Lambton plans more permanent shelter beds with Good Shepherd’s Lodge expansion
LCCVI in first at in Senior Girls’ Volleball
December 22, 2022
LCCVI swept a total of six sets from Great Lakes, Northern and St. Pat’s Wednesday to move into first place in the Lambton Kent senior girls’ “AA” volleyball standings. The Lancers are now 4-2-1, two points up on John McGregor.
The Wolfpack is 1-5-1.
In “AAA” play, Northern went 2-1 to improve to 3-3-1 and St. Pat’s was winless to fall to 0-5-2 on the campaign.
The season continues at Chatham Kent Secondary School on January 18.
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Lambton plans more permanent shelter beds with Good Shepherd’s Lodge expansion
June 17, 2026
1,700 square-foot addition could hold 42 new beds Heather Wright/The Independent There could soon be more permanent shelter beds in Sarnia at the Good Shepherd’s Lodge. Lambton County is planning an expansion at the Confederation St. facility for up to 42 new permanent shelter beds. The County of Lambton set up a temporary shelter at the former Laurel Lea Church
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The dust and the mud at the Alvinston Pro Rodeo
June 16, 2026
The population of Alvinston swelled by a couple of thousand this weekend as the Alvinston Pro Rodeo set up shop at the Brooke Alvinston Inwood Community Centre for the weekend. Cowboys and cowgirls from all over North America came to be part of the action. And there was a big local contingent including Tyler Foster and Rod Weese, World Champions
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LCCVI’s student athletes honoured
June 16, 2026
LCCVI Athletics honoured this year’s top athletes. Students from each grade and sport were honoured during the year end banquet June 10. Here are the athletes honoured as MVP for their year. In the back row, left to right are Jonah Wagner, Jaylen Helps, Nadia Alfadili, Zander Knapp, Jamison Helps, Belle Stewart, Meagan Munro, Mya Beaudoin, Elijah Robinson and kneeling
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Building community spirit in Wilkesport
June 16, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Bill Myers remembers when community gathered to watch the tractor pull at the Wilkesport Community Centre. The field has been empty for some time. In the 1990s, the pullers found other venues to accommodate their larger machines. The community missed the pull and the time together, Myers said Saturday. So, he and his wife, Kathy, who had
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