Crown Royal not in the bag

November 20, 2024

Diageo ‘indefinitely delays’ St. Clair Township plant Cathy Dobson/The Independent The much-anticipated construction of a $245-million Crown Royal distillery in St. Clair Township is on hold with no date for when the project might go ahead. St. Clair’s Mayor Jeff Agar said the economic blow came as a surprise and is “very disappointing.” Work on the distillery’s site plan had

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More picket lines go up in Lambton as postal strike continues

November 20, 2024

There are now picket lines at Canada Post outlets in Petrolia and Corunna. For the first five days of the strike, members of CUP-W Local 598 were walking the line at the main post office in Sarnia. But Colin McColeman, vice president of the local, says more than half of its members work in rural post offices including Petrolia and

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Watford’s Van Gorp thrives with London Knights

November 19, 2024

John Wright/The Independent Evan Van Gorp knows a thing or two about being overlooked. He went undrafted in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection and the 2023 OHL U18 Priority Selection. He doesn’t seem to mind proving the doubters wrong. “There’s so many mistakes in drafts, so (I) just try to keep my head up and try to prove everyone wrong.”

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‘It really grinds my gears’

November 19, 2024

Petrolia woman’s struggle to find parts for here seven-year old car Cathy Dobson/The Independent Brenda Casey has a warning for all car owners that she thinks deserves national attention. The Petrolia woman recently discovered Canadian automakers are not obligated to provide new parts beyond the warranty period. When a mechanic at MacFarlane Chevrolet Buick GMC said Casey needed to replace