WM, Ontario Premier officially opens natural gas plant in Watford
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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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WM, Ontario Premier officially opens natural gas plant in Watford
November 12, 2026
The Independent WM officially opened its $150 million renewable natural gas plant and pipeline Thursday. The methane produced at Twin Creeks – one of the largest in Ontario – already powers a nearby greenhouse complex. But only 40 per cent of what is produced by the 1.4 million tonnes of waste hauled to the site yearly is used at the
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LCCVI students held at school as OPP investigated weapons sighting
November 12, 2026
The Independent A few tense moments at LCCVI this afternoon. Students were held at the school until after the normal end of their day after the Lambton-Kent District School Board had students and staff in a “hold and secure” state as a safety measure. LKDSB Public Relations Officer Caress Lee says the school was alerted to an incident at the
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Flyers rollercoaster season continues
November 12, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent It’s been an up and down season for the Petrolia Flyers. They are now 7-9-2 on the PJHL campaign after losses to Exeter and North Middlesex last weekend. It’s the fourth time this season the Flyers have lost at least two straight games. Friday, Logan Crummy and Ryan Nichols had a goal and two assists each in
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LCCVI, North Lambton bow out in Lambton-Kent boys volleyball finals
November 12, 2026
John Wright/The Independent John McGregor took down both Lambton County ‘AA’ schools in the LKSSAA boys volleyball finals Wednesday in Chatham. The Panthers beat North Lambton 25-20, 25-18, and 25-20 in the junior final. The match was the Eagles first appearance in a Lambton-Kent ‘AA’ championship game since moving up to the division last season. John McGregor defeated LCCVI 25-15,
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