John Wright/The Independent On a sizzling day in St. Catharines, Kallee Elliott leapt a personal best 1.61 meters to claim the gold medal in Novice Girls high jump at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships. Elliott cleared her first three jumps of the day with ease. That brought her to 1.55 meters where she had to work for it. The

The Independent For the third year in a row, LCCVI’s Girls’ Rugby team made it into the top eight of the provincial A/AA championship. The first game of the tournament, the 11th-seeded Lancers upset sixth-ranked Bowmanville-Clarington Central, 17-12. Trailing 12-0 at the half, LCCVI fought back with second half tries from Mya Beaudoin, Miley Anderson and Abbi White along with

Heather Wright/The Independent If you’re picking more ticks off your dogs when you go for a walk in southern Lambton County, don’t be surprised. Lambton Public Health says the southeastern part of the county, including Dawn-Euphemia and parts of Brooke-Alvinston, have been identified as Established Risk Areas for the Blacklegged Ticks responsible for Lyme Disease. Over the past few years,

Heather Wright/The Independent Organizers of Petrolia’s newest event are hoping for good weather and patient drivers Saturday. Eats, Beats & Boutiques is set to take over the downtown Saturday. Laurissa Ellsworth, director of marketing, arts and communications in Petrolia, says Petrolia Line will close at 5:30 am to prepare for the street party which at 1 pm. The Farmers’ Market