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It seems there are few places politicians can go without being asked about industrial wind turbines. Take Dawn-Euphemia Councilors for example, who held their municipal council meeting at Dawn-Euphemia Public School Monday for Local Government Week. Students from three classes observed a council meeting for about an hour before they had an opportunity to ask questions. And the first question?

David Loerts thinks someday he’s like to run the Canadarm at the International Space Station. The 12 year-old student from Wyoming Public School is dreaming big after listening to Sarnia-born astronaut Chris Hadfield. The former commander of the ISS kept an audience of hundreds of school children from across the region engaged as he gave them a glimpse of what

A piece of Enniskillen history is about to be auctioned off and dismantled. Township council recently decided to sell the Shiloh Community Centre. It will be up for auction Oct. 28 at 5 pm and one of the few conditions is that the building be taken down. Mayor Kevin Marriott says it was a difficult decision to make because of

Aidan Vasey and his cousin, Nate Hussin, head for the finish line at the Petrolia Optimist Cross Country meet.   Aidan Vasey just wanted to be part of the team and his cousin knew just how to make it happen. Vasey is a St. Phillip’s Catholic School student who, according to his father, Joel, has special needs.  He likes to

About 200 cars, trucks, tractors and trailers inched their way along Highway 402 Saturday morning to protest the province’s plan to allow hundreds of industrial wind turbines across southern Ontario. The OPP stopped traffic coming east from the Bluewater Bridge at the Forest Road and diverted it down London Line until they reached Strathroy. The 1.5 kilometer long  convoy, which

The Independent wants you to show us your fall colours. Autumn is a wonderful time for photographers. The Independent is hosting a photo contest so you can “Show Us Your Fall Colours.” Your pictures may be of wonderful fall foliage in the area or of your family playing in the leaves. Amateur and professional photographers are welcome to submit photos

  As the wind turbines roll into southwestern Ontario ready for construction, reality is starting to sink in. Ingrid Willemsen of the anti-industrial wind turbine group WAIT in Plympton-Wyoming says that is one of the reasons for Saturday’s planned blockade of Highway 402. The Middlesex Lambton Wind Concerns group has organized the 10 am protest calling on residents to bring

William Font and Kiana Parkes, both in Grade 10, work on some of the 225 pies made by LCCVI food classes just before Thanksgiving.   You could call it Lancer Pie Pride. Students from every grade in the family studies classes made 225 pumpkin pies from scratch just before Thanksgiving. They also created 125 apple crisps and 75 entries for

Duncan MacRae just likes to keep people smiling. Of course, they likely wouldn’t know it’s MacRae; they would be smiling at his alter-ego, Windy the Clown. MacRae has been delighting the crowds at the Brigden Fair since 1963. It was that year that his new mother-in-law convinced him to don the clown suit to entertain the crowds at the fair

The Lancer Jr. Girls  will take on Northern in the Soccer final. The Lancers beat North Lambton Secondary School Thursday with an overtime 1-0 win. Natasha Curran had the lone goal and Marisa Mueller had the shutout. Northern defeated St. Pat’s 4-1 in the other semi-final. The final will be Tuesday at Northern starting at 4pm.   Meantime the Jr.

A Petrolia couple has uncovered a piece of history in their own backyard. Richard and Kelly Poore bought a home on Crescent Park recently knowing there was a “swimming pool” in the backyard that had not been used for some time. What Poore discovered was the pool was likely the first cement-poured in ground pool in town. Sylvia Fairbank, who

Petrolia has become one of the first Lambton County communities to bring history alive on a new social media site. Historypin allows viewers to find old photos and put them in context of the current streetscape of the city. It is used around the world and now Petrolia has a presence there thanks to Petrolia Heritage and the Lambton County