One injured in Walpole Island fire
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Elementary students take to the cross country course
October 10, 2024
Elementary school students from across Lambton have flooded Bridgeview Park in Petrolia for the annual Central Lambton Optimist Cross Country meet. Hundreds of students are running the course in near perfect weather which has drawn a large number of parents to come by to watch.
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One injured in Walpole Island fire
October 10, 2024
Lambton OPP and Walpole Island First Nation Police are looking for information after a fire Wednesday. OPP, First Nations police, paramedics and firefighters went to a fire on Chiefs Road around 8 pm. One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The fire is being treated as suspicious and the OPP Crime Unit is investigating with local police and
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$20 million upgrade to Moore Sports Complex would include fitness area, offices
October 10, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township wants to build a $20 million addition to the Moore Sport Complex.And council is hoping the province will step up with at least half the project’s cost with its new Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. The province recently announced the $200 million initiative to repair old arenas across the province. Part of the
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New ice pad needed say Petrolia hockey moms
October 8, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent The growth of girls hockey has prompted a movement for another ice pad in Petrolia. Kelly Bailey and Lisa Vanderwal, who call themselves dedicated hockey moms, have started a petition on Change.org to prove the community wants a second ice pad. Bailey, who is a member of the girls hockey organization Lambton Attack, says the hockey club
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LCCVI’s Zelenchuk win boys’ singles tennis crown
October 4, 2024
Grant backstops Flyers to home ice win
October 4, 2024