Lancers baseball team aims for regional title
Public health looking for dog and owner after bite in Blackwell Dog Park
March 14, 2025
If you use the Blackwell Dog Park, you might be able to help find a dog that bit a person.
Around 2:30 pm on March 13, a large white-coloured dog with brown spots, perhaps a mastiff, bit a person in the park.
The dog owner was a white man, of average height and build and was wearing a plaid flannel jacket, blue baseball hat and had some facial hair. They are believed to be between 40 and 50 years gold.
If you have any information about the owner or his dog, please call Lambton Public Health at 519-383-8331 ext 3812.
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Ryan Aarts/The Independent After a strong season last year, the LCCVI Lancers baseball team is looking to build on its success and make another run at a LKSSAA championship. The Lancers had just one loss last season, finishing 7-1 with that loss coming at an unfortunate time to Ursuline College in the LKSSAA final. Despite falling short, the experience has
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Flyers get home opener cut short because of poor ice
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