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Heather Wright/The Independent Students, staff, parents, siblings and members of the Alvinston Legion took time to remember with the students at Brooke Central School. Students created class wreaths to lay at the cross in gymnasium, sang in Flanders Field and observed a moment of silence with members of the Legion after the community’s ceremony at the cenotaph.

Four proposals were filed on the Environmental Registry of Ontario late Friday; residents have until Dec. 21 to submit comments Heather Wright/The Independent Officials in Chatham-Kent say there have been “no significant changes” to York1 Environmental’s plan for the former Dresden dump to the first plan it submitted in 2024. That as the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

2027 IPM committee looking for 800 volunteers group tells council Blake Ellis/The Independent The 2027 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo need at least 800 to 1,000 volunteers. About 400 have already come forward, according Dave Henderson, the chairman of the plowing match committee. Henderson, the new head of the Lambton IPM Committee, appeared before Enniskillen Township council Oct. 19

Barry Wright/The Independent Peppering the Woodstock cage with 70 shots on goal, the Alvinston Killer Bees improved to 4-0 in Northern PremierHockey League action with a 9-1 win over the Lakers in Alvinston last Friday night. Ryan Gagner and Jamie Schaafsma led the Bees with four points each. Gagner had a goal and three assists. Schaafsma registered four assists. Ethan

Heather Wright/The Independent It’s a big step forward in the process to form a new regional hockey association. The Petrolia Minor Hockey Association and the East Lambton Hockey Association say parents have agreed to move forward to form a new joint association which will allow kids to continue to play in local leagues and build stronger ‘A’ centre rep teams.

Heather Wright/The Independent There are big concerns about the Ontario’s plans to roll back environmental rights and remove municipalities right to approve large new landfills. On its first day back at the Ontario Legislature after a 21-week summer break, the Ford government introduced Bill 140. It strips the rights of municipalities to approve large, new landfills in their communities. Right

Heather Wright/The Independent While many eyes were watching Sarnia’s mayoral race Monday, it appears the people of Point Edward were the most engaged citizens in the 2026 municipal election. The messy construction on St. Clair Street in Point Edward drew heated questions at an all candidates meeting 20 days before the election. That issue drove 55 per cent of eligible

Barry Wright/The Independent After playing the past four seasons with the Alvinston Killer Bees, Josh Jamieson is returning home. The 25-year-old Petrolia native has signed with the Petrolia Squires. Prior to his senior hockey playing days, he spent three seasons with the PJHL’s Petrolia Flyers. He had four assists in 13 games with the Bees last season. Petrolia continues its

Barry Wright/The Independent Gage Brandon scored three times and assisted on the game-winning goal in the third period to lead the Pickering Panthers to an 8-7 win over North York in OJHL action Friday. It was the first OJHL hat trick for the Petrolia native. Brandon is among the rookie scoring leaders in the league this season with six goals

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative “I got big work ahead of me,” says Jamie Armstrong, the mayor-elect of Brooke-Alvinston. He was declared the winner on Monday night. Armstrong pulled 591 votes winning the mayor’s chair over Councillor Don McCabe, who received 380 votes, as well as Marcus Deloughery, who captured 85 votes. Armstrong will take over for Mayor David Ferguson who

The Independent 8:36 pm, Oct. 26, 2026 Jamie Armstrong is the new mayor. He got 581 votes defeating current councillor Don McCabe. Diane Mac Dougall, Jenny Redick, Craig Sanders, and Frank Nemcek are elected to council. Nemcek said this will be his last term and will give him 20 years. Armstrong said he has “big work ahead” the last council

Heather Wright/The Independent John VanLieshout has spent a lot of time at the Watford Arena. And now, his name is on the walls in honour of his service to the community. On April 8, VanLieshout retired as a minor hockey referee after a game in Forest. He’d been helping young hockey players for 42 years. Friday night, VanLieshout came to