In an election of Trumps and Tariffs, ‘Agriculture is a non-topic’
PC projected to win majority
February 27, 2025
Bailey and Pinsonneault both have more than 51 per cent of the vote in Lambton
Both Ontario PC candidates in Lambton have been re-elected in what will be a majority government for Doug Ford.
At 9:20 pm, with nearly 50 per cent of the vote counted, Elections Ontario is projecting the PCs have already leading or won in 74 ridings.
In Sarnia Lambton, Bob Bailey has over 51 per cent of the vote with over 20,000 votes.
In Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, Steve Pinsonneault has about 53 per cent of the vote with over 23,000 votes.
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In an election of Trumps and Tariffs, ‘Agriculture is a non-topic’
April 25, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent “Agriculture is a non-topic,” says Brian Eves. The president of the Lambton Federation of Agriculture is about the federal election campaign.The Independent talked to Eves and Lambton dairy farmer, Kevin Forbes about the issues farmers face and what the politicians are saying that is catching their attention. Less than two percent of the Canadian population are farm
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Canada’s future, affordability and local journalism all part of the final debate
April 25, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent The very last speaker of in the very last Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong debate threw away his prepared closing remarks. After listening to the problems Canada is facing, and the historic choices voters will make April 28, Liberal Candidate George Vandenberg said he wanted to speak “from the heart. “My family came from war torn Europe in 1951, 1952. My
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York1 project will still follow environmental rules says MPP
April 24, 2025
‘This is the hand I’ve been dealt’ says Pinsonneault Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault is trying to reassure Dresden residents the York1 Environmental Waste Solution’s plan to expand the derelict dump will still have to follow environmental standards. Pinsonneault is spoke to The Independent a week after the Ford Government quietly announced it wants to clear away some
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Plans for Camlachie mini arena shelved
April 24, 2025
The project’s drivers – the Huron Shores Optimists – say it would place a financial burden on the club Heather Wright/The Independent The Huron Shores Optimist and the Town of Plympton-Wyoming say they will be working together on a recreation project in Camlachie, but it won’t be the $2.3 million outdoor arena project. The Optimist floated the idea of an
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