Trustee candidate calls for the return of ‘true’ history
Paving on rebuilt Grand Bend Bridge continues Thursday
October 14, 2026
The Independent
Drivers heading to Grand Bend are going to face some traffic slowdowns starting Thursday.
The project to widen the bridge has been going on for two years, with work taking place before and after the busy summer tourist season. So far, officials say the concrete work, bridge retaining walls, waterproofing the east half of the new deck and site restoration has been complete.
Over the next few weeks, crews will be paving, doing sidewalks and waterproofing the west side of the bridge.
Oct. 15, 16 and 19, Main Street West, from Kitchener Ave to Ontario St. and Main Street East from Ontario St to Sauble River Road will be closed to traffic daily.
Access to the downtown will be via Oak Street. Highway 21 traffic will be maintained.
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Trustee candidate calls for the return of ‘true’ history
October 14, 2026
Audience member calls the messaging ‘quite alarming’ Heather Wright/The Independent A candidate for the Lambton-Kent public school board says she will “stand strong against the progressive heists of the Canadian education system” including returning to the “history we all grew up with” so students can be proud to be Canadian. Cynthia Workman’s words raised some eyebrows at the Brooke-Alvinston All-Candidates
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Lambton College to open more seats in health, STEM, trades
October 14, 2026
The Independent There will be space for about 300 more students in Lambton College next year. Lambton College is among the post secondary institutions which submitted a proposal for more classroom spots for in demand fields. Friday, the province announced 2,077 new spaces across southern Ontario, including 297 at Lambton College; 160 in Health programs, 90 in the STEM field
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Worker injured after falling through Sombra greenhouse roof
October 14, 2026
OPP, Ministry of Labour investigating The Independent A worker at a Sombra greenhouse was taken to hospital by air ambulance Wednesday morning after crashing through the roof. St. Clair Township fire officials say the department was called to the Envirofresh Produce greenhouses near CF Industries on the St. Clair Parkway just after 9 am. Chief Richard Boyes says a man
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‘Impossible’ to think about LCCVI’s hockey season without Gould says Edgar
October 14, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Chris Edgar says it “impossible” to think about this year’s hockey season at LCCVI without his mentor and coaching partner Bobby Gould. Gould died Saturday after a short illness. Born in Petrolia, Gould’s passion for hockey took him first to the University of New Hampshire and earned his teaching degree and then went all the way to
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