ICYMI: Investigation into suspended Sarnia police chief now a criminal matter
Bkejwanong’s Mitchell wins provincial golf title
August 23, 2025
The Independent
For the third time in the past four years, Cheryl Mitchell has won the overall women’s title at the Ontario Indigenous golf championship.
The Bkejwanong (Walpole Island) golfer had rounds of 76, 77 and 75 to take first place by 11 shots at the event at Six Nations.
Lucas Rogers of Kettle and Stony Point was third in the junior boys’ division and tied for 29th overall in the men’s division with rounds of 76, 80 and 85 and Lorne Smith of Bkejwanong tied for 39th in the men’s division with scores of 82, 82 and 84.
Michael George of Kettle and Stony Point was 16th in the senior men’s competition with rounds of 87 and 88.
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ICYMI: Investigation into suspended Sarnia police chief now a criminal matter
August 3, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The investigation of the actions of Sarnia Police Chief Derek Davis is now a criminal matter. That’s according to a letter from the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency sent to the owner of The Sarnia Journal. It was provided to The Independent by Nathan Colquhoun and verified by the LECA as authentic. Colquhoun filed the complaint to the
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