Trustee candidate calls for the return of ‘true’ history
Enbridge helps with fire training
March 2, 2023
Enbridge Gas is helping the Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department purchase firefighting training materials, through Safe Community Project Assist. It is a program with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety
Council supplementing existing training for Ontario volunteer and
composite fire departments in the communities where Enbridge Gas operates. Pictured accepting the $5,000 from Enbridge are Petrolia Councillor Chad Hyatt, Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley, Fire Chief Jay Arns, Enniskillen Township Deputy Mayor Judy Krall and Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott. Hyatt and Krall are members of the fire board. The donation is part of a $250,000 commitment by Enbridge for fire prevention.
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Trustee candidate calls for the return of ‘true’ history
October 14, 2026
Audience member calls the messaging ‘quite alarming’ Heather Wright/The Independent A candidate for the Lambton-Kent public school board says she will “stand strong against the progressive heists of the Canadian education system” including returning to the “history we all grew up with” so students can be proud to be Canadian. Cynthia Workman’s words raised some eyebrows at the Brooke-Alvinston All-Candidates
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Lambton College to open more seats in health, STEM, trades
October 14, 2026
The Independent There will be space for about 300 more students in Lambton College next year. Lambton College is among the post secondary institutions which submitted a proposal for more classroom spots for in demand fields. Friday, the province announced 2,077 new spaces across southern Ontario, including 297 at Lambton College; 160 in Health programs, 90 in the STEM field
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Worker injured after falling through Sombra greenhouse roof
October 14, 2026
OPP, Ministry of Labour investigating The Independent A worker at a Sombra greenhouse was taken to hospital by air ambulance Wednesday morning after crashing through the roof. St. Clair Township fire officials say the department was called to the Envirofresh Produce greenhouses near CF Industries on the St. Clair Parkway just after 9 am. Chief Richard Boyes says a man
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Paving on rebuilt Grand Bend Bridge continues Thursday
October 14, 2026
The Independent Drivers heading to Grand Bend are going to face some traffic slowdowns starting Thursday. The project to widen the bridge has been going on for two years, with work taking place before and after the busy summer tourist season. So far, officials say the concrete work, bridge retaining walls, waterproofing the east half of the new deck and
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