Heather Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Community Foundation has given a boost to six local charities, doling out over $10,000. The foundation’s Irene Clark appeared at the March 24 Petrolia council meeting to present the cheques to a number of groups. Lambton Literacy received a $2,000 grant for supplies for their programs. The Lambton Young Theatre Players received $1,500. Linda Smith

Heather Wright/The Independent Public Health Ontario says there have now been six measles cases in Lambton County – three more than the local public health unit had reported. The information is contained in the latest update of the measles outbreak in Ontario. Southern Ontario is the middle of a measles outbreak. Public Health Ontario reported 557 cases across the province

There is s a new group hoping to build businesses up in Lambton while Canada face a tariff threat from the US. A number of non-profit groups, government agencies and municipal governments – including Lambton Shores, Warwick Township, Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership, Tourism Sarnia Lambton and Chambers of Commerce in Grand Bend and Sarnia-Lambton – have banded together to create the

Heather Wright/The Independent Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks officials the spill at Suncor was smaller than first reported and the clean up of a crude oil spill into the St. Clair River will likely take until the end of this week. March 27, Suncor in Sarnia notified the ministry that up to 5,000 litres of crude oil spilled