Body of third swimmer in four days recovered at Pinery Park Saturday
PHOTO GALLERY: Streets lined with friends and families to celebrate Petrolia 150
August 17, 2024
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Families and friends lined the streets of Petrolia to celebrate the town’s 150th birthday with a parade Saturday.
There was everything from fire trucks to horses, politicians to clowns and lots of music. The 45-minute long parade started at LCCVI and went down Dufferin to Maude Street and then through the downtown where hundreds of people watched.
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Body of third swimmer in four days recovered at Pinery Park Saturday
August 30, 2026
The Independent Lambton OPP’s Underwater Recovery Unit has found the body of the third person to drown in Lambton Shores in the last four days. Around 3 pm Saturday, OPP were called to Pinery Provincial Park for a missing swimmer who was last seen in Lake Huron off the beach. Police say Lambton OPP Marine Unit and Underwater Search and
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Pedestrians, OPP officers nearly hit by vehicle fleeing seatbelt and RIDE checks in Grand Bend
August 29, 2026
The Independent A Grand Bend man is facing nine charges after a wild incident in the beach town. Lambton OPP say around 5 pm Friday, officers were conducting a seatbelt check near Main Street and Kitchener Ave in Grand Bend when a motorist fled the stop, nearly striking several pedestrians. The vehicle headed to Oak St. where five OPP officers
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One drowning victim found, Lambton OPP search for another in Lake Huron
August 29, 2026
The Independent Lambton OPP say the body of a swimmer missing on the Ausable River has been found. But another search has begun – the third in four days in Lambton Shores – for a missing swimmer at Pinery Provincial Park. Friday, just before 3 pm, Lambton OPP were called to Canal Street in Grand Bend after a 66 year-old
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Police look for another missing swimmer in Grand Bend
August 28, 2026
The Independent For the second time this week, Lambton OPP are searching for a missing swimmer. Around 3 pm Friday, the OPP received a call of a missing 66 year-old from London who was last seen at the dock on Canal Street in Grand Bend. A search is underway and police say residents will see an increased police presence in
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