LCCVI celebrates the Class of 2026
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Petrolia’s Campbell wins silver at provincials
July 11, 2025
The Independent
Petrolia’s Hunter Campbell is heading to the national track and field championships in Ottawa.
Now training out of St. Thomas, he qualified by placing second in the under-20 hammer throw at the Athletics Ontario championships on the weekend in Windsor.
He uncorked a throw of 49.85 metres on his sixth and final attempt to take the silver medal. His final throw was more than five metres farther than his previous best for the day and moved him up from sixth to second place.
The throw surpassed the qualifying mark of 47.50 metres for the national event to be held from July 30 to August 3.
Campbell also placed seventh in the under-20 discus with a throw of 44.83 metres and was 14th in the under-20 shot put completion at 12.59 metres.
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LCCVI celebrates the Class of 2026
June 12, 2026
The Independent Parents and friends packed Bradshaw Hall at LCCVI to honour the Class of 2026 Thursday. About 200 students crossed the stage ahead of exam week during the two-hour ceremony. Principal Rhonda Leystra compared the graduates school experience to the growth of a tree, with the high school years as a time to grow and expand. “You have matured,”
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One person dead after tractor crashes near Wyoming
June 12, 2026
The Independent A 74-year-old has died after a tractor crashed on Churchill Line near Wyoming. Lambton OPP say around noon Thursday, police, Wyoming firefighters and paramedics were called to Churchill near Minielly Road after a tractor crashed. A 74-year-old from Warwick Township died at the scene. The road was closed for several hours for the investigation. Anyone who may have
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Town, Lambton county investigating future Petrolia library expansion
June 11, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The Town of Petrolia and Lambton County are investigating an expansion of the town’s historic library. The plan comes to light in minutes from a recent Lambton County Council committee meeting where councillors were asked to consider using a bequest for a youth bursary be used for building improvements instead. In a report to councillors, Darlene Coke,
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Rodeo rides into Alvinston Friday
June 11, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent An estimated 3,000 people a day are expected in Alvinston this weekend for the Seventh Annual Alvinston Pro Rodeo. About 200 cowboys and cowgirls from Lambton County and across North America will compete in everything from Bronco riding, Calf Roping and Bull riding. That’s Dan Cumming’s favourite event. He’s one of the organizers of the event, which
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