Alvinston arena floor to be poured June 29
LCCVI Girls Hockey team heading to the provincial championship
March 7, 2023
The LCCVI Lancers are SWOSSA girls hockey champions and they’re heading to the provincial championships.
They defeated L’Essor 4-1 to take the title Tuesday afternoon.
Ella Jackson and Toni Gunton both had a goal and an assist to lead the Lancers.
Lizzie Swain started off the scoring with Gunton assisting. Dayna Robbins netted the second with a helper from Jackson. Gunton stormed the net for the third and Alex Salaris and Gracie Harse had the assists. Jackson rounded out the scoring with an assist from Tessa Jackson and Dayna Robbins.
Riane McEachern was in net for the win.
The Lancers advanced to the SWOSSA final after a decisive win in the Lambton-Kent final. Swain scored twice to lead LCCVI to a 5-1 win over North Lambton.
The Lancers now gear up for OFSSA. It’s in Stratford March 21 to 23.
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Alvinston arena floor to be poured June 29
June 29, 2026
The Independent June 29 is going to be a big day in Alvinston. That’s when the new concrete floor in the arena at the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre will be poured. Since April, construction crews have been working on the nearly $2 million project to replace the ice-making pipes and floor. Themunicipality received a provincial grant for about half of the
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Voters concerned about political divide, disinformation
June 29, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent A new survey of Sarnia-Lambton voters shows they’re worried about the growing political divide in municipal politics and that disinformation is a barrier to casting a ballot. With the municipal and school board elections set for October, a local group wanted to figure out the barriers to voting and increase voter participation with Sarnia-Lambton. Healthy Democracy is
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Project highlights French history in Lambton
June 29, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent A new exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Francophone Flag will highlight the history of the French in Sarnia-Lambton. The Centre communautaire francophone de Sarnia-Lambton was one of 17 groups to receive a grant to bring Ontario Francophone history to life in “Jasons Sarnia – Portraits of a Vibrant Francophonie.” Centre representative Lo-Anne Chan says they
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Alvinston’s Duncan heads to Alberta for junior hockey
June 28, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent The next stop on the junior hockey path for Hayden Duncan will be Drayton Valley, Alberta. The Alvinston goaltender has signed with the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Thunder for the coming campaign. Drayton Valley is in oil country, southwest of Edmonton. The 20-year-old goaltender won 19 games split between three teams in the OJHL last season. Prior
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