Ambitious proposal for former Holmes Foundry land
Wyoming’s White Canadian champion
November 24, 2024
Wyoming’s Michael White is a Canadian boxing champion. And he did it in front of a hometown crowd.
The LCCVI student of the Bluewater Boxing Club beat Oswald Hohenwarten of Quebec in a 4-1 decision at the 2024 Elite and U23 National Championships hosted by Boxing Canada in Sarnia this weekend.
The Wyoming fighter won a unanimous decision over Victor Salamaka of Edmonton in a semi-final fight in the elite 75-kilo division.
Top Olympic-Style boxers from across the nation converged in Southern Ontario for the four-day tournament.
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Ambitious proposal for former Holmes Foundry land
November 24, 2024
Cathy Dobson/The Independent A large development proposal for a key tract of vacant land near the Blue Water Bridge could drive further development in other parts of Lambton County, say local officials. It could also more than double the population of the Village of Point Edward. Southcoast Developments Ltd. held a virtual open house Nov. 19 to receive feedback on
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New fines for false alarms in Lambton
November 24, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton OPP is hoping a new bylaw will help reduce the number of false alarm calls to business. Recently both Petrolia and Dawn-Euphemia passed a bylaw which places fines on businesses which have persistant false alarms because their system is in disrepair. The first false alarm would come with a warning. But after that the fines range
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New tradition for Petrolia’s St. Andrew’s Society
November 24, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Catriona Henderson remembers bringing her daughter to Petrolia to dance at the annual St. Andrew’s Society Dinner. “I was at the door because it was all men, and obviously couldn’t go in,” This year Henderson is not only making it past the door, she’ll be sitting at the head table as the first woman to hold the
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North Lambton reaches final four in consolation brackett at OFSAA
November 24, 2024
The North Lambton senior girls’ basketball club reached the final four in the consolation bracket at the OFSAA A tournament 18-team event in Breslau, near Kitchener. After losing its first two games and being eliminated from the championship bracket, the Eagles beat Woodstock Collegiate, 32-27 on Friday setting up a consolation semi-final . Trailing 9-6 to Trinity College, the Eagles
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