Sarnia man faces weapons charges after vehicle hit with shotgun blast
Lambton tops 1,800 COVID-19 cases
January 28, 2021
Lambton Public health is reporting 17 more COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the total number of people infected in the region to over 1,800 since March.
Thirteen hundred of those cases came in the last seven weeks.
Public health statistics also show 10 more recoveries and seven more people ill with COVID-19 Thursday. There are now 104 people actively ill.
The Sarnia Jail has been removed from outbreak status. Four guards had tested positive there.
Bluewater Health is reporting six staff have now tested positive for COVID-19 on the general medicine unit. Two patients are also connected to that outbreak.
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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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Petrolia councillor to run in Dawn-Euphemia
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Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia Town Councillor Debb Pitel is running for councillor again – just not in Petrolia. Pitel has filed her nomination papers for the Oct. 26 municipal election in the Township of Dawn-Euphemia. The one-term councillor owns a building in Petrolia, allowing her to run for office in 2022. Pitel said at the time that much of her
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Home of one of Courtright’s first businesses demolished
July 27, 2026
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been edited to remove references by a local historian who intentionally provided false information when asked on July 21, 2026 about the history of the building. The Independent The home of the first business in Courtright has been torn down. Demolition of what once was the Cathcart General Store started July 21. The Moore Museum
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Wranglers win second straight silver at ORSA provincials
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Barry Wright/The Independent The Wyoming Wranglers came up just short in the Ontario Rural Softball Association (ORSA) 15U girls’ provincials last weekend. They lost to Shakespeare in the final. After an opening round loss to Innerkip, the Wranglers won three straight games to reach the championship contest. Nadia Eagan had a 10-RBI performance, including a grand slam home run, in
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