Vol. 7, Issue 16 Newsstand Price $1.50 per week Thursday, December 19, 2019 Saying goodbye to a brother: Brooke firefighter dies in collision Heather Wright because I wasn’t helping.” So, he The Independent went back to work, doing what he could, because that’s what he had Tanner Redick was doing what been trained to do. That’s what he loved. he’d trained Tanner to do. The 20 year-old Brooke Fire The deputy chief says his Rescue firefighter was home from nephew was like most kids in his first career job at Six Nation Alvinston, he played a lot of Fire and Emergency Friday. He sports and hung out with friends. had been to Petrolia to see the fire At about 16, Tanner mentioned to department’s new ladder truck. Redick he was thinking about be- Redick had worked there one sum- ing a firefighter. mer and wanted to touch base with Redick told him; “If you want Chief Jay Arns and get a look at to do it, you have to change your the bucket and ladder. philosophy of what’s important He was heading home back and what’s not.” Tanner took him down Petrolia Line when his black seriously and soon he was part of pickup truck collided with a com- the team at the Alvinston station bine heading to a field near Old as a student firefighter. When he Walnut Road to finish the corn. was 18, he became a probation- The call went out to the Al- ary firefighter and as soon as he vinston station. Redick’s uncle, received all his training, Brooke Deputy Chief Kris Redick, was Fire Rescue gave him his yellow in charge of the call. “We had helmet - Number 2. firefighters on the scene already,” “When the page went off, Tanner he says. They had been work- always wanted to be on the action ing nearby. They heard Redick’s truck,” says Redick. “That’s the voice over the radio and met him mental attitude a firefighter needs. at the truck when he arrived to tell We say the work is the reward.” him his nephew was behind the The deputy chief says he was wheel and he was dead. Another hard on his nephew, at the station firefighter took charge of the scene and at the Lambton Fire School momentarily. “It took me about where he is an adjunct profes- HEATHER WRIGHT PHOTO five or seven minutes to square my sor because there was something Ten fire trucks paid tribute to Tanner Redick - a member of the Brooke Fire Service and the Six Nations head to what just happened,” says special about the young man. Fire and Emergency Service - at the Alvinston Santa Claus Parade. Redick’s helmets were placed on Redick. “I was sick to my stomach SEE FUNERAL PAGE 3 the lead truck in tribute to his service. Neighbours in the dark as Wyoming area farmland becomes residential Heather Wright tribunal in January. Zantingh long part of the deal. It had never been Plympton-Wyoming council Dec. us under the hammer. If we didn’t The Independent has maintained the plan, which contested in the years of Official 11, he was told little of the deal approve their plan, we were taken limits residential development to Plan wrangling. would turn 10-acres on Confedera- to court and we were going to be Plympton-Wyoming council specific areas, has devalued his Hanki only found out that JN tion Line into a subdivision. Chief sued.” is under fire after Confederation land. He contends the farmland is Ventures would be able to de- Administrative Officer Carolyn But Councillor Netty McEwen Line residents found out a farm within the Lakeshore Development velop a subdivision there when Tripp said the information was disputed Wright’s claim saying field west of town may become a area and should be residential. the county’s manager of planning part of a legal process and could they discussed “the Wyoming subdivision. In October, both the county and called to tell him about the LPAT not be discussed publicly. lands” in closed door sessions as It’s part of a settlement between Plympton-Wyoming ratified an hearing. Other councillors suggested they early as September. “I still don’t JN Ventures - a company headed agreement which could end the “It’s hard to believe the County were not really aware the Confed- understand to this day how that by Developer Brad Zantingh - and dispute. Part of that agreement will of Lambton could include this eration Line property was part of was thrown in to an appeal process Lambton County as they work see construction of a small estate small parcel of land...I’m in the the proposed settlement. on the Lakeshore area. through issues around the Official subdivision in the Lakeshore Road middle of it and at no point was I “Our motion did not include this “I’m really frustrated with the Plan at the Local Planning Author- and Townsend Line area. approached about it,” he says. “If I property, it only included the lake- way this came down. We should ity Tribunal. But Mike Hanki, who lives on build a garage...the neighbours are shore, not this property,” Deputy have been informed,” she says. JN Ventures and the county took Confederation Line, was surprised advised. This piece here has been Mayor Muriel Wright told Hanki Councillor Tim Wilkins agreed. their issues about the use of land to learn the farmland around his bypassed.” during the meeting. “We had our in the Lakeshore Road area to the Wyoming area property was also When Hanki approached hands strapped. The county had SEE SUBDIVISION PG 3 Leather 425 Broadway Street • Wyoming HOURS Monday-Friday Fordpass 519-845-3352 8:30am-6pm Connect 4G WiFi WWW.RONCLARKFORD.COM Saturday 9am-3pm Remote Start Navigation 20” Luster Nickel Wheels Ron Clark Ford and so much more! LAST ONE BRAND NEW 2019 $ EXPEDITION 59995 REDUCED XLT PLUS TAX AND LICENCE • ALL REBATES TO DEALER TO SELL 2 – The Independent of Petrolia and Central Lambton Thursday, December 19, 2019 Leaving the station: Brooke-Alvinston prepares as Inwood hall lease runs out Heather Wright hall owned by the Inwood Fire- aid agreements to help cover Dawn-Euphemia Council Monday resident Mary Ethel Douglas, The Independent man’s Association. Inwood while the situation is be- to make sure if they needed space, suggested Inwood is left without a The municipality and the as- ing resolved. “We’ve received no some of the equipment could be fully functioning fire department. Brooke-Alvinston is making sociation have been at odds over a response and now we’re moving placed in the Cairo garage. Coun- McArthur disagreed. “The Inwood plans to move fire equipment out lease for months now. The current forward,” says Denkers. cil gave its approval for the move. community is better protected now of the Inwood fire hall. lease expires Dec. 31 and without Fire Chief Jeff McArthur and Brooke-Alvinston Mayor Dave than when I arrived.” That after Clerk Administrator a deal on the horizon to continue Public Works Manager Randy Ferguson stressed even with plans Kris Redick, deputy chief of the Janet Denkers told councillors using the hall, council agreed Hills have found a number of being made, the municipality was Alvinston station, agreed. “It’s all Dec. 12 she had not received a to start making plans to house places near Inwood to store the still willing to talk to the IFA about one service...It doesn’t matter if reply to council’s request for a the equipment somewhere else. equipment for use in the area. a lease. you are in Inwood or Alvinston one-year lease of one bay at the They’re also setting up mutual Denkers and McArthur were at After the meeting, Inwood were here to do the job.” YEARR END EVENT GET GREAT YEAR-END OFFERS GET UP TO ON CANADA’S BEST-SELLING LINE $ †. ,500* OF TRUCKS 10 IN REBATES ON SELECT NEW 2019 F-150 MODELS 2019 F-150 FIND OUT MORE AT FINDYOURFORD.CA. 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