One arrested in armed robbery on Walpole Island
Brooke-Alvinston says no to all industrial wind development
September 17, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent
Wind developers will not be welcomed in Brooke-Alvinston. That after the municipality declared itself an unwilling host to industrial wind projects.
Councillor Frank Nemcek brought the idea forward in the wake of Venfor Inc.’s bid to put up to 20 industrial turbines north of Alvinston.
Sept. 8, council decided not to support that project but council’s motion left the door open for other wind companies to set up shop in Brooke-Alvinston.
“The Venfor project is dead, right?” said Nemcek Thursday. “Tomorrow morning they could come here with a different name and we’d have to go through that whole process again.”
Council passed the motion unanimously, but Councillor Don McCabe warned the statement may not mean a lot since the provincial government has the power to impose projects where it wants under Bill 5.
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One arrested in armed robbery on Walpole Island
October 8, 2026
The Independent A Walpole Island man is facing charges after an armed robbery. Oct. 6, around 8:45 am, Walpole Island Police, Lambton OPP, the West Region Emergency Response Team and the Canine unit were called to an armed robbery at a business on Tecumseh Road. Police say a man went into the business, brandished a gun and took products before
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Plympton-Wyoming mayoral candidate suggests using mayor powers to pick top staff
October 7, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming Mayoral Candidate Tim Wilkins says he’s not a “big believer” in Strong Mayor Powers but says if he did use them, it would be to pick the town’s chief administrative officer. The statement came during the first of two All-Candidates night in the town; this one organized by the Huron Shores Optimist Club in Camlachie Oct.
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Politicians did know about Clean Harbors project says CAO
October 7, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township officials say members of councillors were aware of a new storm water project at Clean Harbors. And, they say, officials have not yet considered appealing the decision by the Environmental Compliance Approvals Branch of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks allowing the project to go ahead. In Oct. 2025, the US-based company
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Flyers goaltender Brown posts first PJHL win
October 7, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent A trip to Aylmer Saturday will be a lifelong memory for Petrolia Flyers goaltender Ryder Brown. He kicked out 44 shots for his first career PJHL victory backstopping the Flyers to a 6-3 win against the Spitfires. Rhett Joy and Casey Guerette led the winners with a goal and an assist each. Nathan Beer, Nathan Reidhead, Noel
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