Wind and waves deter people from floating down the St . Clair River
Sarnia woman wins Dream Home
February 15, 2024
Linda Weeres has a big decision to make.
The Sarnia woman’s ticket was the winner of the Bluewater Health Foundations Dream Home Lottery grand prize – a $1.7 million home near Camlachie. The draw was made today.
Weeres can choose to keep the home and its furnishings or take $900,000 in cash.
Gwen Rogers of Sarnia picked up another big prize, nearly $324,000 from the 50/50 draw.
Since its inception, the lottery has raised nearly $10 million for Sarnia-Lambton’s community hospitals, Bluewater Health and Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital. The money raised with the lottery will be used to improve Bluewater Health’s Cancer Care Clinic.
The full prize list will be available at https://bwhfdreamhome.com/
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Wind and waves deter people from floating down the St . Clair River
August 17, 2025
The Independent High winds and waves reduced the number of hearty souls at the annual St. Clair River Floatdown Sunday. Earlier in the week, US and Canadian Coast Guard warned people about the danger of the event which started in 1977. They tried to convince people not to be a part of the event, but warned if there were going,
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Sarnia-Lambton teens make their mark at World Jr. Billiards championship
August 17, 2025
Tara Jeffrey/The Independent Tucked away in the back corner of Sarnia’s Rack N Roll pool hall, three young players can beoverheard laughing, shooting, and having a ball on a summer Tuesday lunch hour. Jaxon Bolychuk, 15, Emma Coulter, 14, and Calvin Srinivasan, 9, have gathered to reminisceabout their recent showing at the World Jr. Billiards Championship in Minnesota. It’s the
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Oil Springs approves sidewalk improvements
August 16, 2025
The Independent Oil Springs council is shuffling its priorities for capital projects. Public Works Superintendent Chris Den Boer brought to council’s attention on Aug. 5 that there is 337 feet of curb, which is not worth saving near the cenotaph on Oil Springs Line. He came armed with a quote for the work for seven different spots which need to be
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Oil Springs OKs ball diamond fix
August 16, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent There will be baseball in Oil Springs next year, thanks to some seed money from Oil Springs council. The diamond no longer met Ontario Baseball Association rules and some big changes were needed to continue playing at the diamond beside the Oil Springs Youth Centre. At a cost of $5,000, the bases will be extended from 75
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