‘Amazing’ opportunity to showcase Sarnia-Lambton
Girls’ Silver Stick open in Sarnia
January 2, 2025
Sixty-one teams from Ontario, Michigan, Ohio and Colorado have converged on Sarnia to play for championships in seven divisions at the girls’ North America Silver Stick finals. Play continues through the finals on Sunday afternoon.
Games will be played at Progressive Auto Sales Arena, the Pat Stapleton Arena, both ice pads at Clearwater Arena and the Point Edward Arena.
The Sarnia Lady Sting, Mooretown Lady Flags and Lambton Attack will represent Sarnia-Lambton at the annual event.
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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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Canada border officers seize $38.5 million of cocaine
August 25, 2026
The Independent There has been another big drug seizure at the Bluewater Bridge in Point Edward. Canada Border Services Agency officers seized about 385 kg of cocaine from a commercial truck on August 13. The truck was referred for secondary examination, during which border services officers detected and seized the drugs, which according to photos released by border officers, was
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Ontario “committed’ to building power plant in Courtright
August 25, 2026
Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Ontario’s Energy Minister says the province is committed to building a power plant at the site of the former Lambton Generating Station. Stephen Lecce and Associate Energy Minister Sam Oosterhoff were in Courtright Tuesday. The pair stood with their backs to the St. Clair River and nearby St. Clair Township, touting the project as “tariff proof”
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