Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County officials say more families are facing homelessness because of unemployment and the rising cost of living. “They simply can’t afford a place to live,” says Melissa Fitzpatrick, general manager of social services in Lambton County. Sarnia-Lambton’s jobless rate was 9.9 per cent in July – the last time local statistics were available from Statistics Canada,

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia has given the green light to an electronic voting contract for the 2026 municipal election. Council approved a contract with Simply Voting Oct. 14 In a report to council, Mandi Pearson, clerk and director of legal services, said the town partnered with the City of Sarnia and nine other Lambton municipalities to search for a company

Blake Ellis/The Independent “It is an exciting time for the Town of Petrolia,” said Deputy Mayor Joel Field. Friday, government officials gathered across from the work taking place on Petrolia Line in Petrolia that will upsize the water main from 200 millimetres to 300 millimetres extending from the east side of Bear Creek to Oil Heritage Road, then turn south

John Wright/The Independent LCCVI’s junior soccer teams seasons have come to an end after a pair of semi-final losses Tuesday. Northern Collegiate got the best of LCCVI’s girls team 5-0 in Petrolia. The squads split two regular season match ups including a 4-3 win by LCCVI on Oct. 14 that gave the Lancers home field advantage in the semi-final. On