All Plympton-Wyoming News

Plympton-Wyoming has honoured a hometown Paralympian. Mayor Gary Atkinson formally recognized Paralympian Priscilla Gagne’s “remarkable career” at Wednesday’s council meeting. Atkinson said by “switching from wrestling to judo in 2010, you sought more competitive opportunities, a decision that has led you to becoming a leading figure in your sport. “Opportunities just don’t happen… you create them, and you did just

Heather Wright/The Independent The cause of a million dollar industrial fire in Petrolia will go down as undetermined. That’s according to Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Chief Rick Cousins. Wednesday, a large drive shed at the back of the Concrete Systems property on Centre Street caught fire just before 2 pm. Cousins says one person had been working in the building, also

Firefighters from Petrolia, Plympton-Wyoming and St Clair Township are battling an industrial blaze on Centre Street A large drive shed at the back of the Concrete Systems property caught fire just before 2 pm Wednesday afternoon. Tim Williams, education officer for the Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department, says there were people working inside the building when the fire started. All got

A Sarnia man is facing 10 charges after the OPP stopped a vehicle in Plympton-Wyoming. OPP say the vehicle without a red light on the rear of the trailer was stopped Dec. 27 around 5:30 pm on Churchill Line west of Blackwell Side Road. As a result of the stop, the driver, a 68 year-old from Sarnia, has been charged

The Lambton Attack are Silver Stick Champions. The U18 BB were undefeated in the Sarnia Girls’ Silver Stick and beat St. Thomas 2-1 in the final. Ironically, the team also beat St. Thomas in the first game of the tournament Thursday by the same 2-1 score. Friday, the Attack beat Owen Sound 3-1 and the London Devilettes 1-0 in round

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Local labour analysts are choosing their words carefully as they describe a challenging employment picture for Sarnia-Lambton. “It’s not dismal. It could be worse,” said John Pilat, general manager of the Sarnia Construction Association. “We are doing considerably better than in (the) 2008 (recession), which was an extremely slow year.”  Sarnia-Lambton’s  latest unemployment rate is 8.3 per

Tyler Vriesema has signed to play the remainder of the Provincial Junior Hockey League season with the Amherstburg Admirals. Vriesema, formerly of Plympton-Wyoming, is best known for his portrayal of a young Wayne Gretzky in a television commercial in 2019. Vriesema, now 17, attended John Knox Christian School in Wyoming before his family moved to the Windsor region. Amhersburg is

Ministry of Education says the details of the Indigenous conference will be outlined in bi-annual audits all school boards must complete Heather Wright/The Independent A $32,000 conference in Hawaii by three educators from the Lambton-Kent District School will not be subject to a separate investigation. That from the Ministry of Education after announcing another trip by a Brantford-area school board

The Independent For the second year in a row, the Petrolia Oilers are Petrolia U18B Silver Stick Champions. The team beat Lambton Shores 3-2 to claim the title in their home tournament Monday. Lucas Johnson opened the scoring for the Oilers with Nathan Reidhead scoring the 2-1 go-ahead goal. Then, after Jack Rombouts of the Predators tied up the game

Today’s rain is likely to cause some flooding according to the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority. Officials expect ponding to occur in low-lying areas as the soil become saturated. Here’s the authority’s bulletin. Message: Rain-on-Snow event •             10 mm to 35 mm in precipitation (snow-water equivalent) over the past week •             5 mm to 15 mm of rain forecast for

With the giant snowstorm in cottage country top of mind, the OPP is issuing its annual warning to be prepared for anything when you head out on the roads this winter. OPP say drivers should expect and prepare for the unexpected. Police suggest: More winter driving safety tips can be found at :http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/winterdrive/winterdrive.shtml).

An Enniskillen man is facing charges after an accident in Wyoming. Lambton OPP say around 10:50 pm Friday officers were called to Broadway Street to investigate a two-vehicle crash. No one was injured. A 33 year-old from Enniskillen Township faces two impaired driving charges and one charge of dangerous operation of a vehicle. Officer also suspended the drivers licence for