McEachran ready to “get things done”
Learning about Black Gold
July 20, 2016
Hundreds of people came out to learn more about Lambton County’s oil heritage at the Oil Museum of Canada’s Black Gold Day. Visitors got their hands on oil drilling equipment including Gabriella Baird of Allen Texas who learns how to drill wood. Visitors watched spinning displays with Spinners Elaine Dobbin, Christie Poolman and Missy Whaley, were serenaded by piper David Cummings and took wagon tours given by Claire Jardine through historic oil fields catching a glimpse of Murray Watson’s metal sculptures depicting Oil Spring’s history.
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November 2, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent One week after overwhelmingly unseating Sarnia’s eleven-term mayor, Carrie McEachran explains the moment she decided to run. It was while she watched a city council meeting last year that lasted for hours, focused on the behaviour of one disorderly member, and resulted in no decisions. That clinched it. “I thought, this is ridiculous. We’re never going to
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Former Dawn-Euphemia councillor wins Chatham-Kent seat
November 2, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Former Dawn-Euphemia councillor Emery Huszka has a new political job. He’ll represent Bothwell and Thamesville on Chatham-Kent council. Huszka, who championed the concerns of rural residents who often felt overshadowed by urban needs in the regional municipality, easily won his seat with 46 per cent of the vote in a field of seven. Huszka’s election came amid
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Lambton College Women’s cross country team wins provincial title
November 2, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent It’s a first for Lambton College. The Lions won its first-ever OCAA women’s cross-country championship at Fanshawe Conservation Area Saturday afternoon. Lambton edged out the host Falcons, Mohawk, Sheridan and Humber in a tight five-way race for the title. Flourish Nmor led the Lions with a seventh-place finish followed by teammates Abilene Clark, Megan Denbak and Emma
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Petrolia’s Shaw, Gryphons win OUA silver in cross country
November 2, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s Charlie Shaw and his University of Guelph Gryphons teammates won silver medals in the men’s team standings at the OUA cross-country championship in Windsor Saturday. McMaster won gold. Individually, the LCCVI grad was chosen as a second-team all-star with a 14th place finish in the 8K race in a time of 24:48. He was only five
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