Flags fly at half staff for Warwick deputy fire chief
One arrested after stabbing at Walpole Island intersection
July 31, 2025
A Walpole Island man is facing seven charges after a mid-afternoon stabbing at an intersection in the community.
Tuesday, around 2:20 pm, Walpole Island Police and Lambton OPP officers were called to the intersection of Old Ferry Road and Union Hall Road. On person had been stabbed but sustained non life-threatening injuries.
Police arrested a man at a nearby home.
Jared Williams, 30, has been charged is facing charges of assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm as well as mischief – destroying property – break and enter and bail violations..
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Flags fly at half staff for Warwick deputy fire chief
September 1, 2026
The Independent Flags are at half staffed in Warwick Township following the death of a long-time volunteer firefighter. Roger Sitlington has volunteered with the Warwick department for 42 years including as a captain and deputy chief. “His unwavering commitment, leadership, and service to the community will not be forgotten. We extend our deepest condolences to Roger’s family, friends, fellow firefighters,
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Local unemployment rate at eight per cent
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Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton’s unemployment rate inched up to eight per cent in June. That from Statistics Canada’s region numbers reported by the Sarnia-Lambton Workplace Development Board. The unemployemnt rate is up from 7.7 per cent in May. Mikelle Bryson-Campbell, executive director of Sarnia-Lambton Workforce Development, says Sarnia-Lambton’s unemployment rate is similar to Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent. While Sarnia-Lambton’s unemployment rate
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OPP look for a driver after accident on Petrolia Line
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The Independent Lambton OPP are looking for the driver of a pickup truck which crashed Sunday. Around 4 pm, the OPP were called to a single-vehicle accident on Petrolia Line near Mandaumin Road. When police arrived, they found a maroon Dodge Ram 1500 pickup. The driver was no where to be found. Police believe the accident occurred between 3 pm
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Body of third swimmer in four days recovered at Pinery Park Saturday
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The Independent Lambton OPP’s Underwater Recovery Unit has found the body of the third person to drown in Lambton Shores in the last four days. Around 3 pm Saturday, OPP were called to Pinery Provincial Park for a missing swimmer who was last seen in Lake Huron off the beach. Police say Lambton OPP Marine Unit and Underwater Search and
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