Lambton County lambasted for slow action on homelessness at Sarnia all-candidates forum
OPP investigate fatal crash south of Petrolia
March 8, 2024
Lambton OPP are investigating after a gravel truck hit a car on Marthaville Road.
Const. Jamie Bydeley says the collision occurred at Marthaville Road and Courtright Line around 11:40 am Friday. He said there was a fatality but did not give more details on the scene.
Witnesses say it appeared the truck was on top of the vehicle.
Marthaville was closed at the Shiloh, Courtright and Oil Springs Line intersections as police investigated.
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Lambton County lambasted for slow action on homelessness at Sarnia all-candidates forum
September 11, 2026
Stark, like several others, suggested that rural county politicians who are responsible for social services in both urban and rural Sarnia-Lambton, don’t recognize how serious homelessness is in Sarnia because they don’t see it. Cathy Dobson/The Independent Lambton County council and staff were heavily criticized at an all-candidates forum Thursday for its slow response to the Rainbow Park encampment crisis
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Davis goes to court to get back to work
September 10, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia’s suspended police chief wants an arbitrator to decide if he should return to work. And he wants the Police Services Board to express its “unqualified confidence” in him “as necessary to restore his authority.” May 5, Derek Davis was suspended after a workplace harassment investigation what the Police Services Board Chair said were “numerous complaints” was
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$6.2M expansion planned at Forest school
September 10, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent A big addition is planned at Forest’s Catholic elementary school. The provincial government has approved a $6.2 million expansion at St. John Fisher Catholic School. It will include new classrooms for 92 students and 18 new child care spaces according to a provincial government news release. A report by the St. Clair District Catholic School Board shows
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Jaques joins hometown Petrolia Squires
September 10, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Squires have signed some homegrown talent. Andrew Jaques has signed with the senior club for the coming Ontario Elite Hockey League season. The 22-year-old Petrolia product amassed 219 points in 218 regular season and playoff games with the Strathroy Rockets and Petrolia Flyers over the past five seasons. The Lambton Jr. Sting grad had 26
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