Trustee candidates surprised by charges of trespassing in Bothwell
Alvinston takes game three in Petrolia
March 8, 2024
The Alvinston Killer Bees are in the driver’s seat after a 5-2 win over the Petrolia Squires in the Battle of Lambton.
James McEwan, Brennan Feasey, and Rylan Bowers scored for the Killer Bees in the first period before Adam Arsenault put the Squires on the board. Franco Sproverio scored with 14 seconds left in the first to give the Bees a 4-1 lead.
It would stay that way until the third when Feasey scored his second of the night midway through the period.
TJ Helps scored for Petrolia in the dying minutes of the game.
The Killer Bees now lead the series 2-1 and could advance to round two of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League playoffs with a win Saturday in Alvinston. Game time is 6:30 pm.
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Trustee candidates surprised by charges of trespassing in Bothwell
October 25, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Two candidates for public school trustees were surprised to hear concerns from the Lambton-Kent District School Board that they’d used the parking lot of a school to talk with parents. Chris White and Joselyn Young Cormier organized ameeting with parent’s from Zone Central School in late September, after hearing concerns about the reorganization of the classrooms at
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Brooke-Alvinston has raised $600K for arena project
October 25, 2026
The Independent The new arena floor has already been well used in Brooke-Alvinston, but there is still money to be raised to pay for it. Brooke-Alvinston approved a nearly $2 million project at the arena in Alvinston last year. Work began in April and over the summer the pipes and the floor of the arena were replaced. The facility reopened
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Flags looking to snap losing streak against Amherstburg
October 25, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent The Mooretown Flags will be trying to snap their four-game skid when Amherstburg comes to town tonight (Sunday). Game time is 7:30. The Flags fell 6-2 to the Lakeshore Canadiens at the Moore Sports Complex last Saturday. Mooretown was down by one goal in the third period but Lakeshore put the game away by scoring three times
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No injuries in Brigden house fire
October 25, 2026
The Independent No one was injured in a house fire on Brigden Road. St Clair Township firefighters from Brigden, Courtright, Port Lambton, Wilkesport and Becher were called to the home around 8:20 pm Saturday. It was fully engulfed in flames. “The fire started on the porch and quickly spread to the upper floor,” said St Clair Fire Chief Richard Boyes
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