Over 50 ed assistants cut for First Nations students
Case wants to be an MP
January 30, 2015
Warwick Mayor Todd Case, seen here congratulating current Warden Bev MacDougall recently, wants to be the Liberal’s candidate in Sarnia-Lambton in the coming federal election
The former Lambton County warden has thrown his hat into the ring for the nomination. Elizabeth Wood MacDonald is so far the only other candidate. It’s not clear when the local vote will be.
A federal election is slated for October.
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Over 50 ed assistants cut for First Nations students
July 3, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton-Kent District School Board passed a $383 million balanced budget for the 2025-26 school year but local Indigenous leaders are concerned. While Trustee Roberta Northmore called it a wonderful budget during the June 24 meeting, she did not support it saying there was no consultation with the four First Nations within the Lambton-Kent boundaries. Northmore called the
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Ham radio fans say hello to the Netherlands without leaving Enniskillen
July 3, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent Ham radio enthusiasts tuned into locations throughout North America and the world, connecting with Texas, Argentina, the Caribbean and the Netherlands all from Enniskillen Township. The Lambton County Radio Club held its annual field day on Saturday and Sunday, for a 24 hour period at Krall Park in Enniskillen Township. Field day demonstrates ham radio’s ability to
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Petrolia splash pad almost ready
July 3, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s long-awaited splash pad should be up and running by the end of July. That from Town of Petrolia officials who acknowledged they’d hoped it would be open July 1. In 2019, a community survey called for a splash pad. The 2020 Parks and Recreation Master Plan also picked up on the desire for the water feature.
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Two drowned in the waters off Ipperwash on the Canada Day weekend
July 2, 2025
The Independent It was a deadly long weekend on Lake Huron in Lambton Shores. Monday, an 18 year-old London resident died and a 12 year-old had to be rescued from the waters at Ipperwash Beach. Today, Lambton OPP report another person – a 44 year-old from Lambton Shores – has also died while swimming. Police, paramedics and Lambton Shores firefighters
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