Joris excited to serve on Warwick council
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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Joris excited to serve on Warwick council
October 28, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent “I was totally stunned that I got the most votes, honestly,” says Jane Joris. The Watford resident is the newest member of Warwick Township council. Joris, a former long-term care administrator in Lambton, received 800 votes in Monday’s municipal election. That put her at the top of the polls for one of the four council seats. “I’m
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Sting, Knights players on radar for 2027 NHL Draft
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Barry Wright/The Independent Easton Walos of the Sting is one of ten players from the OHL rated as potential first round picks for the National Hockey League draft in 2027. He was one of five Sting players on NHL Central Scouting’s Players to Watch list released Monday. The Wisconsin native, who turns 18 in two months, is third in league
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Reviving Watford’s ‘amazing’ library
October 28, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent “It is an amazing building,” said Lambton County Warden Kevin Marriott, as the Watford Public Library was officially reopened. One of the few Carnegie libraries still in operation, Marriott said when the library first opened, books were kept behind the service desks and patrons relied on the librarian to retrieve a book. “It is remarkable to think
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Sports Briefs: Brandon records first career OJHL hat trick
October 28, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent Gage Brandon scored three times and assisted on the game-winning goal in the third period to lead the Pickering Panthers to an 8-7 win over North York in OJHL action Friday. It was the first OJHL hat trick for the Petrolia native. Brandon is among the rookie scoring leaders in the league this season with six goals
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