2026 municipal election will be all online. Council agreed to the move March 24. Mandi Pearson, director of legal services for the town, says the 2022 election had two options, online voting or heading to town hall to cast a paper ballot. Mayor Brad Loosley championed the idea saying many elderly people preferred the paper ballot.
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