Land for Forest Road/London Line roundabout not purchased yet
Lancers prepare for OFSSAA girls hockey tourney
March 15, 2017
The LCCVI Lancers have claimed the SWOSSAA Girls Hockey title and a berth in the provincial championship. The Lancers earned the title of SWOSSAA champions after beating L’Essor 3-1, March 8. The team heads to Stratford March 22 for the OFSSAA tournament. The Lancers are guaranteed three games, March 22 at 8 am against Fort Frances, 12:30 pm against St. Michaels and March 23 at 9 am against Iona. Coach Julie Vandersteen says this is the team’s second trip to the provincials in as many years. Last year, they lost in the consolation final. Vandersteen says since the beginning of the year it was the team’s goal to make it back to OFSSAA.
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Land for Forest Road/London Line roundabout not purchased yet
July 28, 2026
Road resurfacing project in the area starts Aug. 4 Heather Wright/The Independent A $1.8 million road reconstruction project at Forest Road and London Line won’t include a new roundabout. The project to recycle and repave about six kilometres of London Line and another two kilometres on Forest Road begins Aug. 4. But county officials say the $2.6 million roundabout is
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Highway 402 traffic will slow starting at Modeland Road
July 28, 2026
Province revises plans for 110 km/h speed limit near the Bluewater Bridge Heather Wright/The Independent A plan to increase the speed on Highway 402 westbound to just before the Bluewater Bridge have changed. Ontario first increased the speed limit on Highway 402 to 110 km/h during a pilot project on in 2019 and made it permanent in 2022. By the
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Dane Nisbet to be honoured by Sarnia Hockey Association
July 27, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent The board of Sarnia Hockey Association has unanimously approved a plan to have its teams were a memorial patch on its uniform shoulder in honour of Dane Nisbet this season. All A/AA, B/BB and MD teams will wear the patch that has been approved by the Dane’s mom, Tracy. Nisbet is a graduate of Sarnia minor hockey
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Sarnia man faces weapons charges after vehicle hit with shotgun blast
July 27, 2026
The Independent A 47-year-old Sarnia man is facing weapons charges after shots were fired at a vehicle on Overlea Crescent. July 23, Sarnia Police were called to a home after a resident found multiple holes in the rear driver’s side door of the vehicle. Neighbours reported hearing gunshots in the area around 10:40 pm the night before. No one was
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