Sarnia all-candidates debate a revealing evening
LCCVI bows out of basketball playoffs
February 16, 2023
LCCVI’s Senior Boys basketball team has bowed out of the playoffs.
The Great Lakes Wolfpack used balanced scoring to beat LCCVI, 61-25 in one semifinal Wednesday.
Tyler Kirby had eight points for the Lancers. Jack Robinson and Connor Brydges had four points each.
Kaden Burnham led GLSS with 10 points against the Lancers while Seth Ainsworth, Noah Lester and Owen Wellington all contributed eight points each.
Great Lakes will be home to Chatham’s John McGregor Panthers for the LKSSAA senior boys’ AA basketball trophy Saturday.
In junior semifinal action Wednesday, Wallaceburg downed LCCVI, 52-30 and John McGregor beat Great Lakes, 54-42 despite a 27-point game by Cole MacAlpine for the Wolfpack.
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Sarnia all-candidates debate a revealing evening
October 21, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent With less than a week until election day, 28 candidates vying for eight council seats, spent four hours Tuesday trying to stand out as the right choice for Sarnia voters. They gathered at The Imperial Theatre in front of an audience of 200, with another 500 streaming the marathon event online. Compared to Monday night’s mayoral debate,
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St. Clair will be reimbursed for help at Chatham ethanol plant fire
October 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township Councillor Brad Langstaff wants to know what it cost for the fire department to help fight an ethanol plant fire in Chatham. Sept. 16, 15 firefighters, the township’s two tower trucks and its drone headed to Chatham to help battle a massive fire at Greenfield Global. St. Clair was called on because it has
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Enniskillen rejects request for ATVs on township roads
October 21, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent ATVs won’t be allowed on Enniskillen roads. A request by Enniskillen Resident Mark Braet failed to sway Enniskillen Township Council to allow all terrain vehicles on township roads. Braet made a presentation to council on Oct. 8 along with representatives from the Tri-Shore ATV Club. Braet wanted to be allowed to drive ATVs on roads in the
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LAMBTON VOTES: Petrolia Candidate Surveys
October 21, 2026
The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Petrolia Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates: Work Experience: Policy Advisor, Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce; former Constituency Assistant to MPPs Bob Bailey and Billy Pang; former parliamentary intern with MPs Marilyn Gladu and Jake Stewart; former Town of Petrolia Parks & Recreation Summer Labourer; former Dietary Aide at
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