WM, Ontario Premier officially opens natural gas plant in Watford
Rural municipalities look for pothole cash
December 20, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent
A new provincial grant will give some municipalities some relief when it comes to potholes.
Enniskillen Township will be applying to a new program instituted by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Enniskillen Township’s Administrator-Clerk Christine Poland reported to council at its meeting on Dec. 15 after a couple of phone calls from ministry staff she learned grading gravel roads to prevent potholes is eligible under the Pothole Prevention and Repair Program as well as the hot mix asphalting that was completed in 2025.
The township spent $34,000 in hot mix supplies as well as $38,000 in grader expenses. The maximum both municipalities can apply for is $38,000.
The townships of Dawn-Euphemia, Brooke-Alvinston and the Village of Oil Springs will be also be applying.
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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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LCCVI, North Lambton bow out in Lambton-Kent boys volleyball finals
November 12, 2026
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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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