Gladu has no regrets as federal funding starts to trickle into Sarnia-Lambton
HEATHER WRIGHT PHOTO
Darius Landon, seen here in the Boys' 200 Meter Medley Relay, won three individual events and one relay at the LK Swim Meet Jan. 16 in Sarnia.
Lancers win seven races, place second overall at LK swim meet
January 17, 2025
LCCVI’s Darius Landon took three individual titles at the Lambton-Kent Swimming finals, leading his team to a second place finish overall.
Landon, who has won four medals at the provincial championships in the last two years, including two gold, won the 200 meter freestyle, the 100 meter backstroke and the 100 meter individual medley races at the LK finals at the Sarnia Y Thursday.
Landon, Hayden Young, Yarko Zelenchuk and Hunter Kedwell also claimed first in the 200 Meter Medley Relay.
Zelenchuk and Young placed first and second in the 100 Meter Breaststroke event.
Kedwell took second in the 50 Meter Freestyle event. Young placed second in the 50 Meter Butterfly.
LCCVI’s 200 Meter Boys Freestyle Relay team of Zelenchuk, Ellis Wellington, Young and Kedwell also advanced to SWOSSAA with a win.
The Lancer Girls’ Relay teams also did well. Elsie Wellington, Madailynne Henderson, Danielle McKay and Marnie Sawyer placed first in the 200 Meter Freestyle Relay.
Sawyer, McKay, Wellington and Elizabeth Kuykendall, placed second in the 200 Meter Medley Relay.
And in the Girls 13-19 200 Meter Medley Relay, Henderson, Leah Stephens, Whitney Wilson and Jane VanDamme placed third.
The Girls’ team also collected a number of second place finishes in individual events.
Wilson in the 50 Meter Freestyle, Stephens in the 100 Meter Backstroke, Kuykendall in the 100 Meter Freestyle, VanDamme in the 14 and Under 100 Meter Freestyle and Sawyer in the 100 Meter Breaststroke.
Kuykendall also placed third in the 100 Meter Backstroke.
LCCVI placed second overall at the LK meet. The winners head to SWOSSAA in Windsor Feb. 20.
NEXT
Lambton Public Health issuing a Cold Weather Alert for Monday
PREVIOUS
UPDATED: ‘A little bit of our heart and soul in this town is gone today’
Front Page
Gladu has no regrets as federal funding starts to trickle into Sarnia-Lambton
August 4, 2026
Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu says the death threats and harassment she received after crossing the floor and joining the Liberals in April are dissipating. And more federal dollars have started flowing to her Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong riding, she said while speaking to reporters Tuesday. An estimated 75 per cent of people in contact with her are very
Read More
Front Page
Mischief charges laid after RV sale near Dresden goes bad
August 4, 2026
The Independent A Wallaceburg man is facing charges after losing his cool while trying to buy an RV from a Tramway Road resident. Chatham-Kent Police were called to the home outside of Dresden after 3 pm July 31. Police found a man had come to the home to buy an RV. While he was there, the man was angry and
Read More
Front Page
Copper wiring stolen from St. Clair Township business
August 4, 2026
The Independent Lambton OPP say $8,000 of copper wiring was taken from a St. Clair Township business. OPP say sometime between 5 pm July 27 and 8 am July 28, someone went into a business on Rokeby Line by cutting a hole in the perimeter fence. The thieves stole copper wiring and lightening rods valued at about $8,000. Police are
Read More
Front Page
Interim chief tight-lipped about criminal probe stemming from Davis workplace harassment investigation
August 4, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The Sarnia Interim Police Chief and board won’t be releasing further information about news the workplace investigation into suspended Chief Derek Davis is now a criminal matter. Interim Chief Mike Federico says that information, which became public after the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency released released the details in a letter, is not normally shared with the public.
Read More