Thursday November 21, 2019
When Jennifer Burbidge moved into her lakefront home after extensively renovating it, she expected to be there for a very long time. But, the erosion on her property is so severe, it may not happen. In 2014, Burbidge worked with engineers to secure the cottage on her mother’s property near Hillcrest Heights subdivision. Contractors secured… Read more »
The long-awaited project to stabilize the power grid in Central Lambton is about to start. Hydro One has hired a contractor who will begin building a new transformer at the Wanstead Substation. The project is expected to cost up to $35 million. The Wanstead substation has been the main power source in Central Lambton since… Read more »
Brooke-Alvinston Mayor Don McGugan says rapid increases to the minimum wage will hurt businesses in his community and he’s urging the province to slow down. The provincial government wants to increase the current minimum wage of $11.40 to $15 in the next 18 months. McGugan recently appeared before the all-party committee reviewing Bill 148 when… Read more »
Geoff Greening thinks the cost of providing a new fibre optic network in southwest Ontario will be a lot higher than expected. The new general manager of Brooke Telecom, which has provided fibre optic Internet to a number of communities including Watford and Alvinston, told Lambton County politicians he believes the project being touted by… Read more »
