Sting’s Edwards commits to Notre Dame, will play in Sarnia this season
IESO nixes Enbridge’s plans for St. Clair power for now storage
May 16, 2023
It seems there will not be battery storage operations in Lambton County – at least not anytime soon.
Late Tuesday, the Independent Electricity System Operator released the companies which would provide battery power storage in southern Ontario. The units, made of lithium ion batteries, would hold power until it was needed in the peak usage hours.
Enbridge had bid for three storage projects in St. Clair Township, but when the IESO released the successful bidders, Enbridge Gas was not on it.
The battery storage operations caused a stir not only in St. Clair but in Enniskillen Township, where a power company decided not to invest in the rural community after facing stiff opposition.
There was one familiar name on the list of power providers. Eastern Power won the right to build a 212 MW gas plant in St. Clair Township.
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Sting’s Edwards commits to Notre Dame, will play in Sarnia this season
August 29, 2025
Barry Wright/The Independent Beckham Edwards says when his playing career is over in the Ontario Hockey League; he’ll be heading to South Bend to play for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A pair of rookie teammates with the Sting, defenceman Cameron Aucoin and goaltender Patrick Quinlan are also committed to the Irish for the future. “Over the past
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Welland man airlifted to hospital after Highway 40 crash
August 29, 2025
The Independent A 46-year-old Welland man was taken to hospital by air ambulance after a crash on Highway 40. Thursday, around 1:45 pm, the OPP, paramedics and the St. Clair Fire Department were called to a head-on collision on Highway 40 south of Oil Springs Line between a tractor trailer and a pickup truck. Air Ornge was called in to
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‘The story is worth more than the car’
August 29, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Among the 143 pristine classic cars at the Oil Museum of Canada, Ron Atmore’s stands out. The 1935 Chevrolet’s story is told inside the vehicle. Atmore, from Brigden, bought the Chevy a decade ago. Unlike many of the classic cars at the Wells and Wheels event Saturday, the car has never been restored. And it is in
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Developer/PW agree to trail on Confederation
August 29, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent There will be a walkway from a seniors’ housing development on Confederation Line into Wyoming. But just how it will be paid for is still up in the air. Plympton-Wyoming council agreed to a 1.5 meter multi-use path from the Gold Leaf Developments property into town. But Mayor Gary Atkinson says the details of who will pay
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