Image

Campbell wins silver at provincial track and field championship

August 8, 2023

McGrail, Grant in the top 10

Hunter Campbell had both a silver medal performance and a fifth-place finish in the under-18 discus and hammer throw at the Athletics Ontario Track and Field Championships at Alumni Stadium at UWO in London.

His runner up discus throw was 45.61 metres while his throw of 41.34 metres in the hammer throw was a personal best.

He’s now preparing for the Canadian Legion Track and Field Championships this coming weekend in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Two other LCCVI athletes also cracked the top five in their events at the provincials last weekend. 

Tyler McGrail was fourth in the under-18 boys’ long jump with a leap of 6.60 metres. McGrail was also tenth in the triple jump.

Tyler McGrail at the Lambton-Kent Track and Field meet in Chatham May 10.

And James Grant was fifth in the under-16 800 metre race in a time of 2:02.92. 

James Grant competing in the 800m at the 2023 OFSAA Ontario High School Track and Field Championships June 10. Geoff Robins / Mundo Sport Images.

Share This

Image
Front Page

Gladu has no regrets as federal funding starts to trickle into Sarnia-Lambton

August 4, 2026

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu says the death threats and harassment she received after crossing the floor and joining the Liberals in April are dissipating. And more federal dollars have started flowing to her Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong riding, she said while speaking to reporters Tuesday. An estimated 75 per cent of people in contact with her are very

Read More

Image
Front Page

Mischief charges laid after RV sale near Dresden goes bad

August 4, 2026

The Independent A Wallaceburg man is facing charges after losing his cool while trying to buy an RV from a Tramway Road resident. Chatham-Kent Police were called to the home outside of Dresden after 3 pm July 31. Police found a man had come to the home to buy an RV. While he was there, the man was angry and

Read More

Image
Front Page

Copper wiring stolen from St. Clair Township business

August 4, 2026

The Independent Lambton OPP say $8,000 of copper wiring was taken from a St. Clair Township business. OPP say sometime between 5 pm July 27 and 8 am July 28, someone went into a business on Rokeby Line by cutting a hole in the perimeter fence. The thieves stole copper wiring and lightening rods valued at about $8,000. Police are

Read More

Image
Front Page

Interim chief tight-lipped about criminal probe stemming from Davis workplace harassment investigation

August 4, 2026

Heather Wright/The Independent The Sarnia Interim Police Chief and board won’t be releasing further information about news the workplace investigation into suspended Chief Derek Davis is now a criminal matter. Interim Chief Mike Federico says that information, which became public after the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency released released the details in a letter, is not normally shared with the public.

Read More