Sarnia drug investigation leads to arrest in Petrolia
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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Sarnia drug investigation leads to arrest in Petrolia
June 30, 2025
Police allege Scarborough man was using Petrolia AirBnB to make fentanyl The Independent Sarnia Police seized over $200,000 in drugs after stopping a suspect in Petrolia. Thursday, the Sarnia Police Major Case Action Team with the Emergency Response Team and the Canine unit stopped vehicle in Petrolia. During the arrest, the drive was combative, so police used a taser to
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Brooke-Alvinston gets up to $1M to repair arena floor
June 30, 2025
The Independent Brooke-Alvinston is getting a big financial boost from the province to help fix the local arena. The municipality has been staring down a $1.2 million bill to repair the ice making equipment in the arena floor. It applied to the Ontario community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund earlier this year. Earlier this month, Brooke-Alvinston was given the news
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Brooke-Alvinston assault
June 27, 2025
A Brooke-Alvinston resident is facing an assault charge after a fight in Alvinston. Around 7:20 pm, June 24, OPP were called to River Street over a fight between two people. No one was injured. A 57 year-old has been charged with assault. He’ll appear in court Aug. 18.
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Inn of the Good Shepherd looking for new leader as Vanni announces coming retirement
June 27, 2025
The Independent Myles Vanni, the head of the Inn of the Good Shepherd Food Bank, has announced his retirement. Vanni was appointed the executive director of the food bank in 2005. “Over the past twenty years, as poverty levels increased and the need for service grew in Sarniaand Lambton County, Myles responded with innovative leadership, introducing important newservices including: construction of
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