Welcome Home: New Alvinston Legion officially opens
Forest area students heading to Indigenous Games
May 1, 2023
A number of North Lambton Secondary students will be representing their communities in the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax in July.
Mariah Altiman, a Grade 11 student, will be part of the Team Ontario 19U volleyball squad at the Games.
She plays club volleyball with the White Sharks in London and is also a member of the Wyoming Wranglers U17 fastball team
Rogan Sands has been chosen as part the Team Ontario fastball team for the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax this summer.
Sands is also a student at North Lambton Secondary School in Forest.
And two wrestlers from North Lambton in Forest have been named to Team Ontario for the Games in Halifax this summer. Hayden Wilson of Thedford and Watford’s Devyn Manning received word via email this week.
The Games will be held July 15-23.
Front Page
Welcome Home: New Alvinston Legion officially opens
June 12, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent “I would like to welcome you to our new home,” said Alvinston Legion Branch President Jack MacDonald. After 56 years at its River Street location, the Alvinston Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion moved into its new home on Nauvoo Road at the beginning of 2026. The Branch 249 made it official with a grand opening celebration
Read More
Front Page
Plan calls for 1K of new affordable/supportive homes
June 12, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County needs 1,096 affordable and specialized housing units in the next 10 years. That from Org Code Consulting which presented a 10-year Housing Plan for the county at Wednesday’s county council meeting. “Affordability concerns are now affecting more people, with rents rising between 38 and 42 per cent since 2020 and deeply affordable housing is also
Read More
Front Page
Lancer trio place second in Novice Girls category at OFSAA
June 12, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The future of track and field at LCCVI is in good hands after three members of the Novice Girls’ Team placed second overall at the provincial championship. Kallee Elliott, Rayah Minten and Jaylen Helps scored 30 points with their four medals, just one point behind Scholard Hall from North Bay for the Novice Girls Team championship. Track
Read More
Front Page
LCCVI celebrates the Class of 2026
June 12, 2026
The Independent Parents and friends packed Bradshaw Hall at LCCVI to honour the Class of 2026 Thursday. About 200 students crossed the stage ahead of exam week during the two-hour ceremony. Principal Rhonda Leystra compared the graduates school experience to the growth of a tree, with the high school years as a time to grow and expand. “You have matured,”
Read More