Feasey heading to the OHL as assistant coach in Owen Sound
More services close in Central Lambton to encourage social distancing
March 16, 2020
Lambton County is closing all of its libraries and museums.
The county has been monitoring the advance of COVID-19, the flu like virus which is a pandemic. It made the decision to close all the cultural facilities to help limit its spread. Aside from the 25 libraries, the Oil Museum of Canada in Oil Springs, the Lambton County Archives in Wyoming, the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery in Sarnia and the Lambton Heritage Museum in Grand Bend are closed until at least April 6.
Library users can log into the digital resources for eBooks, eAudiobooks, eNewspapers, eMagazines, movies, music all on line.Tourism Sarnia-Lambton has also closed its doors to the public until April 5.
So is Sarnia-Lambton Rebound. Staff will be not be on site but will continue to provide telephone supports for high risk and vulnerable clients.
Brooke-Alvinston has also closed it’s community centre and arena. Officials will be reevaluating when it should reopen by April 5.
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Feasey heading to the OHL as assistant coach in Owen Sound
October 17, 2026
The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees is loosing one of their key players – but the team is excited the captain’s next big thing. Brennan Feasey will be an assistant coach with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League. For the last four years, Feasey has been coaching while playing a key role with the Killer Bees. Last
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LAMBTON VOTES – AUDIO: Brooke-Alvinston Round Table Discussion
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Roads should be priority one Heather Wright/The Independent Roads and bridges and how they’re going to get fixed in a time of shrinking grants from the recent Round Table with some of the candidates for Brooke-Alvinston Council. The Independent sat down with, mayoral candidate Jamie Armstrong, and council candidates Greg Hillyard, Frank Nemcek, Ian Lehrbass, and Diane Mac Dougall Sept.
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LAMBTON VOTES – AUDIO: Warwick Township Round Table discussion
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NOVA fined $150K after 2024 benzene leak
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The Independent NOVA Chemicals has been found guilty of failing to report a benzene spill at its Petrolia Line plant. On Jan. 20, 2024, there was a spill of about 1,475 litres of benzene. An investigation found the benzene leaked out of the gear box vent of a pump due to a failed seal within the pump. The benzene which
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