Wyoming Lions make over $90K in donations to local health care
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Killer Bees take on Jets in Glencoe
September 20, 2025
Barry Wright/The Independent
As part of its annual fall fair, Glencoe will host a senior exhibition game tonight (Saturday) between the Alvinston Killer Bees and the Strathroy Jets.
Game time at the Glencoe arena is 6:30. Tickets are available at the door.
Alvinston was the regular season champion during the 2024-25 Western Ontario Super Hockey League season while the Jets reached the league final bowing in seven games to Stratford.
The Killer Bees, Jets, Stratford and Tilbury are all part of the Northern Premier Hockey League this season.
Meantime, Alvinston has also signed Harlan Orr to its forward group for the coming season.
The BC native played 219 games in the BCHL before heading east to play collegiate hockey at McGill in Montreal and Western in London.
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Wyoming Lions make over $90K in donations to local health care
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Students mark Remembrance Day in Alvinston
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Petrolia Remembers
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The Independent Members of the community and students from the local schools gathered at Victoria Park in Petrolia for the Remembrance Day ceremony Wednesday morning.
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