Sarnia all-candidates debate a revealing evening
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.
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Sarnia all-candidates debate a revealing evening
October 21, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent With less than a week until election day, 28 candidates vying for eight council seats, spent four hours Tuesday trying to stand out as the right choice for Sarnia voters. They gathered at The Imperial Theatre in front of an audience of 200, with another 500 streaming the marathon event online. Compared to Monday night’s mayoral debate,
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St. Clair will be reimbursed for help at Chatham ethanol plant fire
October 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township Councillor Brad Langstaff wants to know what it cost for the fire department to help fight an ethanol plant fire in Chatham. Sept. 16, 15 firefighters, the township’s two tower trucks and its drone headed to Chatham to help battle a massive fire at Greenfield Global. St. Clair was called on because it has
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Enniskillen rejects request for ATVs on township roads
October 21, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent ATVs won’t be allowed on Enniskillen roads. A request by Enniskillen Resident Mark Braet failed to sway Enniskillen Township Council to allow all terrain vehicles on township roads. Braet made a presentation to council on Oct. 8 along with representatives from the Tri-Shore ATV Club. Braet wanted to be allowed to drive ATVs on roads in the
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LAMBTON VOTES: Petrolia Candidate Surveys
October 21, 2026
The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Petrolia Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates: Work Experience: Policy Advisor, Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce; former Constituency Assistant to MPPs Bob Bailey and Billy Pang; former parliamentary intern with MPs Marilyn Gladu and Jake Stewart; former Town of Petrolia Parks & Recreation Summer Labourer; former Dietary Aide at
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