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Province green lights full Environmental Assessment for York1 Dresden dump plans
June 28, 2024
York1 Environmental Solutions will have to go through a full Environmental Assessment to gain approval for the revival of the dormant Dresden Dump. The news of the in depth investigation was posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario late Friday. York1 wants to build a new landfill on the Irish School Road site and create a construction and soil waste
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Central Lambton gets ready for Canada Day
June 28, 2024
The Independent Central Lambton municipalities are gearing up to celebrate Canada’s birthday. But the prospect of rain has organizers watching the skies. The Town of Petrolia has a host of events planned starting early – 7 am – in Bridgeview Park with a Kids Fishing Derby until 10. The Petrolia Legion is hosting a breakfast from 9:30 to 11:30 am.Town
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‘We need a provincial plan’ says Bailey on homelessness
June 28, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent “We need a provincial plan.” Those words are from Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey as he spoke to Lambton County councillors.The county has been struggling to deal with homelessness, particularly in Sarnia, where up to 50 people are now camping at Rainbow Park. The city has hired security and put up fencing in the area so children can
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‘Shocking increase’ in seat belt charges in Lambton
June 27, 2024
Lambton OPP say officers are seeing a “shocking increase” in the number of passengers not wearing seat belts. Ontario was the first province to pass seat belt laws in 1976. If you or any passenger under 16 in your car is found unbelted, you could face fines between $240 and $1,000. You could also be given two demerit points. Since
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Neighbours lose right to appeal
June 27, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent If there is a new subdivision going up next door and you don’t like what is going on, you won’t be able to do much about it. That’s the jist of the changes made by the Ford Government just before adjourning the legislature June 6. The government pushed through Bill 185 just before its 19-week summer recess
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Power outages in Corunna, across Lambton after storm
June 25, 2024
The power in St. Clair Township is out after a storm blew through Lambton County just before lunch hour. Hydro One says over 2,800 customers are without service around Corunna right now. Crews are working in the area and expect to have the power restored by 2:15 pm. There is also a large power outage along the Lambton County line
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Bailey will run in next provincial election
June 20, 2024
MPP still a parliamentary assistant, even though his ministry is no more Blake Ellis/The Independent With election rumours swirling and the Ontario Legislature on break until Oct. 21, Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey says he plans to run in the next election – whenever it is. Premier Doug Ford ended the spring legislative sitting June 6 amid rumours he’s considering an
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Heat warning in effect in Lambton
June 17, 2024
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Heat Warning for Lambton County after the prediction of temperatures climbing from 32 to 35 degress in the next two days. Heat warnings are issued when temperatures reach 31 degrees Celsius or warmer during the day and 20 degree Celsius or warmer at night for two consecutive days. Environment Canada says there
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Enniskillen rider captures Pro-Am in Grand Bend
June 10, 2024
Ryan Beattie won the Super Sonic School Pro-Am on the weekend at Grand Bend Speedway. It was the second leg of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship. The third round is in Alberta in two weeks. (June 21-23). Beattle, from Marthaville in Enniskillen Township, was the top amateur and second overall at the season-opening event in eastern Ontario last month.
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Three more top 10 finishes for LCCVI athletes at OFSSA
June 9, 2024
Meagan Munro, Jack Helps and James Grant all finished in the top 10 for their events at the OFSSA Track and Field Championship in London. Saturday, Munro placed fourth in the Novice Women’s 300m hurdle event with a time of 47.42s – faster than her time at the West Region Championships a week ago but two thirds of a second
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LCCVI’s Helps takes fourth in javelin at OFSSA
June 8, 2024
LCCVI’s Jack Helps placed fourth in the Senior Men’s Javelin at OFSSA. Helps best throw was 53.65m at the provincial meet held at Western University in London. That was about two meters less than his throw at West Region and the bronze medalist at OFSSA. Also Saturday morning; Meagan Munro placed second in her heats of the Novice Women’s 300m
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HUNGRY IN LAMBTON: Food insecurity and precarious housing are close cousins
June 7, 2024
The Independent presents the second week of a six-part series by Reporter Cathy Dobson and Photographer Glenn Ogilvie focused on the alarming number of rural Lambton residents who increasingly cannot afford to feed themselves and their families. Over the last nine months, we investigated how food insecurity is impacting our community and talked to the people who regularly access more
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