Members of the Ripley-Huron Fire Department with donated medical equipment including an A.E.D. From left: Captain Steve Fry,
Firefighters Darren Vanderhoek, Phil Vanhardeveld, Samantha Cleave, Jeff Caslick (kneeling). (Provided by Nicole Griffin, Communications Coordinator, Township of Huron-Kinloss)Members of the Ripley-Huron Fire Department with donated medical equipment including an A.E.D. From left: Captain Steve Fry, Firefighters Darren Vanderhoek, Phil Vanhardeveld, Samantha Cleave, Jeff Caslick (kneeling). (Provided by Nicole Griffin, Communications Coordinator, Township of Huron-Kinloss)
Midwestern

Local businesses donate equipment to fire department

The Ripley-Huron Fire Department has been the recipient of a generous donation.

The 26 volunteer firefighter squad will benefit from some new tools and equipment thanks to two local businesses. Station #150 received portable first aid kits and an Automated External Defibrillator (A.E.D.) from Baywood Interior Millwork in Kitchener and Amberley Pork & Grain Inc. The equipment will aid the fire crews when they respond to emergencies and will allow them to provide needed medical aid for people in medical distress.

The Ripley-Huron Fire Department serves the areas of Ripley, the Lakeshore communities, and the former Huron Township. They also supply support to the Lucknow & District Fire Department and Kincardine Fire Department under a Mutual Aid agreement.

Read More Local Stories

New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.