Wyoming’s Kennedie Urquhart seen here third from left in front row, was part of Team Canada’s gold medal performance this week at the World Dragon Boat Championships in Germany. She and her team rallied to win the under-18 1000 metre race nosing out the United States by 1/100th of a second. Australia was third. Canada’s winning time was 4:31.12. The

Thirty-nine migrant workers in Forest rolled up their sleeves for a measles vaccine. Lambton Public Health and the North Lambton Community Health Centre held a vaccine clinic at Roeland Plant farms to protect the farm workers. Ontario has been dealing with an increase of the once extinct disease since October last year. So far in 2025, there have been 2,278

Heather Wright/The Independent Forty-seven townhouses for seniors are in the works in Courtright. St. Clair Township gave Goldleaf Developments the okay to rezone the land which was designated for single family homes for the project. Lambton County Planner Ian MacDougall told council the six acre property between Four and Charton Street was supposed to be developed years ago. “At one

Bourassa tournament to held this weekend The Independent An estimated 60 tennis players from across Canada and the United States will be competing for $6,000 in prize money and national ranking points this weekend at the second annual “Love All” Justin Bourassa Memorial Tennis Tournament at the Sarnia Tennis Club this weekend.  “Building on the success of last year’s event,