Blake Ellis & Heather Wright/The Independent Two candidates for public school trustees were surprised to hear concerns from the Lambton-Kent District School Board that they’d used the parking lot of a school to talk with parents. Chris White and Joselyn Young Cormier organized a meeting with parent’s from Zone Central School in late September, after hearing concerns about the reorganization

The Independent Chris Plain is once again the chief of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Plain resigned from his position Deputy Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation to run for the position against incumbent Janelle Nahmabin. Plan, who served as the chief of Aamjiwnaang First Nation for 17 years leaving to serve with the Anishinabek Nation, defeated Nahmabin in Saturday’s election by

The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees is loosing one of their key players – but the team is excited the captain’s next big thing. Brennan Feasey will be an assistant coach with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League. For the last four years, Feasey has been coaching while playing a key role with the Killer Bees. Last

Roads should be priority one Heather Wright/The Independent Roads and bridges and how they’re going to get fixed in a time of shrinking grants from the recent Round Table with some of the candidates for Brooke-Alvinston Council. The Independent sat down with, mayoral candidate Jamie Armstrong, and council candidates Greg Hillyard, Frank Nemcek, Ian Lehrbass, and Diane Mac Dougall Sept.