Bluewater Bridge border guards seized 1.1 tonnes of drugs in $139 million bust
Florence library to open five days a week
June 6, 2025
Starting in September, Dawn-Euphemia residents will be able to go to the library five days a week.
Lambton County, which runs the library system, has finalized the new operating hours of the Florence Library as it prepares to close the Shetland Branch.
The library hours will double starting Sept. 1 with the branch open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 3-8 pm, Tuesday 10-2 pm, and Saturday from 10-3 pm.
There will also be a new computer for children with literacy games, an added public computer workstation and a larger onsite collection.
NEXT
Chapman moves to 100M hurdle final at OFSAA
PREVIOUS
Legal fights, blockades possible in wake of Bill 5’s passage
Front Page
Bluewater Bridge border guards seized 1.1 tonnes of drugs in $139 million bust
July 24, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent About 1.1 tonnes of the drugs seized in a $139 million drug investigation were seized at the Bluewater Bridge. And a Corunna man is one of 21 people charged in the massive drug ring which netted a total of 1.7 tonnes of cocaine, methamphetamine, opium and oxycodone. The investigation began in Windsor in January 2025. “At that
Read More
Front Page
Ashley Norton Caught the Ace
July 24, 2026
Imperial Oil employee takes home $4.5 million in Sarnia Legion Cathy Dobson & Heather Wright/The Independent After 45 weeks, hundreds of thousands of tickets sold, food banks restocked and a whole lot of fun, the Chase for the Ace is over. Thursday, Ashley Norton’s ticket was drawn at the Sarnia Legion. The 44-year-old Imperial Oil maintenance manager chose envelope number
Read More
Front Page
Oil Springs Youth Centre may be OPPs remote workplace
July 23, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent A request from the Lambton OPP for a secure, remote workplace has led the Oil Springs council to suggest the OPP use the youth centre in the village. The suggestion was made at the July 14 council meeting, when council reviewed the request from Lambton OPP Operational Support Sergeant Michael Marsh. “I like the idea because they’re
Read More
Front Page
Mayor, Hydro One meet on power lines
July 23, 2026
The Independent Dawn-Euphemia’s mayor has had his first meeting with Hydro One about power lines which will dissect some homes in the township. Al Broad told council Monday he met with officials last week, and more meetings are in the offing. Hydro One is waiting for the OK to build the Longwood to Lakeshore Line. Broad has been a vocal
Read More