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Jr. Sting rally falls short in U18 loss

March 25, 2024

Trailing 4-1 after two periods, the Lambton Jr. Sting rallied for a pair of unanswered goals in the third period but fell just short bowing 4-3 to the Wolves in Waterloo on Sunday. Waterloo now leads the six-point Alliance League U18 championship series, three points to one after the teams skated to a 2-all tie on Saturday.

Game three is tomorrow (Tuesday) night at the Progressive Auto Sales second rink at 7:15.

Carter Fogarty led the Sting last night with a goal and two assists and Ethan Silcox added a goal and a helper. Blake Barnes had the other Lambton goal.

Elsewhere on the Jr. Sting playoff scoreboard on the weekend, the U10’s won its fifth straight postseason game beating Windsor, the U11’s beat London and Windsor, the U12’s split a pair of game with Chatham-Kent and the U13’s lost to Essex.

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Lambton to consult on shelter location

January 15, 2025

The Independent Lambton County will be consulting with municipalities about locations of possible shelters. Sarnia Mayor and County Councillor Mike Bradley says over the Christmas holidays, the city was talking with the county as it tried to arrange another shelter space and weren’t getting answers. County CAO Stephane Thiffeault says there is communication with municipalities adding there is “always discussion

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Lambton county councillors looking at a pay bump

January 15, 2025

The Independent Lambton County councillors could soon be getting a pay increase. Councillors have given the first approval for an increase of six per cent for 2025 – about $1,720 more for the year – bringing the annual pay for the elected position to $29,332 during a committee meeting. Council will have to approve the increase at its next full

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Lambton ‘in the driver’s seat’ as province eyes nuclear power in Courtright

January 14, 2025

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Electrification said he came to Sarnia-Lambton Tuesday to gauge opinion on a potential new power facility at the former Lambton Generating Station. Stephen Lecce said if the project moves ahead, the local community has final say on what kind of power plant is built but he spoke at length about nuclear energy

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Petrolia balks at backyard chickens

January 14, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Backyard chickens won’t be legal in Petrolia. But it remains to be seen if the homeowners already with chickens will be forced to give them up.The issue came to council in October, after a bylaw officer visited Rebecca Krall’s home. A neighbour complained about their backyard coop. She went to council and asked council to consider changing

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