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Alvinston’s Duchene sets record in Tokyo

March 6, 2023

Krista Duchene set a new Canadian record for women 45 years of age and older with her 19th place finish at the Tokyo Marathon on the weekend.

The Brooke-Alvinston native finished the race is 2:38.53 breaking the previous age group national record by more than a minute-and-a-half.

Duchene, a graduate of Brooke Central Public School and LCCVI, has now competed in all six majors on the world marathon circuit.

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North Lambton Girls win senior basketball title

November 7, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent The unbeaten North Lambton Eagles are Lambton-Kent Senior Girls’ basketball champions. The Eagles beat the John McGregor Panthers 53-31 Friday at the Forest high school. Alexis Wice led the Eagles with 17 points, Lainie Rintoul had nine and Lily Heynbergen had seven in the victory. Coaches Adam Willemse, Jacinda Sanders and Tara Petrus, all alumni and teachers

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Unbeaten Squires host Erin Friday

November 7, 2025

Barry Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Squires will be hoping to maintain their perfect start when they host the Erin Outlaws on Friday night at Greenwood at 8:30 pm.  Last week, playing with a short bench of just 14 players and a red-hot goaltender, the Squires recorded a 4-1 win against the Centenaries in Ontario Elite Hockey League action in Seaforth Saturday. Jakob

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Lancer Jr. Girls win Lambton-Kent title

November 7, 2025

The Independent The LCCVI Junior Girls’ basketball team is going to SWOSSAA. The Lancers beat North Lambton Secondary School 44-15 on their home court Friday afternoon. The team will be heading to Windsor Thursday to take on the winner of Brennan and Erie Migration who play in Windsor Sunday.

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Food drives underway in Forest, Enniskillen to help the families and friends of Jamaican workers

November 7, 2025

Hurricane Melissa left most of the migrant workers’ families without food or shelter Heather Wright/The Independent “This would be my home,” says Fitzroy Cox as he plays a video on his phone. “That would be my shop right there…That was one of my house. That’s that over here – this one belongs to me, too. I’m trying to build this

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