Rural Lambton municipalities get more provincial funding – except Brooke-Alvinston
LCCVI runner heading to OFSAA again
October 26, 2023
LCCVI’s James Grant is heading for the provincial high school cross country in Etobicoke on
Nov. 4. He won the junior boys event at SWOSSA this week by a 37-second margin over his closest competitor from Cardinal Carter in Leamington. His time of 16 minutes even was 13 seconds faster than his time in winning LKSSAA last week in Chatham.
Meantime, Wyatt Ferguson of North Lambton is also heading to OFSSA after finishing third in the novice boys’ race this week. He won the Lambton Kent title last week.
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Rural Lambton municipalities get more provincial funding – except Brooke-Alvinston
November 22, 2024
First increase after more than a decade of cuts to OMPF Heather Wright/The Independent Brooke-Alvinston officials are scratching their heads after almost every Lambton municipality received an increase in the main grant they receive from the province. The provincial government is increasing the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) by $100 million over two years, bringing the total funding to $600
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North Lambton in a must-win game Friday at OFSAA
November 22, 2024
North Lambton fell behind 22-12 after one quarter and could never recover in a 65-44 loss to ESC Sainte-Trinite in its first game at the OFSAA girls’ A basketball tournament in Breslau, near Kitchener on Thursday. The Eagles fought back to cut the deficit to eight points at the intermission but couldn’t come all the way back. Lily Heynsbergen led
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Voice of Squires, Sting, George Heath dies
November 21, 2024
George Heath, who was the voice of the Petrolia Squires during the Allan Cup run, has died. He was also the first play-by-play voice of the Sarnia Sting. The team announced today that George Heath passed away on Sunday. He was 88. Heath, who came to Sarnia in 1972 to work as sports director at CHOK, was involved with the
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North Lambton Senior Girls basketball team plays its first OFSAA game Thursday
November 21, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Coach Adam Willemse finds it hard to put into words what he’s feeling for his team. “It’s hard to believe so proud isn’t the word,” Willemse said in the wake of the North Lambton Eagles first SWOSSAA title in Senior Girls Basketball which gave the team a berth in the provincial championship tournament. North Lambton qualified by
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