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Camlachie District Chief Scott Jordan says he still has the fire to be a volunteer firefighter. Jordan was recognized for 45 years in the service at Plympton-Wyoming council Wednesday. He received a certificate from Mayor Gary Atkinson and a plaque from Acting Plympton-Wyoming Chief William Davidson. “I definitely didn’t plan this 45 years ago,” he told councillors. But, Jordan says,

Lambton OPP are investigating after a Sunday morning accident in Plympton-Wyoming. Police, Camlachie firefighters and paramedics were called to the corner of Egremont and Hillsboro Road north of Wyoming Sunday around 11:30 am. Witnesses saw at least one person taken from the scene by accidents. Police did not immediately release details of what happened.

A Plympton-Wyoming resident is dead after an accident on Aberarder Line. Lambton OPP, paramedics and Plympton-Wyoming firefighters were called to Aberarder Line west of Oil Heritage Road around 9 pm Thursday for a single vehicle accident. Police say the 64 year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for about seven hours for the investigation, which

Province orders investigation into $32K conference in Hawaii Bryce says ‘bigotry’ the reason for criticism of Indigenous educators trip Heather Wright/The Independent A trustee of the Lambton-Kent District School Board says she sees “nothing wrong” with a $32,000 conference for three Indigenous educators in Hawaii. CBC News reports documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show three educators travelled

Enbridge Gas has donated 126 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms the Plympton-Wyoming. It’s part of the Safe Community Project Zero where the company provides 14,500 alarms in 75 communities. “The best way to reduce potential exposure to carbon monoxide is to properly maintain fuel-burning equipment,” said Robin Ellwood, Sarnia Supervisor Operations, Enbridge Gas in a news release. “These alarms

The LCCVI Junior Girls Basketball team is heading to the Lambton-Kent finals. The team defeated John McGregor 29-16 in the semi-final match up Tuesday in Petrolia. The Lancers will play in the final Thursday at a location which is yet to be determined.

Heather Wright/The Independent There isn’t a better location for the Camlachie mini-arena. That’s the conclusion of a working group tasked by Plympton-Wyoming with coming up with an agreement between the Huron Shores Optimist and the town. The Camlachie service club first floated the idea of an outdoor ice rink – at a cost of $400,000 – in July 2021. Last

Lambton OPP are investigating after over $70,000 in equipment was stolen. Nov. 1, OPP were called to a Michigan Line property in Plympton-Wyoming after the owner noticed equipment missing. Police say sometime overnight, someone accessed the property and stole a number of items including a Yanmar compact tractor, a Ferris zero-turn mower, a 1965 Chevy half ton pickup and a

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Rebecca Blunt was suspicious of an online photo depicting a shark swimming through the streets after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida. The Lambton County library technician said the quality of the photo was poor.  “I felt like I’d seen it before,” she said. And she was right.  The viral photo viewed by millions of people last month

Heather Wright/The Independent The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says it needs a nearly six per cent increase in funding in 2025. And that’s not sitting well with some members of the board. Ken Phillips, general manager of the conservation authority, gave the board members preliminary estimates for the 2025 document Thursday. This year, the authority is spending $11,231,089 with

Blake Ellis/The Independent The hall at the Camlachie Community Centre will be now known as Napper Hall.  Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Gary Atkinson made the announcement at an event to honour his predecessor, former Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper, on Oct. 1.  The event was a surprise planned by the municipality. Many mayors and council members from municipalities throughout Lambton County gave Napper

Lambton Public Health is warning residents to take extra precaution against mosquito bites after officials say eastern equine encephalitis virus has been reported in a horse in Lambton County. Public health officials say like West Nile virus, EEEV is typically found in wild birds and mosquitoes, but can be spread to horses and, in rare cases, humans, through an infected