Highway 402 traffic will slow starting at Modeland Road
Flags fall to Lakeshore
December 8, 2022
The Lakeshore Canadiens downed the Flags, 4-1 in PJHL action Wednesday at the Moore Sports Complex. Brody Genyn had the lone goal for the Flags, his 18th of the season. He is now tied for tenth in the province in goal scoring. John Chartrand made 30 saves in taking the loss between the pipes.
The game-winning goal came shorthanded just shy of the 12-minute mark of the second period to break 1-1 tie. The visitors added two goals in just 90 seconds of each other early in the third.
Mooretown, now 10-8-1 on the campaign takes on the Kings in Dresden on Friday. The Kings beat the Sharks, 5-4 in overtime in Wheatley on Wednesday for just their third victory of the season.
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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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Petrolia councillor to run in Dawn-Euphemia
July 27, 2026
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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