Race for mayor, Ward 1 council in St. Clair Township
Vriesema signs with Admirals
January 2, 2025
Tyler Vriesema has signed to play the remainder of the Provincial Junior Hockey League season with the Amherstburg Admirals.
Vriesema, formerly of Plympton-Wyoming, is best known for his portrayal of a young Wayne Gretzky in a television commercial in 2019.
Vriesema, now 17, attended John Knox Christian School in Wyoming before his family moved to the Windsor region.
Amhersburg is 13-12-3 on the season and in fifth place in the league’s Stobbs Division a point behind the Mooretown Flags.
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Race for mayor, Ward 1 council in St. Clair Township
August 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Former St. Clair Township Mayor Steve Arnold will be back around the council table. Arnold, who stepped down as mayor in 2022 after serving over 37 years in municipal politics including 16 as mayor, will be acclaimed as deputy mayor Monday when the clerk of the municipality certifies the candidate list. Arnold was the only person nominated
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Four in the running for Brooke-Alvinston mayor
August 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Four people want to be the next mayor of Brooke-Alvinston. Current Mayor David Ferguson decided not to run for a third term, but there is a list of people who want the job. Marcus Deloughery filed his papers Friday at the deadline for nominations for the Oct. 26 municipal election. He joins Jamie Armstrong, Tom Scott and
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Enniskillen council to be acclaimed
August 21, 2026
The Independent The entire Enniskillen council is expected to be acclaimed Monday. It will be the third term in a row without an election in the township. Aug. 21 was the final day to submit nominations to run in the Oct. 26 municipal election. The township, which has acclaimed its council in both the 2018 and 2022 election, seemed destined
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Seven seek councillor positions in Dawn-Euphemia
August 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Indpendent Seven people, including three incumbents, hope to become the next councillors in Dawn-Euphemia. At the end of nomination day, Aug. 21, incumbents Jason Meyer, Paul LeBoeuf and Ann Gray had put their hat in the ring for the four positions up for grabs. The only incumbent not to seek re-election this year is Mark McGuire who served
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