Chamber CEO joins Sarnia mayor’s race
Work on Confederation/Broadway traffic light held up by weather
February 8, 2025
The Independent
It’s a question Plympton-Wyoming Councillor Bob Woolvett hears “every morning, all week” – when are the traffic lights at Broadway and Confederation coming.
The town pushed Lambton County to help install the lights, going so far as to hire its own consultant to point out the increasing traffic which makes it difficult to make left hand turns near the elementary school.
In November, contractors were hard at work and officials hoped it could be completed in 2024. But Paul da Silva, manager of public works for the town, says the weather has stopped work.
“I think at this point we probably will wait until the weather improves a bit.
“I would say spring,” said da Silva.
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Province seeks public comment on Cargill’s request to ban development around Sarnia grain terminal
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Four departments respond to Petrolia Line house fire
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The Independent No one has been injured in a house fire in Brooke-Alvinston. Around 10:30 pm Saturday, firefighters were called to Petrolia Line between Suitorville and Little Ireland Road for a fire in an older brick home. Bystanders saw flames shooting above the trees in the front lawn. Firefighters from Warwick, Watford, Brooke-Alvinston and the North Enniskillen departments were on
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