McEachran ready to “get things done”
Brights Groves’ Olver cracks top 15 at World Optimist tourney
July 31, 2023
Noah Olver finished in a tie for 13th place and was top Canadian in the 47-player field in the boys’ 10 and 11 division at the recent Optimist World Junior Golf Tournament in Florida.
The Brights Grove resident had rounds of 81, 80, and 79. The member of the Sarnia Golf and Curling Club has already qualified for the same Optimist event in 2024.
Meantime, Lucas Rogers of Kettle Point finished a tie for 70th in a field of 130 golfers in the boys’ 13 and 14 group and Petrolia’s Jackson Policicchio is part of the boys’ 16-18 group but their tournament has been affected by inclement weather.
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McEachran ready to “get things done”
November 2, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent One week after overwhelmingly unseating Sarnia’s eleven-term mayor, Carrie McEachran explains the moment she decided to run. It was while she watched a city council meeting last year that lasted for hours, focused on the behaviour of one disorderly member, and resulted in no decisions. That clinched it. “I thought, this is ridiculous. We’re never going to
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Former Dawn-Euphemia councillor wins Chatham-Kent seat
November 2, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Former Dawn-Euphemia councillor Emery Huszka has a new political job. He’ll represent Bothwell and Thamesville on Chatham-Kent council. Huszka, who championed the concerns of rural residents who often felt overshadowed by urban needs in the regional municipality, easily won his seat with 46 per cent of the vote in a field of seven. Huszka’s election came amid
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Lambton College Women’s cross country team wins provincial title
November 2, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent It’s a first for Lambton College. The Lions won its first-ever OCAA women’s cross-country championship at Fanshawe Conservation Area Saturday afternoon. Lambton edged out the host Falcons, Mohawk, Sheridan and Humber in a tight five-way race for the title. Flourish Nmor led the Lions with a seventh-place finish followed by teammates Abilene Clark, Megan Denbak and Emma
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Petrolia’s Shaw, Gryphons win OUA silver in cross country
November 2, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s Charlie Shaw and his University of Guelph Gryphons teammates won silver medals in the men’s team standings at the OUA cross-country championship in Windsor Saturday. McMaster won gold. Individually, the LCCVI grad was chosen as a second-team all-star with a 14th place finish in the 8K race in a time of 24:48. He was only five
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