Patients evacuated after gas leak at Petrolia hospital
North Lambton tops LCCVI in girls basketball
September 25, 2025
Alexis Wice had 16 points to lead North Lambton to a 40-16 win over LCCVI in senior girls high school basketball on Wednesday. The Eagles are now 2-0 on the season. The Lancers fall to 1-1. Keira Anjema led the Lancers with five points.
Elsewhere, St. Patrick’s improved to 2-0 with a 62-44 victory over Great Lakes. The Wolfpack is 1-1. No leading scorers were supplied by either team.
In junior play, Altidili (no first name supplied) led LCCVI with 15 points in a 32-26 win at North Lambton. Miranda Morrison had 17 points for the Eagles.
In the other contest, St. Patrick’s downed Great Lakes, 60-15.
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Patients evacuated after gas leak at Petrolia hospital
September 10, 2026
Dawson Currie/For The Independent Patients at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital in Petrolia were evacuated for a gas leak Wednesday night. Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department was called to the hospital just before 8 pm for reports of a natural gas smell in the basement of the main building. Firefighters found hospital staff already working on evacuating patients from the Emergency Department
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OPP lay over 1,000 speeding charges Labour Day weekend
September 9, 2026
The Independent Over 1,000 speeding charges in southern Ontario during the Labour Day weekend. West Region OPP say officers targetted “The Big Four” bad driving behaviours; aggressive driving, failure to wear a seatbelt, distracted driving and impaired driving which are the leading contributing factors to death and injury on Ontario’s highways. From Sept. 4 to 7, 1,004 speeding charges were
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Port Lambton 16Us win OBA title
September 9, 2026
The Port Lambton 16U Pirates were a perfect 5-0 at the Provincial Championship over Labour Day weekend. The Pirates defeated Simcoe team 11-6 to capture the gold. The 11-team tournament was originally scheduled to begin Thursday, but heavy rain left the diamonds in Petrolia, Courtright and Port Lambton too wet to play until Saturday. Port Lambton opened with a 13-5
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Sarnia footballer remembered after drowning at The Cove
September 9, 2026
The Independent The Sarnia Football Club is paying tribute to one of its members who drown over the Labour Day weekend. Monday, Sarnia Fire Rescue’s Marine Unit was called to The Cove near Canatara Park around 3 pm for a possible drowning. People on ski-doos, boats and sail boats aided Sarnia Fire, Point Edward Fire, fire and police departments from
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