Trustee candidate calls for the return of ‘true’ history
LCCVI’s Grant, North Lambton’s Peters qualify for OFSAA
October 24, 2024
LCCVI's James Grant placed second in the SWOSSA Senior Boys 6K, just six seconds behind first place finisher Brendan Currie of Villanova Secondary School in Windsor. Hundreds of students from across southwestern Ontario descended on Canatara Park in Sarnia for the event. Grant finished the race in 20:49, just a second behind his time at the LKSSAA event last week, despite a bee sting which lead to a swollen ankle. Colton Peters of North Lambton placed third in the Boys 4K Novice event. Peters and Grant will head to Ontario championship Nov. 4 in Ottawa SWOSSA TOP 15 FINISHES Girls 4k Run CC Novice 18 Skyla Willemse North Lambton S S 17:49 Boys 4k Run CC Novice 3 Colton Peters North Lambton S S 14:12 10 Benjamin Leystra Lambton Central 14:58 Girls 5k Run CC Junior 11 Heidi Shaw Lambton Central 21:59 Boys 6k Run CC Senior 1 Brendan Currie Villanova 20:35 2 James Grant Lambton Central 20:49
NEXT
Lancers trounce Wallaceburg in final regular season football game
PREVIOUS
Styrolutions moves up date for Sarnia site closure
Front Page
Trustee candidate calls for the return of ‘true’ history
October 14, 2026
Audience member calls the messaging ‘quite alarming’ Heather Wright/The Independent A candidate for the Lambton-Kent public school board says she will “stand strong against the progressive heists of the Canadian education system” including returning to the “history we all grew up with” so students can be proud to be Canadian. Cynthia Workman’s words raised some eyebrows at the Brooke-Alvinston All-Candidates
Read More
Front Page
Lambton College to open more seats in health, STEM, trades
October 14, 2026
The Independent There will be space for about 300 more students in Lambton College next year. Lambton College is among the post secondary institutions which submitted a proposal for more classroom spots for in demand fields. Friday, the province announced 2,077 new spaces across southern Ontario, including 297 at Lambton College; 160 in Health programs, 90 in the STEM field
Read More
Front Page
Worker injured after falling through Sombra greenhouse roof
October 14, 2026
OPP, Ministry of Labour investigating The Independent A worker at a Sombra greenhouse was taken to hospital by air ambulance Wednesday morning after crashing through the roof. St. Clair Township fire officials say the department was called to the Envirofresh Produce greenhouses near CF Industries on the St. Clair Parkway just after 9 am. Chief Richard Boyes says a man
Read More
Front Page
Paving on rebuilt Grand Bend Bridge continues Thursday
October 14, 2026
The Independent Drivers heading to Grand Bend are going to face some traffic slowdowns starting Thursday. The project to widen the bridge has been going on for two years, with work taking place before and after the busy summer tourist season. So far, officials say the concrete work, bridge retaining walls, waterproofing the east half of the new deck and
Read More