Grand Bend lifeguards make 32 saves on Canada Day
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An architectural drawing of the proposed CEEH emergency room.
‘Exciting’ announcement planned at CEEH Thursday
January 7, 2026
The Independent
A news conference by Bluewater Health is being billed as an “exciting announcement” about the capital project at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital in Petrolia.
In 2017, the hospital announced 25 year plans to completely redevelop the rural hospital including reconfiguring the emergency department and a new diagnostics department.
Over the past eight years, work has been done on the buildings infrastructure including replacing an aging power plant and renovating patient rooms.
Bluewater Health approved the design of the ER but has been waiting for three years to get the green light from the Ministry of Health to begin work on the ER.
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Grand Bend lifeguards make 32 saves on Canada Day
July 5, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent A Lambton Shores politician is praising the life guard crew after saving 32 people struggling in Lake Huron on Canada Day. Glenn Bailee, who represents Grand Bend on Lambton Shores council, says the combination of incredibly hot weather, a statutory holiday in the middle of the week, all kinds of people using personal watercraft plus a major
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High temps behind Canada Day 402 road problem
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Heather Wright/The Independent The Ministry of Transportation has confirmed the extreme heat causing the concrete on Highway 402 near the Oil Heritage Road exit to buckle again. Around 5 pm Canada Day, Lambton OPP closed the westbound lanes of the highway at Reece’s Corners “due to hazardous road conditions.” Traffic was directed down London Line to get back on Highway
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IPM officials want 2027 show in Brigden
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Lambton IPM committee announced Friday it will not host the event Heather Wright/The Independent A representative of the Ontario Plowmen’s Association is still hopeful Brigden will host of the International Plowing Match in 2027. In a news release today, the Lambton committee said it has withdrawn its offer to host the event which had the potential to draw upwards of
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UPDATED: Brigden won’t host 2027 IPM
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Committee says it couldn’t reach a hosting agreement with IPM officials Heather Wright/The Independent The 2027 International Plowing Match will not be in Brigden after all. In a news release today, the committee spearheading the massive event says it has withdrawn its offer to host the event which had the potential to draw upwards of 50,000 people to the Bridgen
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