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Barry Wright/The Independent As an addition to the Windsor Selects for the Canadian U22 baseball championships, Point Edward’s Will Greer definitely made an impact with his adopted team. He started the gold medal game against Manitoba and went 3.2 innings, scattering six hits, including two bunt singles, striking out five and only surrendering one walk leading the Selects to the

Barry Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees of the Northern Premier Hockey League has re-signed a half dozen of its veterans for the 2026-27 season. Fan favourite Alex Cunningham is returning for his sixth season with the franchise while Bayly Fryfogle is back for season number five.  Jacob Chantler and Jamie Schaafsma will suit up for their fourth and third

Heather Wright/The Independent York1 officials say a letter sent to Dresden residents outlining its latest proposal for a regenerative recycling project is only the beginning of consultation for the project. Monday, Dresden residents within 1.5 km of the site received an envelope in the mail addressed “current occupant” saying the company “is submitting” an application to change the Environmental Compliance

Activist says the letter raises more questions than answers Heather Wright/The Independent York1 Environmental Waste Solutions is looking for input on its new plan for the former Dresden dump. But the company is only asking residents in Dresden and they have very little time to have their say. Dresden residents are receiving an envelope in the mail addressed “current occupant”

The Independent A Wallaceburg man is facing charges after losing his cool while trying to buy an RV from a Tramway Road resident. Chatham-Kent Police were called to the home outside of Dresden after 3 pm July 31. Police found a man had come to the home to buy an RV. While he was there, the man was angry and

Barry Wright/The Independent Brennan Feasey is returning to the Alvinston Killer Bees for the coming senior hockey season. “Brennan’s elite scoring ability, leadership, and relentless work ethic make him a game-changer every time he steps on the ice,” said the team in making the announcement. “His return gives the Killer Bees another major weapon as we set our sights on

Barry Wright/The Independent Kaden Babcock has been named an assistant coach with the Chatham Maroons of the Greater Ontario Hockey League. He was the assistant equipment manager with the Sting last season, served as an assistant coach in the Lambton Jr. Sting organization and played 10 games of senior hockey with the Petrolia Squires. He previously played junior hockey with

Heather Wright/The Independent About 1.1 tonnes of the drugs seized in a $139 million drug investigation were seized at the Bluewater Bridge. And a Corunna man is one of 21 people charged in the massive drug ring which netted a total of 1.7 tonnes of cocaine, methamphetamine, opium and oxycodone. The investigation began in Windsor in January 2025. “At that

Barry Wright/The Independent James McEwan is returning for a fourth season with the Alvinston Killer Bees. He has scored 89 goals and registered 239 points in 103 regular season and playoff games over the past three campaigns with the Bees. The Metro Division all-star had 76 points in 31 games last season leading the Bees to a divisional championship and

Barry Wright/The Independent It’s a homecoming for Nathan Reidhead. The Wyoming native and Petrolia Oilers product has been dealt to the Petrolia Flyers from the Dresden Kings in an inter-divisional PJHL trade for Alvinston’s Joey Hayter. Reidhead had 10 goals and 20 points in 39 games with the Kings as a rookie last season. Hayter had 11 goals and 33

The Independent The Royal Canadian Legion is 100 years old today. After the First World War, a number of associations serving veterans – Amputation Association of the Great War and the Tuberculous Veterans’ Association and the largest of the groups was the Great War Veterans’ Association – merged at the urging of Field Marshal Earl Haig, founder of the British Legion

Blake Ellis/The Independent People living on Cameron Road don’t want to see a unique bridge crossing the Sydenham River closed. But fixing it could cause financial headaches for the Municipality of Brooke-Alvinston. Recently, BM Ross Consulting looked at the Cameron Road Bridge as part of the community’s regular bridge maintenance inspections. It recommended between $1.25 million and $2 million in