Forest industrial park taking shape
Three from Lambton Shores face trafficking charges
September 9, 2024
Three people are facing drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop in Lambton Shores early Friday morning.
Lambton OPP say members of the Street Crimes Unit and the Strategic Operations Intelligence Unit as well as the Anishinabek Police stopped a car on Arkona Road just after 1 am Friday.
Three people were taken into custody and police seized fentanyl and methamphetamine and what police are saying is other “offense-related” property.
Police say Jonathan McMaster, 53, of Lambton Shores, and Jacob Kaczanowski, 36, and Jamie Millier, 34, both of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation were charged with two counts possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Kaczanowski is still in custody and will be in court tomorrow. McMaster and Millier will be back in court in October.
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Forest industrial park taking shape
August 4, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent A road network is about to spring up in Forest’s new Industrial Park. Lambton Shores has been working on creating the shovel-ready industrial area on about 60 acres of land along Highway 21 and Enterprise Road. Chief Administrative Officer Steve McAuley showed Lambton Shores councillors July 14 a plan for up to 24 building lots. “We’ve worked
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McPherson golden at State Wars roller hockey tournament
August 4, 2026
Warwick Township’s Ethan McPherson made 40 saves to backstop Team Canada to a 4-3 overtime win Team Central USA in the championship game of the National Development Program (NDP) division of the State Wars 22 inline roller hockey tournament inFort Wayne, Indiana. McPherson, a goalie in the Lambton Jr. Sting organization, only allowed six goals against in three appearances. The
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ICYMI: Investigation into suspended Sarnia police chief now a criminal matter
August 3, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The investigation of the actions of Sarnia Police Chief Derek Davis is now a criminal matter. That’s according to a letter from the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency sent to the owner of The Sarnia Journal. It was provided to The Independent by Nathan Colquhoun and verified by the LECA as authentic. Colquhoun filed the complaint to the
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Line 5 pipeline construction approval overturned by Michigan Supreme Court
August 2, 2026
Sarnia’s mayor calls for feds and province to get involved Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia’s mayor is calling on the provincial and federal governments to step up after the Michigan Supreme Court pulled the plug on a building permit for a replacement project for Line 5. Enbridge has been trying to find a way to improve the international pipeline which brings
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