Swimmer missing in Lake Huron off Pinery Park
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
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Swimmer missing in Lake Huron off Pinery Park
August 26, 2026
The Independent A man is missing in the waters off Piney Park. Eyewitnesses at the provincial park say early this afternoon a group of friends was swimming when one man disappeared. One of the man’s friends tried to rescue him, but later was himself taken from the water for medical treatment. Boats along the shoreline could be seen searching for
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2027 IPM finds its new home near Petrolia
August 26, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The Ontario Plowmens’ Association has found a new Lambton County home for the 2027 International Plowing Match. It will be at the farm of Clayton and Linda McLauchlin east of Petrolia. In a news release the OPA says, their farms provide an “open agricultural landscape” and is accessible for the show which is expected to draw upwards
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‘Amazing’ opportunity to showcase Sarnia-Lambton
August 26, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Tourism officials are hoping Sarnia-Lambton’s 15 minutes of fame during a popular CTV reality show will turn into tourism dollars in the future. Tuesday, an episode of The Amazing Race Canada which was shot in Sarnia-Lambton May 7, aired. Tourism Sarnia-Lambton Interim Executive Director, Adam Veen, says opportunity came in late 2025. “They’re always scouting for new
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Doubling down on potential power generation in St. Clair
August 26, 2026
Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative With the Canadian/US. tariff war ramping up, Ontario’s Energy Minister Stephen Lecce has announced $500,000 for St. Clair Township to move public consultation ahead for new power generation in Courtright. Standing on the banks of the St. Clair River Tuesday with the U.S. in view, Lecce said the Ford government takes public consultation seriously and has
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