One person injured in transport crash on Highway 402
Alvinston’s Redick, Durham win silver
October 23, 2023
Sydney Redick and her Durham Lords teammates finished second at the OCAA provincial women’s softball championship on the weekend in Etobicoke.
The Oshawa-based Lords lost 8-3 to Windsor’s St. Clair College in the final Saturday. The Saints had forced the one-game showdown with a 17-3 win over Durham earlier in the day.
Durham had beaten St. Clair, 7-4 in the preliminary round and downed Mohawk, 7-2. Redick ended her collegiate career batting .417 over the four-game tournament. She had a solo home run, two walks, two runs scored and four RBI.
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The Independent Traffic is backed up on Highway 402 on the westbound lanes at Kerwood Road. Lambton OPP say just before 6:30am, the police, paramedics and Warwick firefighters were called to a crash involving two tractor trailers in the westbound lanes in Warwick Township. One of the drivers has been sent to hospital with what police say are non-life threatening
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Province sets aside $6M for abandoned wells, like last year
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One trip to Haiti led to a lifetime of helping as Rayjon celebrates 40 years
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