One injured in Walpole Island fire
London man arrested in 2020 Kettle and Stony Point murder
September 11, 2024
A 20 year-old London man has been charged with the murder of David Oliver in 2020.
Oliver was reported missing on July 31, 2020 and just two days later, his body was found a short distance away from his red Dodge Ram pick-up truck. His body was found Aug. 2, 2020 near the former army camp.
The OPP and the Anishinabek Police Service investigated following up on a number of tips.
In July 2023, the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation and the erected billboards hoping to unearth new clues about Oliver who was remembered as “a great student, talented athlete and a loving and caring man”
A $50,000 reward was also offered for information leading to the arrest of Oliver’s killer.
OPP say on Tuesday, a 20 year-old London man was charged with second degree murder and indignity to a body.
The accused was a youth at the time so his name is protected under the Criminal Youth Justice Act.
He was slated to be in Sarnia Court today.
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One injured in Walpole Island fire
October 10, 2024
Lambton OPP and Walpole Island First Nation Police are looking for information after a fire Wednesday. OPP, First Nations police, paramedics and firefighters went to a fire on Chiefs Road around 8 pm. One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The fire is being treated as suspicious and the OPP Crime Unit is investigating with local police and
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Elementary students take to the cross country course
October 10, 2024
Elementary school students from across Lambton have flooded Bridgeview Park in Petrolia for the annual Central Lambton Optimist Cross Country meet. Hundreds of students are running the course in near perfect weather which has drawn a large number of parents to come by to watch.
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$20 million upgrade to Moore Sports Complex would include fitness area, offices
October 10, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township wants to build a $20 million addition to the Moore Sport Complex.And council is hoping the province will step up with at least half the project’s cost with its new Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. The province recently announced the $200 million initiative to repair old arenas across the province. Part of the
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Over 160 stolen classic cars from Watford dealer still missing says lawyer
October 9, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent A Watford car dealer says there are 208 classic cars involved in an OPP investigation which stretches from Lambton to Belleville. Late last year, Larry Grogan alerted the OPP in Lambton about missing classic cars. May 14, the officers along with Central Hastings OPP’s Emergency Response Team, the OPP-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing Team and the
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