Wyoming Lions make over $90K in donations to local health care
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Alvinston and Wyoming firefighters take part in Hayter Memorial Tournament
November 21, 2025
The action was fierce as firefighters converged on Alvinston for the ninth annual Hayter Memorial Tournament.
Ten teams from Lambton County and as far away as Toronto and New Jersey played in the event.
Alvinston took on Wyoming during the opening night.
It was Watford claiming the tournament title and donating the team’s winnings back to the charity the tournament supports Camp Bucko. It runs a summer camp for burn victims.
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Wyoming Lions make over $90K in donations to local health care
November 11, 2026
The Independent The Wyoming Lion and Lioness Clubs donated $93,000 to the renovations at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital and the expansion of St. Joseph’s Hospice at Lambton Meadowview Villa. Tuesday night, the clubs donated $43,203 to St. Joseph’s Hospice. Lions and Lioness Presidents Paul Hendrick and Vicki Ducharme, presented the cheque to Kelly Chartrand, executive director, and Tammy Witcher, special
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Students mark Remembrance Day in Alvinston
November 11, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Students, staff, parents, siblings and members of the Alvinston Legion took time to remember with the students at Brooke Central School. Students created class wreaths to lay at the cross in gymnasium, sang in Flanders Field and observed a moment of silence with members of the Legion after the community’s ceremony at the cenotaph.
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Community gathers in Watford for Remembrance Day
November 11, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent People in Warwick Township joined the rest of the nation at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to remember those who served our nation in the military. Hundreds gathered in Watford for the Act of Remembrance led by the Watford Legion members.
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Petrolia Remembers
November 11, 2026
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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