Lambton now has four ‘strong’ mayors
UPDATED: Flooding, accidents have closed the 402
August 23, 2023
Local roads also have been closed due to flooding
Warwick Fire says the 402 is closed between Nauvoo Road and Kerwood Road in both directions due to flooding.
Photos on the department’s social media show the deep ditches in the median overflowing onto the road and deep enough to cause a small wake as the trucks pass through.
Heavy rain since 4:30 this afternoon has dropped over four inches of rain in the Watford area according to residents in the area.
Lambton OPP also reported an accident in the area around 6:30pm. Travellers on social media said they had been driving in heavy rain on the highway when they hit the water on the road. Several vehicles, including a transport, were in the ditches.
There are also reports of flooding around the Watford area – particularly around Nauvoo Road.
There is flooding on Petrolia Line near Nauvoo.
Ebeneezer Road near Petrolia Line has been closed due to flooding and an abandoned car.
Warwick Township has closed Zion Line from Sexton to Nauvoo due to flooding.
Front Page
Lambton now has four ‘strong’ mayors
April 19, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Four Lambton County mayors have been given extra powers under the province’s Strong Mayors Act. Petrolia’s Brad Loosley, Lambton Shores’ Doug Cook, St. Clair’s Jeff Agar and Plympton-Wyoming’s Gary Atkinson were among 169 mayors who received word April 9, the province hopes to give themadditional powers beginning in May. The province introduced the regulation in large cities
Read More
Front Page
PC MPP Pinsonneault ‘disappointed’ Ford government reneges of promise of EA for Dresden dump
April 19, 2025
Province “must ensure we have the tools and resources to respond to any unpredictable decisions” from Trump, MPP adds Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault says he’s disappointed the province won’t require the York1 project at the Dresden dump to undergo a full Environmental Assessment. But he seems to be supporting the Ford government’s move, saying “we must ensure
Read More
Front Page
Logos don’t matter in case of emergency: trainer
April 18, 2025
John Wright/The Independent Mt. Brydges Bulldogs President Andy Friyia called it “the scariest moment I’ve ever witnessed live in a hockey game.” He’s talking about a devastating injury to Jaxon Moorhouse of the Bulldogs at the Greenwood Recreation Centre in game five of the Yeck Division semi-final series. Two players who were battling for the puck behind the net fell
Read More
Front Page
Waits at the first day of advanced voting
April 18, 2025
Today is the first day of advanced polling in the federal election and it seems polling workers are busy. In Petrolia, voters had to dodge children at the annual Petrolia Lions Easter Egg Hunt Friday. In Wyoming, residents report a busy polling station adding that it is efficient. In Forest, it is reportedly taken some people an hour to vote.
Read More