Swimmer missing in Lake Huron off Pinery Park
East Lambton U15 Regional Silverstick champs
December 5, 2022
East Lambton got by the Elmvale Coyotes, 5-4 to capture the U15 tier two championship at the regional Silver Stick tournament in Ayr.
The Eagles went through the round robin with victories over Greater Fort Erie, the Coyotes and Ingersoll and blanked Norwood, 2-0 in the semifinals.
Petrolia made the semifinals in both the U15 and U18 divisions losing to Elmvale and Parry Sound respectively.
Elsewhere on the weekend tournament scene, the East Lambton U11’s lost in the semifinals of the Tobacco Town event in Delhi, the Sarnia Sting U13’s advanced to the finals of the Best of Best tournament in Halton Hills bowing 1-0 to Richmond Hill in the title game, the Sting U18 lost in the semifinals at the Dan Pullman event in London and the Sarnia Lady Sting U18 lost in the final to the Huron Heat at the Pink in the Rink tournament in South Huron.
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Swimmer missing in Lake Huron off Pinery Park
August 26, 2026
The Independent A man is missing in the waters off Piney Park. Eyewitnesses at the provincial park say early this afternoon a group of friends was swimming when one man disappeared. One of the man’s friends tried to rescue him, but later was himself taken from the water for medical treatment. Boats along the shoreline could be seen searching for
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2027 IPM finds its new home near Petrolia
August 26, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The Ontario Plowmens’ Association has found a new Lambton County home for the 2027 International Plowing Match. It will be at the farm of Clayton and Linda McLauchlin east of Petrolia. In a news release the OPA says, their farms provide an “open agricultural landscape” and is accessible for the show which is expected to draw upwards
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‘Amazing’ opportunity to showcase Sarnia-Lambton
August 26, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Tourism officials are hoping Sarnia-Lambton’s 15 minutes of fame during a popular CTV reality show will turn into tourism dollars in the future. Tuesday, an episode of The Amazing Race Canada which was shot in Sarnia-Lambton May 7, aired. Tourism Sarnia-Lambton Interim Executive Director, Adam Veen, says opportunity came in late 2025. “They’re always scouting for new
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Doubling down on potential power generation in St. Clair
August 26, 2026
Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative With the Canadian/US. tariff war ramping up, Ontario’s Energy Minister Stephen Lecce has announced $500,000 for St. Clair Township to move public consultation ahead for new power generation in Courtright. Standing on the banks of the St. Clair River Tuesday with the U.S. in view, Lecce said the Ford government takes public consultation seriously and has
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