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Heather Wright/The Independent A former Petrolia day care provider has been sentenced to two years of house arrest after pleading guilty to criminal negligence causing bodily harm in the near drowning of toddler Waylon Saunders. Jan. 24, 2023, the little boy slipped out the back door of Paula Maness’ home daycare and fell into an icy backyard pool. No one

The LCCVI Lancers provided the first upset of the OFSAA boys’ A/AA hockey tournament. The 13-ranked Petrolia school knocked off St. Charles College in the opener Tuesday. The Sudbury school was rated second going into the 16-team affair. Jace Hall and Roen Douglas scored in the first period for the Lancers and Ryan Minten iced the contest with a third

Neighbours pleased, cautious York1 plan to reopen the Dresden dump will face more scrutiny Dave Willson isn’t sure if this is a win, but he’s glad the province will force York1 Environmental Waste Solutions to go through a full Environmental Assessment if it wants to reopen the dormant Dresden dump. Friday, Ontario’s Minister of the Environment said York1’s plan to

“It’s the first I’ve heard about it.” That from Ontario Premier Doug Ford March 11 when he was asked about the rising concerns over York1 Environmental Waste Solution’s plans to revive a dormant dump in Dresden. The Mississauga company wants to take the former tile yard turned dump into a modern landfill and create a construction and soil waste recycling

Broad says York1 needs to provide more information Dawn-Euphemia Mayor Al Broad says a planned expansion of a dormant dump near Dresden could have a big impact on all of Lambton County. And he’s urging all municipalities and residents in Lambton to voice their opposition to the project. York1 Environmental Waste Solutions wants to revive the Dresden dump, bringing in

Heather Wright/The Independent The Ministry of the Environment voiced concerns about groundwater quality and methane gas in a review of York1 Environmental Waste Solution’s plan to revive the dormant Dresden Dump. That information comes from documents about the proposal to build a new landfill on the Irish School Site released by the ministry to The Independent this week. York1 has

Heather Wright/The Independent Dawn-Euphemia politicians want the Ministry of Environment to “suspend any further action” on a request to bring hundreds of trucks of construction waste and soil to a dormant dump near the Lambton border. Mayor Al Broad and officials from Lambton County are calling for York1 Environmental to sit down with them and explain exactly what they want

Plympton-Wyoming councillors won’t allow Southside Developments to build 26-single detached homes on the very edge of the municipality – five more than allowed by the zoning. The company, which convinced council to change the zoning on the agricultural land last year, went to council in Jaunary with a plan to build a 27 single-detached condominium development. The zoning on the

Warwick’s fire chief says it is unlikely the cause of an $8 million chicken barn fire will ever be found. Sunday afternoon, Warwick firefighters were called to the 8400 block of Egremont Road near Arkona Road after neighbours spotted thick black smoke coming from an large barn on the property. Chief Brad Goodhill says about 45 firefighters from Watford, Adelaide-Metcalfe