LCCVI artists win at Fast Forward exhibit
CEEH renovation planning moves ahead
May 10, 2024
The province has given Bluewater Health the green light to start detailed planning for major renovations to Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital’s emergency department.
The renovations, the next step in a long-term plan to renovate the historic hospital, may begin as soon as 2025.
Hospital officials made the announcement this morning along side Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey and members of the the CEEH Foundation, which will be raising a total of $3.1 million for the project.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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