Ryan Aarts/The Independent The LCCVI Lancers senior girls basketball team is ready for its LKSSAA semifinal against Wallaceburg Tuesday after a strong regular season. The Lancers finished the regular season with a 4-1 record, with their most recent win coming in a 53-36 win over North Lambton on October 29. They also defeated Wallaceburg 37-29 earlier in the season, giving

Cathy Dobson/The Independent One week after overwhelmingly unseating Sarnia’s eleven-term mayor, Carrie McEachran explains the moment she decided to run. It was while she watched a city council meeting last year that lasted for hours, focused on the behaviour of one disorderly member, and resulted in no decisions. That clinched it. “I thought, this is ridiculous. We’re never going to

Heather Wright/The Independent Former Dawn-Euphemia councillor Emery Huszka has a new political job. He’ll represent Bothwell and Thamesville on Chatham-Kent council. Huszka, who championed the concerns of rural residents who often felt overshadowed by urban needs in the regional municipality, easily won his seat with 46 per cent of the vote in a field of seven. Huszka’s election came amid

Barry Wright/The Independent It’s a first for Lambton College. The Lions won its first-ever OCAA women’s cross-country championship at Fanshawe Conservation Area Saturday afternoon. Lambton edged out the host Falcons, Mohawk, Sheridan and Humber in a tight five-way race for the title. Flourish Nmor led the Lions with a seventh-place finish followed by teammates Abilene Clark, Megan Denbak and Emma