WM, Ontario Premier officially opens natural gas plant in Watford
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Darius Landon, seen here at the OFSAA championship in 2024, won two gold at the 2025 championship.
LCCVI’s Landon wins another gold, breaks a record
March 5, 2025
LCCVI’s Darius Landon has won gold again at the OFSAA swimming championship. And he’s the new holder of a provincial record.
The Lancer won the 100 metre individual medley final a new record time of 1:00.68. His nearest competitor was 61/100th of a second off the pace.
His winning time was nearly two full seconds faster than his winning time in the same event last year.
Landon also won gold in the 50 metre freestyle on Tuesday.
Landon has medalled at the provincial championship for three years in a row.
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The Independent WM officially opened its $150 million renewable natural gas plant and pipeline Thursday. The methane produced at Twin Creeks – one of the largest in Ontario – already powers a nearby greenhouse complex. But only 40 per cent of what is produced by the 1.4 million tonnes of waste hauled to the site yearly is used at the
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LCCVI students held at school as OPP investigated weapons sighting
November 12, 2026
The Independent A few tense moments at LCCVI this afternoon. Students were held at the school until after the normal end of their day after the Lambton-Kent District School Board had students and staff in a “hold and secure” state as a safety measure. LKDSB Public Relations Officer Caress Lee says the school was alerted to an incident at the
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Flyers rollercoaster season continues
November 12, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent It’s been an up and down season for the Petrolia Flyers. They are now 7-9-2 on the PJHL campaign after losses to Exeter and North Middlesex last weekend. It’s the fourth time this season the Flyers have lost at least two straight games. Friday, Logan Crummy and Ryan Nichols had a goal and two assists each in
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LCCVI, North Lambton bow out in Lambton-Kent boys volleyball finals
November 12, 2026
John Wright/The Independent John McGregor took down both Lambton County ‘AA’ schools in the LKSSAA boys volleyball finals Wednesday in Chatham. The Panthers beat North Lambton 25-20, 25-18, and 25-20 in the junior final. The match was the Eagles first appearance in a Lambton-Kent ‘AA’ championship game since moving up to the division last season. John McGregor defeated LCCVI 25-15,
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