Lambton lands part of 30×30 project
McGrail wins OHA bursary
June 26, 2023
Wyoming high school student Jace McGrail is one of eight winners of the Ontario Hockey League/Dairy Farmer of Ontario bursary awards.
McGrail says he learned to skate on a backyard rink his dad, Steve, built when he was just three with mom, Lisa, teaching him how to skate backwards.
McGrail says “logged a lot of hours on that backyard rink.”
McGrail started playing organized hockey in Petrolia and then with the Lambton Jr Sting. He was drafted by the Peterborough Petes of the OHL and was at the development camp this weekend. He also plays for the Sarnia Legionnaires.
McGrail says over the years being in hockey has helped teach him the important skills of “time management, communication, collaboration, and goal setting.”
McGrail has a 93 average at school saying his family “instilled in me how much of priority education should be.”
McGrail will use the $6,000 bursary as he heads to Lambton College to the Instrumentation Control Engineering Technician program.
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Lambton lands part of 30×30 project
July 11, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Almost 700 acres of land along the Sydenham River, including some in Petrolia and Wawrick, will be recognized as conservation lands in Ontario. It’s part of an international plan to protect 30 per cent of the earth’s land and sea by 2030. Tim Payne, manager of forests for the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority, was contacted by
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No PW park fees for severed farm lots
July 11, 2025
The Independent Farmers severing a house from their land won’t have to pay a park land fee in Plympton-Wyoming. The idea came up for discussion at June 30 council meeting after the Committee of Adjustment suggested the town consider the idea. Developers of subdivisons must provide park land or pay a fee in lieu of land. Farmers severing homes don’t
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Learning about wood turning at Petrolia’s Art in the Park
July 11, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s downtown is filled with people for Art in the Park. Artisans and artists line Victoria Park and there are demonstrations going on as well. This is Brian Houf of The Houf Workshop in Corunna. He takes green wood and turns them into bowls and utensils using a lathe he made himself. Houf, who works for the
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Model trains and planes take over Mooretown Museum
July 11, 2025
The Independent There was a big turnout for Model Train Day at the Mooretown Museum on Sunday. It is the 80th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day and the end of the Second World War and a recent donation to the museum of 30 military and 7 warships models were incorporated into some of the train layouts. Also on hand
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