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Veterans move Mooretown to victory

February 27, 2023

Brody Genyn and Logan Gardner each had a goal and two assists and goaltender John Chartrand stopped 39 of 40 sent his way in a 5-1 win by the Mooretown Flags over Amherstburg Saturday.

Blake Howard had a goal and an assist for the Flags with Tristen Konrad and Ryan Vidler adding the others. Levi Plain had two assists.

Mooretown is now five points back of Blenheim for fourth place in the league’s Stobbs Division with the Flags and Blades playing Wednesday at the Moore Sports Complex. in all likelihood, the Flags and Blades will face each other in the first round of the playoffs next month.

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Warwick Township inks $2.5M deal for municipal office

July 17, 2026

Move to save $100K a year Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township now owns its municipal building. The township moved into its new office in Watford on Nauvoo Road in April 2022. The Watford Investment Group which removed a block of old buildings in the downtown and erected a new plaza and home for Libro Financial. Council approved the construction and work

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Royal Canadian Legion turns 100 today

July 17, 2026

The Independent The Royal Canadian Legion is 100 years old today. After the First World War, a number of associations serving veterans – Amputation Association of the Great War and the Tuberculous Veterans’ Association and the largest of the groups was the Great War Veterans’ Association – merged at the urging of Field Marshal Earl Haig, founder of the British Legion

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More cancellations, fire bans as wildfire smoke continues to blanket Lambton

July 17, 2026

Black Gold Fest in Oil Springs among cancellations The Independent If you’re heading out to an event this weekend, you might want to check to see if it is still on. A number of events have been cancelled for the weekend because of poor air quality in Lambton from wildfire smoke. In Petrolia, town officials have cancelled the Saturday morning

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Sarnia firefighters rescue person from garbage truck

July 17, 2026

The Independent Sarnia firefighters helped a person who ended up in a garbage truck. Around 6 am Friday, firefighters responded to a report of a person trapped in a garbage truck. The person had been sleeping in a dumpster when it was emptied into the truck. Officials say fell into the nearly empty hopper and hurt their lower back. Firefighters

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