62-year-old facing assault charge after Brigden confrontation
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September 10, 2025
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The Dupuis brothers have been named to the leadership group for the Mooretown Flags. Jace will wear the C while Dylan, along with Ryan Vidler and Owen MacDonald will each be an assistant captain.
Jace and Dylan Dupuis combined to score 51 goals and put up 108 points for the Flags last season, Vidler begins his fourth season with Mooretown and MacDonald, a former member of the Sarnia Sting, has returned to his hometown team for his overage year after playing last season with Leamington of the OJHL.
Mooretown opens its new Stobbs Division season at Wheatley tonight at 7:30.
The Flags’ home opener is against Walpole Island on Saturday at 7:30.
Meantime, Mooretown has signed goaltender Ethan Dunbar and forwards Tristan McKichan and Mitchell Stack.
McKichan, a defenceman, is a product of Petrolia minor hockey, Stack played last season with the Lambton Jr. Sting under-18 AAA program and Dunbar, from Owen Sound, joins the Flags as a student at Lambton College.
The Flags won two of three exhibition games last week and ended the preseason with a 3-1 record.
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62-year-old facing assault charge after Brigden confrontation
October 27, 2026
The Independent A 62-year-old St Clair Township man is facing a charge of assault with a weapon after a confrontation in Brigden. Lambton OPP were called to Brigden Road near Jane Street in the community Friday around 1:30 pm. Police found there had been a fight and one person was assaulted with a weapon. Police say the injuries were minor,
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One dead, another person arrested on Walpole Island
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The Independent One person is dead and another is in police custody on Walpole Island. Lambton OPP were called to River Road around 1:30 am Monday for a disturbance. They found one person who was injured and pronounced dead at the scene. Officers arrested one person at the scene without incident. “Investigators believe this to be an isolated incident with
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Agar returns as mayor of St. Clair Township
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Heather Wright/The Independent Jeff Agar will return as St Clair Township Mayor. He defeated newcomer Bruce Gibson with a margin of 3,625 to 1,114 votes. “It’s mind-boggling,” Agar said of the wait to find out if he won. “Even if you think you’re gonna win, it’s still is because you never know.” Agar says it was a very long campaign,
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Entire Plympton-Wyoming council returns to office
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