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North Lambton wins SWOSSA Girls basketball crown for first time in school’s history
November 12, 2024
Forest’s North Lambton Eagles has qualified for the OFSAA girls’ basketball tournament for the first time in school history.
The Eagles led from wire-to-wire in beating Lajeunese, 40-25 in Windsor for the SWOSSA A championship Tuesday.
North Lambton led 14-7 after a quarter and took a 25-10 advantage into the intermission. The Eagles extended their lead to 41-15 after three quarters on their way to the one-sided victory.
Alexis Wice led the winners with 18 points. Abby Rops had 10 points and Ally Rops and Lily Heynsbergen had eight points each.
North Lambton now advances to the provincial tournament in Breslau in Waterloo Region from Nov. 21-23.
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Marriott declared Lambton warden
December 4, 2024
Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott is Lambton’s 161th Warden Marriott was acclaimed at a ceremony steeped in tradition in the Lambton County council chambers Wednesday. Marriott told reporters while he’s ready for the challenge he is a bit nervous because of some of the major issues the county faces. “We made affordable housing and homelessness our number one priority, so that’s
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Rural policing relief coming from province
December 3, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Concerns about rising OPP costs are easing in Lambton after the province announced $77 million in funding to offset the bills which are up at least 15 per cent for most municipalities. In late October, the OPP released its 2025 projections for the 327 municipalities it covers across the province. The provincial police service will spend $445,679,925
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Part history, part retail; Petrolia’s plan for the Scotiabank building
December 3, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia is hoping a new business will call the former ScotiaBank building home in 2025. In March, the bank closed the historic branch. The Bank of Nova Scotia had been on Petrolia’s main street since 1911. The town expressed its frustration with the closure, but later struck a deal to purchase the building for $200,000. Mayor Brad
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