Race for mayor, Ward 1 council in St. Clair Township
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McGregor to lead Para Olympians
November 27, 2025
Barry Wright/The Independent
Tyler McGregor will serve as part of Canada’s athlete leadership team for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.
McGregor, a long-time captain of Canada’s national Para hockey squad, and a Forest native, will be competing in his fourth Paralympics in February.
“Being named co-captain of Team Canada is such an incredible honour,” said McGregor in a prepared statement. “The Canadian Paralympic Team represents everything I love about sport: excellence, resilience, pride, and unity. I’m grateful to lead alongside such an incredible group and excited to represent Canada as we pursue our best on the global stage.”
A new initiative for Milano Cortina 2026, the honorary captain and co-captains program recognizes the vital leadership of the athletes at the Games and creates dedicated roles for them to serve as leaders and public faces of the Canadian Paralympic Team, sharing their teammates’ stories and engaging fans and supporters, said the committee in its release.
Meantime, McGregor and his Team Canada teammates are preparing for the Para Cup in Dawson Creek, BC from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. The four-team tournament, also including Team USA, Czechia and China, is the final tune up prior to the Paralympics. The team is in Calgary this week for a pre-tournament training camp.
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Race for mayor, Ward 1 council in St. Clair Township
August 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Former St. Clair Township Mayor Steve Arnold will be back around the council table. Arnold, who stepped down as mayor in 2022 after serving over 37 years in municipal politics including 16 as mayor, will be acclaimed as deputy mayor Monday when the clerk of the municipality certifies the candidate list. Arnold was the only person nominated
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Four in the running for Brooke-Alvinston mayor
August 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Four people want to be the next mayor of Brooke-Alvinston. Current Mayor David Ferguson decided not to run for a third term, but there is a list of people who want the job. Marcus Deloughery filed his papers Friday at the deadline for nominations for the Oct. 26 municipal election. He joins Jamie Armstrong, Tom Scott and
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Enniskillen council to be acclaimed
August 21, 2026
The Independent The entire Enniskillen council is expected to be acclaimed Monday. It will be the third term in a row without an election in the township. Aug. 21 was the final day to submit nominations to run in the Oct. 26 municipal election. The township, which has acclaimed its council in both the 2018 and 2022 election, seemed destined
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Seven seek councillor positions in Dawn-Euphemia
August 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Indpendent Seven people, including three incumbents, hope to become the next councillors in Dawn-Euphemia. At the end of nomination day, Aug. 21, incumbents Jason Meyer, Paul LeBoeuf and Ann Gray had put their hat in the ring for the four positions up for grabs. The only incumbent not to seek re-election this year is Mark McGuire who served
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