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Honouring Lonny
October 1, 2024
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
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Public health urges extra precautions after EEEV found in Lambton horse
September 23, 2024
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
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Lambton wants tighter rules for vape sales
September 16, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton Public Health officials want vape shop owners who sell to minors to face Automatic Prohibition, just like store owners who sell cigarettes. In a report to Lambton County Council, Jordan Banninga, manager of health promotion says a recent survey shows up to 30 per cent of teens from 15 to 19 have tried vaping at least
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OPP urge safety as deer season starts
September 16, 2024
It’s that time of year again. Lambton OPP are urging drivers to be on the lookout for deer. OPP suggest watching for deer especially in rural and wooded areas, use your high beams to illuminate the eyes of a deer on or near the road. If you see a deer, the OPP suggests you slow down and blow your horn
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Police, Wyoming fire investigate two separate accidents on Churchill Line
September 12, 2024
Wyoming firefighters and Lambton OPP are investigating two accidents on Churchill Line this morning. Just before nine this morning two vehicles collided at Churchill and Marthaville Road. One vehicle could be seen in the ditch. One person was taken to hospital with minor injures. OPP say it was one of two accidents on Churchill Line this morning. There was also
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Bluewater Health home lottery marks 30 years
September 12, 2024
The Bluewater Health Dream Home Lottery has officially kicked off. Tickets for the $1.5 million home on Shoreside Road in Plympton-Wyoming go on sale today. Kathy Alexander, executive director of the Bluewater Health Foundation which runs the fundraiser, says in its 30th year, this is the biggest lottery yet. “The Dream Home Lottery greatly benefits Bluewater Health and the patients
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‘Trust your gut’ says Pitel
September 11, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Debb Pitel still thinks about what might have been had she trusted her gut. Pitel’s son, Tyler, died by suicide at the age of 15 in 2001. It devastated her family and drove her to write about suicide and to develop a booklet featuring local mental health services called No One Stands Alone. On World Suicide Awareness
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Charge laid after Labour Day stabbing in Wyoming
September 9, 2024
A 25 year-old has been charged after a stabbing in Wyoming. Lambton OPP were called to a home on Niagara Street in Wyoming Sept. 2 around 3 in the morning after getting reports of an assault. When they arrived officers found a person had been assaulted with an edged weapon but had sustained minor injuries. Cain Ryan, 25, of Plympton-Wyoming
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Camlachie mini arena location questioned by politicians
September 6, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming Deputy Mayor Netty McEwen says the proposed site of a mini-arena in Camlachie is “ridiculous.” She made the comments Aug. 28, during a discussion at Plympton-Wyoming council on the results of a survey of residents about the Huron Shores Optimists’ proposal. The Camlachie service club first floated the idea of an outdoor ice rink – at
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Looking forward to the next 100 years
August 23, 2024
Blake Ellis/The Independent “In uncharted waters they took a chance,” said Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Gary Atkinson. That as the Wanstead Farmers Co-op celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday with a party. A crowd, which included Wanstead Farmers Co-op members, staff and members of the public, gathered at its Wanstead site to mark the occasion with music, food and fellowship. The co-op
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Plympton-Wyoming looking for fourth fire chief in seven years
August 19, 2024
Plympton-Wyoming is once again looking for another fire chief. A brief statement issued by the municipality this morning states; “Please be advised that Erik Campbell is no longer employed by the Town of Plympton-Wyoming effective August 19, 2024. The Town would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his contributions and wish him the best in his future
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Cattlebarons win Senior baseball crown
August 12, 2024
Wyoming pushed across five runs in the fifth inning and went on to beat Port Lambton, 9-2 in the Western Counties senior baseball championship tournament on the weekend in Courtright and Port Lambton. The Cattlebarons (below) went 4-0 over the course of the tournament. They beat Chatham and Corunna in the preliminary round and then topped Dresden, 13-3 in the
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