Lambton plans more permanent shelter beds with Good Shepherd’s Lodge expansion
Road Closures for the week of Sept. 25
September 25, 2023
Enbridge continues its work on pipelines in Central Lambton. This week there are a number of closures;
- Starting Sept. 25, Mandaumin Road will be closed between Burman Line and McCallum Line.
- Since Sept. 18, Bickford Line has been closed between Brigden Road and Waterworks Road, and McCallum Line has been closed between Brigden Road and Mandaumin Road.
- As of Sept. 22, both roads have reopened.
- Future closures will also be required on Stanley Line between Brigden Road and Mandaumin Road, and on sections of Oil Springs Line. More details on these closures will be shared as they become available.
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Lambton plans more permanent shelter beds with Good Shepherd’s Lodge expansion
June 17, 2026
1,700 square-foot addition could hold 42 new beds Heather Wright/The Independent There could soon be more permanent shelter beds in Sarnia at the Good Shepherd’s Lodge. Lambton County is planning an expansion at the Confederation St. facility for up to 42 new permanent shelter beds. The County of Lambton set up a temporary shelter at the former Laurel Lea Church
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The dust and the mud at the Alvinston Pro Rodeo
June 16, 2026
The population of Alvinston swelled by a couple of thousand this weekend as the Alvinston Pro Rodeo set up shop at the Brooke Alvinston Inwood Community Centre for the weekend. Cowboys and cowgirls from all over North America came to be part of the action. And there was a big local contingent including Tyler Foster and Rod Weese, World Champions
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LCCVI’s student athletes honoured
June 16, 2026
LCCVI Athletics honoured this year’s top athletes. Students from each grade and sport were honoured during the year end banquet June 10. Here are the athletes honoured as MVP for their year. In the back row, left to right are Jonah Wagner, Jaylen Helps, Nadia Alfadili, Zander Knapp, Jamison Helps, Belle Stewart, Meagan Munro, Mya Beaudoin, Elijah Robinson and kneeling
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Building community spirit in Wilkesport
June 16, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Bill Myers remembers when community gathered to watch the tractor pull at the Wilkesport Community Centre. The field has been empty for some time. In the 1990s, the pullers found other venues to accommodate their larger machines. The community missed the pull and the time together, Myers said Saturday. So, he and his wife, Kathy, who had
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