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Temporary 402 fix likely to be done “later this week” MTO says

June 23, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Ministry of Transportation officials say it will take some time to fix the buckled concrete on the westbound lanes of Highway 402. Late last night, the OPP closed the road down saying the conditions were unsafe. An OPP post on social media said it appears the extreme heat was part of the problem. An unverified photo circulating

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FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH: Heat warning extended

June 23, 2025

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH With the hot and humid weather expected to continue throughTuesday, an Extended Heat Warning has been issued for Lambton County by theMedical Officer of Health, Dr. Karalyn Dueck.Extended Heat Warnings are issued when a heat warning continues beyond two days.This is also when vulnerable populations, including older adults, young children, peoplewith chronic illnesses, pregnant individuals, people

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Cattlebarons win Dave Leach tournament

June 23, 2025

The Wyoming Cattlebarons bats were in full swing on Sunday winning pair of games and capturing the Dave Leach Memorial baseball tournament in Port Lambton. The Barons avenged an earlier tournament loss to Tecumseh with a 15-5 victory over the Thunder in the semi-finals and then bounced Chatham, 11-1 in the championship contest. In the semi-final, Daniel Gibson had four

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Long line ups at Reeces Corners after 402 west bound closes

June 23, 2025

Good luck getting around all the road construction in Central Lambton in the next few weeks. Traffic is extremely heavy in Reeces Corners today as drivers are being diverted off Highway 402 between Oil Heritage Road and Mandaumin Road. Late last night, the OPP closed the road down saying the conditions were unsafe. An OPP post on social media said

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ICYMI: Record-breaking crowd at Alvinston Rodeo

June 20, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Like the movie says; if you build it, they will come. The Alvinston Pro Rodeo committee brought in larger stands hoping to accommodate visitors to the three-day event. Saturday night, those stands were filled and there were still people looking for seats according to Chairman Dan Cumming. Here’s just some of the action from the event:

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Lambton Public Health issues first heat warning of the summer

June 20, 2025

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH With the prediction of hot and humid weather expected to start on Saturday,June 21 and continue into next week, Environment and Climate Change Canada is issuing a HeatWarning for Lambton County. Heat warnings are issued when two or more consecutive days of daytime maximum temperatures areexpected to reach 31°C or warmer and nighttime minimum temperatures are

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Rural bus service starts making stops in Wyoming Monday

June 20, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Before there was money to bring a bus into Wyoming, Susan Mills was answering questions from residents about a new rural transit system. The Town of Plympton-Wyoming became a partner in the rural transit system called Huron Shores Area Transit earlier this spring. But service didn’t begin immediately. Lambton Shores, which runs the system, and its partners,

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Why spend $20K to study a bridge to nowhere: McEwen

June 20, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming Deputy Mayor Netty McEwen says it doesn’t make sense to spend $20,000 to study a bridge that goes nowhere. Paul daSilva, Director of Public Works, in a report to council June 11, suggested spending $40,000 to do Municipal Environmental Assessments on two low-traffic bridges, one on O’Brien Road, the other on Elmsley Road. “I took a

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Lancer Athletes honoured

June 19, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Nearly 400 students competed in sports at LCCVI this year. That as the school honoured its athletes June 11. Top students in each grade and sport where honoured and special honours were given out to seniors graduating this year. Katelyn Nicholson, Ryann McAuley, Darius Landon and Tyler Collins were recognized for their acheivements in sport over the

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Petrolia Flyers hand out year-end awards

June 19, 2025

Goaltenders Ethan Everaert and Elijah Grant were named co-MVP for the PJHL’s Petrolia Flyers at the team’s awards banquet on the weekend. The duo combined to win 40 regular season and playoff games for Petrolia backstopping the Flyers to its first-ever Yeck Division championship. Meantime, Ethan Flintoff and Tobias Iantorno shared the Ron Tyler scholarship award while Flintoff was chosen

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PW abandons Egremont Road appeal

June 19, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Tyler Struckett was surprised to learn a developer plans to start working on a subdivision behind his property this summer. The Egremont Road resident and his wife, Erin, successfully convinced Plympton-Wyoming Council to appeal a decision blocking the developer from placing entrances on Lakeshore Road for the 275 homes to be built between Egremont and Lakeshore Roads.

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Construction on new Lambton College residence to begin this month

June 19, 2025

The Independent There will be a new student residence at Lambton College, but it won’t be owned or operated by the educational institution. Lambton College has struck a deal with a private equity firm and a construction company to build and operate the long-planned college residence. In a news release, officials say after four years of planning, the college has

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