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Jack Nesbitt has been returned to the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires from the Philadelphia Flyers training camp. Nesbitt, the Lambton Jr. Sting grad, was the 12th overall pick by the Flyers at the NHL draft earlier this year. Nesbitt, who has family ties to Alvinston and Petrolia, is expected to make his season debut with the Spits on Thursday at home

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CUP-W workers are back on strike The Independent The federal government is directing Canada Post to end door-to-door mail delivery and start restructuring the postal service, including closing rural post offices. The move has sparked local concern and it appears a strike at Canada Post – which has been hold for some time – will be back on Friday as

Kassandra Rombouts carded a 77 this week to win the LKSSAA girls’ golf title by four shots at Willow Ridge in Blenheim. Meantime, Mooretown’s Ben Grant finished second on the boys leaderboard with a 71 and led his St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish squad to the boys team title at the same event. The North Lambton team of AJ Wilson, Keegan

The Independent The Moore Museum was filled with people discovering history and local artisans in the Downriver Craft Show Sunday. It’s an annual fundraiser for the museum which draws hundreds of people to the grounds to shop and discover some of the historic buildings, such as the Basswood Block, on the site.

The Independent The Independent has won five national awards including best news website. Judges from the Canadian Community NewsMedia Association said the design of the site, with headlines scrolling across the top and a “visually engaging hover effect” turning photos from black and white to colour, stood out from the others. “Most importantly, it offers strong local content that reflects

The Independent The Brigden branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosted a Drumhead Ceremony for Zone A-4 at the Brigden cenotaph on Sunday, Sept. 21. for the beginning of Legion Week in Ontario. A drumhead service is a tradition, which began in the 1700s when the regimental padre would conduct services in the field for soldiers. Drums were piled and

The Independent Steve Barraclough and his grandson Easton, 2, of Corunna, were delighted by the bubble show put on by Zoey Stardust at the Corunna Street Festival Saturday. Part of Lyndoch Street was blocked off for the day-long event which had street performers, games and an artisan market. 

The Independent The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is looking for public comments on the proposed natural gas electricity generating plant in the works for Courtright. Atura Power, a subsidary of Ontario Power Generation, is planning a 500 megawatt plant at the former site of the Lambton Generating Station in Courtright. Atura says the site was chosen because it’s already

The Independent A Corunna man is facing charges after trying to get into Lambton College after being banned. Around 1 pm, Sept. 18, police were called to Lambton College’s Wellington St. entrance where a man was yelling at security officers who had refused to let him in. He left before police arrived. The man had been banned from the college

Three goals in the opening minutes of the first period was the difference as the Mooretown Flags downed the Blades, 4-1 in PJHL action in Blenheim on Sunday night. Casey Schouten led the winners with a goal and an assist. Nolan Bourdage, Jace Dupuis and Lucas Ross had the others. Carson Crawford (below) had two assists. John Chartrand made 25

Barry Wright/The Independent The Mooretown Flags opened the home portion of its PJHL season with a 4-1 win over Walpole Island before 384 fans at the Moore Sports Complex. Carson Crawford scored twice for the Flags with the others going to Caleb Rosseel and Josh Hazzard. Ryan Vidler had two assists Sept. 13. John Chartrand stopped 28 of 29 in