EF0 tornado touches down southeast of Alvinston Heather Wright/The Independent A major storm blew through Lambton Thursday dumping an estimated 15 to 75 mm of rain in the wake of its path. Around 4:20 pm Environment Canada issued a tornado warning saying a heavy band of storms would be passing through Marthaville, Wyoming and Petrolia. While there was rain, there

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Hail, thunderstorms and several tornado threats didn’t deter thousands from lining up to Catch the Ace Thursday at the Sarnia Legion Branch 62.  And they’ll all be back to do it again next Thursday. The Legion’s Catch the Ace progressive raffle lottery is moving to week 43, generating a record prize board and massive weekly party. “There’s

The Independent The traffic in Grand Bend will be a lot better than anticipated over the Canada Day weekend. Earlier this week, the municipality said it would be July 3 before the work on the Ontario Street bridge at the corner of Main and Highway 21 would be open. But Thursday, Lambton Shores announced all traffic lanes on the bridge

Trucks coming from Sarnia are expected to go down Oil Heritage Road, through six Lambton communities Heather Wright/The Independent It appears York1 has scaled back the size of its project on the outskirts of Dresden. But Lambton County will still see increased traffic, particularly on Oil Heritage Line. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent held a public meeting in Dresden Wednesday to