Image

Warwick may add truck parking on Nauvoo at Confederation

July 6, 2023

Warwick Township is trying to make the corner of Nauvoo and Confederation safer.

The corner has always been busy however, since a Tim Horton’s was built, there have been visibility problems as transport and gravel trucks park on Nauvoo Line so drivers can get a coffee.

In 2019, council asked staff to start looking at ways to improve the intersection. Recently, an engineer has provided the town drawings which prompted a conversation at council about what could be done to make the intersection safer. Town staff says the proposed design including a barrier curb so that people would not park along the side of the road.

But Mayor Todd Case believes the town may need to allow some parking.

“There are no parking signs up but people continue to park,” he says. Case suggested it would be better to make a couple of designated parking spots which would provide better visibility.

“Could we make room for a parking spot away from the intersection, because people will continue to park?” Staff said it is possible. Councillor Jerry Westgate suggested the coffee shop should be approached to help pay for any extra spots since the spots are “not helping anyone in the community.”

Councillor Wayne Morris added the busy intersection should also have traffic lights saying it might slow traffic.“We definitely need something to slow the transports down. They hit the Presbyterian church and they just floor it…we need something to slow traffic down.”

Town staff will look into the cost of both lights and extra parking.

Share This

Image
Front Page

LCCVI artists win at Fast Forward exhibit

May 12, 2025

Blake Ellis/The Independent “This means so much to me,” said Brooklyn Brown. The Grade 12 student at LCCVI received one of three outstanding works awards. Brown, 18, received the award which came with a $250 prize, on Saturday during the exhibition of Lambton County secondary schools’ senior student art show, Fast Forward, hosted by Gallery in the Grove in Brights

Read More

Image
Front Page

Environmental law association says Dresden dump project ‘may not be subject to any environmental assessment requirements’

May 12, 2025

The Independent The Canadian Environmental Law Association is concerned there may be no environmental oversight York1 Environmental’s plan to revive the Dresden dump. The company’s plan for a construction waste and soil recycling facility and rebuilding an expanded landfill at the site between Dresden and Dawn-Euphemia became public in last year. York1 wanted to move the massive project through the

Read More

Image
Front Page

Port Lambton Pirates sweep Chatham

May 12, 2025

Both Port Lambton teams topped the Chatham Diamonds on Saturday at the Western Counties Senior baseball season opened in Wallaceburg. The Pirates’ 22u team downed the Diamonds, 11-0 and the Port Lambton senior club beat Chatham, 12-2. Chatham fell to 0-3 on Sunday bowing 9-0 to Dresden. The scheduled game last Friday between the Wyoming Cattlebarons and the Wyoming Jr.

Read More

Image
Front Page

OPP launch school bus safety blitz after nine collisions last month

May 12, 2025

If you see an OPP cruiser following a school bus around, don’t be surprised. The OPP in southwestern Ontario has launched a campaign called Safety Stops Here this week. Officers from 13 detachments will conduct enforcement blitzes for school bus runs using marked and unmarked cruisers. Officers will also adopt a bus by selecting a route and following the bus

Read More