Joris excited to serve on Warwick council
Door-to-door smoke detector program underway
June 26, 2025
You may soon be getting a knock on your door to check if you have a smoke or CO2 detector.
Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Chief Rick Cousins says the department is going door-to-door over the summer to complete the annual campaign to ensure homeowners have the proper, functioning equipment in place.
Cousins says the fire department representatives will all have identification to show homeowners.
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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
October 28, 2026
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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