Plans for Camlachie mini arena shelved
LCCVI claim LK Girls hockey crown
March 2, 2023
Lizzie Swain scored twice to lead LCCVI to the 5-1 win over the North Lambton Eagles to claim the Lambton-Kent Girls Hockey crown.
Dahlia Bulgin scored the Lancers first goal with assists from Teagan Cox and Gracie Harse. Harse had two assists in the championship game.
Swain had assists from Alexandra Salaris and Toni Gunton when the Lancers made it 2-0. Then Swain scored unassisted, just seconds later in the second period.
Paige Hudson scored in the third as did Ella Jackson, with an assist from Tessa Jackson at 9:52 in the third.
Hannah Pullman put the Eagles on the board on the power play late in the third.
Eagles netminder Ally Scotchmer faced an amazing 43 shots in the game.
LCCVI heads to Windsor for the SWOSSA championship game Wednesday.
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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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