St. Clair Township projects shut out of new power contracts
Mooretown tallies three goals in first to power to win over Blenheim
September 22, 2025
Three goals in the opening minutes of the first period was the difference as the Mooretown Flags downed the Blades, 4-1 in PJHL action in Blenheim on Sunday night.
Casey Schouten led the winners with a goal and an assist. Nolan Bourdage, Jace Dupuis and Lucas Ross had the others.
Carson Crawford (below) had two assists.
John Chartrand made 25 saves for the victory between the pipes. The only one to beat him was a third period shot from the point that got between his legs and trickled over the goal line.
Mooretown is now 3-2 on the season. They entertain Dresden on Saturday night at the Moore Sports Complex at 7:30.
Dresden is 1-2-1 on the campaign following a 5-4 loss in Amherstburg on Saturday. Wyoming’s Nathan Reidhead tied the game late in the third period with his first career PJHL goal on the powerplay before the Admirals won the game in overtime.
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St. Clair Township projects shut out of new power contracts
June 19, 2026
IESO chooses battery storage projects over natural gas powered electricity plants Heather Wright/The Independent Mayor Jeff Agar dream of St. Clair Township becoming “the gas turbine capital of Ontario” is not going to happen. The province put out a call for large power projects in 2025, saying Ontario will need 75 per cent more electricity by 2050. Companies interested in
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$650K damage in Petrolia Line fire
June 18, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Brooke-Alvinston Fire Chief Steve Knight says $650,000 in damage was done in a house fire on Petrolia Line. Around 10:30 pm Saturday, firefighters were called to Petrolia Line between Suitorville and Little Ireland Road for a fire in an older brick home. Bystanders saw flames shooting above the trees in the front lawn. Knight says the family
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‘Together we have built something remarkable’
June 18, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Twenty-five years ago, as Plympton Township prepared to join with the Village of Wyoming, then Mayor Pat Davidson admitted they had no idea what the future held for the new municipality. Davidson read from that speech Saturday as Plympton-Wyoming marked its 25th anniversary. “I quote; ‘We know the answers to many questions and can control them. Some,
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Sting pick Sgro, Knights take Beaulieu in OHL draft
June 18, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent The Sting selected Adrian Sgro with the fourth pick in the OHL Priority Selection in Kingston. The 16-year-old left-shot blueliner was the first defenceman taken in the proceedings Friday and the first taken in the opening round by the Sting since they made Jakob Chychrun the first overall pick in 2014. As captain of the Vaughan Kings
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