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Lambton OPP seize $28K in cash and drugs in Wallaceburg

March 3, 2025

A 46 year-old Wallaceburg man is facing drug charges after an investigation by Lambton OPP.

On Feb. 25, the OPP officers from Lambton’s Community Street Crime Unit, the Chatham-Kent Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, and its Critical Incident Response Team, searched a home on Forhan Street in Wallaceburg.

OPP seized about $28,000 in cash and dugs including methamphetamine and opioids.

Jason Allaer has been charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of stolen property.

He’ll be in Sarnia court in April to speak to the charges.

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Wyoming Lions make over $90K in donations to local health care

November 11, 2026

The Independent The Wyoming Lion and Lioness Clubs donated $93,000 to the renovations at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital and the expansion of St. Joseph’s Hospice at Lambton Meadowview Villa. Tuesday night, the clubs donated $43,203 to St. Joseph’s Hospice. Lions and Lioness Presidents Paul Hendrick and Vicki Ducharme, presented the cheque to Kelly Chartrand, executive director, and Tammy Witcher, special

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Students mark Remembrance Day in Alvinston

November 11, 2026

Heather Wright/The Independent Students, staff, parents, siblings and members of the Alvinston Legion took time to remember with the students at Brooke Central School. Students created class wreaths to lay at the cross in gymnasium, sang in Flanders Field and observed a moment of silence with members of the Legion after the community’s ceremony at the cenotaph.

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Community gathers in Watford for Remembrance Day

November 11, 2026

Blake Ellis/The Independent People in Warwick Township joined the rest of the nation at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to remember those who served our nation in the military. Hundreds gathered in Watford for the Act of Remembrance led by the Watford Legion members.

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Petrolia Remembers

November 11, 2026

The Independent Members of the community and students from the local schools gathered at Victoria Park in Petrolia for the Remembrance Day ceremony Wednesday morning.

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