No injuries in three vehicle crash at Michigan/Waterworks corner
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LCCVI, North Lambton remain undefeated in girls basketball
October 24, 2025
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LCCVI’s junior girls basketball team and North Lambton’s senior girls basketball team improved to 8-0 with victories in Petrolia on Wednesday.
The Lancers junior squad came away with a convincing 46-18 win over North Lambton to clinch the best regular season record in the ‘AA’ division.
In senior play, North Lambton’s second half surge helped them get a 38-31 win over LCCVI. Alexis Wice scored a game-high 22 points for the Eagles. It’s the third consecutive game that she has put up 20 or more points. North Lambton’s Lily Heynsberger (11 points) and LCCVI’s Aliya Anderson (10 points) also scored in double figures.
LCCVI takes on John McGregor in their final game of the regular season Oct. 29. The juniors start at 5:30 pm and the seniors will follow at 7:00 pm. It will be an important matchup for the senior team with the winner getting the second seed in the ‘AA’ division. Both teams have a 4-4 record.
On the same date, North Lambton plays a doubleheader in Wallaceburg with the juniors taking the court at 5:30 pm and the seniors playing at 7:00 pm.
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No injuries in three vehicle crash at Michigan/Waterworks corner
September 10, 2026
The Independent There was a lot of damage but no injuries in an accident at the corner of Waterworks Road and Michigan Line Thursday. Sarnia Fire Rescue officials were called to a three-vehicle accident this morning at the corner. One person had to be extricated from their vehicle but only minor injuries were reported. Officials said the intersection remains closed
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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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