Public health warns of more ticks in southeast Lambton
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Killer Bees win NPHL Metro Conference Championship
April 4, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent
We are the champions, my friend.
That’s the refrain from the Alvinston Killer Bees after beating the Oshwegen Six Nations Ironmen, 5-2 on the road Saturday afternoon.
With the win, the Bees win the best-of-five NPHL Metro Conference final in four games.
Joseph Raaymakers made 43 saves and was named the first star of the decisive contest while Ethan Lamoureux scored the game-winning goal late in the second period.
After Cameron Krupa and James McEwan scored to give Alvinston a 2-0 lead in the first period, the home team battled back to tie the game at 2 before Lamoureux’s goal less than two minutes after the Ironmen had drawn even.
Brennan Feasey, who also had two assists, and Grant Spence iced the title with goals six minutes apart in the second half of the third period.
The Bees now advance to the Outlaw tournament in Smiths Falls, near Ottawa, later in April.
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Public health warns of more ticks in southeast Lambton
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Heather Wright/The Independent If you’re picking more ticks off your dogs when you go for a walk in southern Lambton County, don’t be surprised. Lambton Public Health says the southeastern part of the county, including Dawn-Euphemia and parts of Brooke-Alvinston, have been identified as Established Risk Areas for the Blacklegged Ticks responsible for Lyme Disease. Over the past few years,
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Oil City housing development hinge on lagoon upgrade
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Smaller yards proposed in Petrolia including latest Countryview Estates development
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