Tecumseh Pool’s legendary Mimi celebrated
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Brooke-Alvinston Mayor Dave Ferguson explains engineers drawings of the Alvinston arena to about 40 people during a council meeting in March 2023.
Brooke-Alvinston to hire contractor for arena project
September 26, 2025
The Independent
Brooke-Alvinston will hire a contractor to help manage the $2 million renovation of the arena at the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre.
The ice making equipment and floor of the Alvinston arena needs $2 million in repairs. The municipality was awarded up to $1 million from the province to pay for half of the project from the Ontario government’s. The municipality will fund the rest, perhaps from low-interest loan from Infrastructure Ontario, fundraising or reserves from the municipality.
Clerk-Administrator Janet Denkers had advocated for a construction manager, saying staff didn’t have the expertise to deal with the large project. She says Lambton County officials believe between 12 and 15 people will bid on the work which includes coordinating the trades and engineers, resolving issues on site, and keeping the project on time and budget.
Council will get to review the proposals after Oct. 1.
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Tecumseh Pool’s legendary Mimi celebrated
August 24, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent Some people and places are so special, their impact never diminishes. For Dan Miller, Mimi (Mary) Ettinger is that person and Sarnia’s Tecumseh Park is that place. Miller, now 31, was one of a group of little kids in Ettinger’s daycare who walked behind her little red wagon every summer day as she took them to Tecumseh
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Historic operating budget for Sarnia police approved
August 24, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent Hours after the Sarnia Police Services board debated how to budget for major building repairs, the Ministry of Labour ordered the removal and reconstruction of the large staircase at the 39-year-old station’s front entrance. The timing was purely coincidental, says board chair Kelly Ash. Yellow caution tape now surrounds the stairs outside Sarnia Police headquarters and the
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Former Alvinston Aces pitcher named all-star
August 24, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent Ty Sebastian of the Bear Creek Express was named one of three pitchers to the International Softball Congress (ISC) all-world team following the completion of the 2026 World FastPitch tournament near Melbourne last weekend. It’s the third time in the last four years he’s been chosen for the team. Sebastian, a former pitcher with the then Alvinston
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Marriott determined to get provincial attention for lagoon work
August 24, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent A visit by Thornhill MPP Laura Smith to Oil City seems to have disappeared from the Progressive Conservative politician’s list of priorities this summer. Smith, who serves as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack, had promised to come to Oil City this summer to see the lagoon at Oil City. Enniskillen
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