Accessible art in Alvinston
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Enniskillen teen wins on Superbike circuit
August 11, 2025
Barry Wright/The Independent
Ryan Beattie has served notice that he’ll be ready to make his mark in a new division on the Canadian Superbike circuit in 2026.
The 17-year-old from Enniskillen Township made his debut on a bigger BMW motorcycle on the weekend and won both races he entered by an average margin of nearly 17 seconds at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Clarington, near Oshawa.
The LCCVI student has been racing at the regional level this season getting used to the bigger machine.
Despite only racing once this season, Beattie, with the two victories, finished sixth in the season standings in the Amateur Superbike class.
He won the amateur lightweight championship last season.
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Accessible art in Alvinston
August 31, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent Taking inspiration from the little free libraries that are situated throughout Lambton County, Liana Russwurm thought instead of books, the idea could apply to art. That is how a Free Little Art Gallery was born. Russwurm held an unveiling on Sunday in front of her home and art studio in Alvinston, a former Anglican Church. The Free
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Sting’s Edwards commits to Notre Dame, will play in Sarnia this season
August 29, 2025
Barry Wright/The Independent Beckham Edwards says when his playing career is over in the Ontario Hockey League; he’ll be heading to South Bend to play for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A pair of rookie teammates with the Sting, defenceman Cameron Aucoin and goaltender Patrick Quinlan are also committed to the Irish for the future. “Over the past
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Welland man airlifted to hospital after Highway 40 crash
August 29, 2025
The Independent A 46-year-old Welland man was taken to hospital by air ambulance after a crash on Highway 40. Thursday, around 1:45 pm, the OPP, paramedics and the St. Clair Fire Department were called to a head-on collision on Highway 40 south of Oil Springs Line between a tractor trailer and a pickup truck. Air Ornge was called in to
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‘The story is worth more than the car’
August 29, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Among the 143 pristine classic cars at the Oil Museum of Canada, Ron Atmore’s stands out. The 1935 Chevrolet’s story is told inside the vehicle. Atmore, from Brigden, bought the Chevy a decade ago. Unlike many of the classic cars at the Wells and Wheels event Saturday, the car has never been restored. And it is in
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