OPP continues search for missing Scarborough man
Forest’s McGregor, Team Canada win silver
June 5, 2023
Team USA scored twice in each period, including a pair of shorthanded goals, to beat Canada, 6-1 in the gold medal game Sunday at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Forest’s Tyler McGregor (below) had Canada’s lone goal. He tied for the scoring lead over the week long event with four goals and 10 points in five games.
Canada advanced to the final with a 5-0 win over Czechia in the semifinals on Saturday. The U.S. punched its ticket beating China, 10-2.
The Americans beat Canada, 3-0 in the preliminary round earlier in the week.
Meantime, McGregor can add another honour to his list. The Sarnia-Lambton Sports Hall of Fame will present him with The Jack Isom Award for his accomplishments at the national and international level in sledge hockey.
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OPP continues search for missing Scarborough man
August 27, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton OPP have brought in boats, planes and the underwater recovery unit as the search for a missing swimmer in Lake Huron off Pinery Provincial Park continues. Around 1 pm Wednesday, OPP were called to the area after a 28 year-old Scarborough man had trouble in the water. Friends swimming with the man tried to rescue him,
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Swimmer missing in Lake Huron off Pinery Park
August 26, 2026
The Independent A man is missing in the waters off Piney Park. Eyewitnesses at the provincial park say early this afternoon a group of friends was swimming when one man disappeared. One of the man’s friends tried to rescue him, but later was himself taken from the water for medical treatment. Boats along the shoreline could be seen searching for
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2027 IPM finds its new home near Petrolia
August 26, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The Ontario Plowmens’ Association has found a new Lambton County home for the 2027 International Plowing Match. It will be at the farm of Clayton and Linda McLauchlin east of Petrolia. In a news release the OPA says, their farms provide an “open agricultural landscape” and is accessible for the show which is expected to draw upwards
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‘Amazing’ opportunity to showcase Sarnia-Lambton
August 26, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Tourism officials are hoping Sarnia-Lambton’s 15 minutes of fame during a popular CTV reality show will turn into tourism dollars in the future. Tuesday, an episode of The Amazing Race Canada which was shot in Sarnia-Lambton May 7, aired. Tourism Sarnia-Lambton Interim Executive Director, Adam Veen, says opportunity came in late 2025. “They’re always scouting for new
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