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Unbeaten and champions: Lambton-Kent Cardinals win Senior Girls basketball title

November 6, 2025

The gym in Dresden was electric as the Lambton-Kent Cardinals Senior Girls basketball team cruised to victory in the Lambton-Kent final.

LK topped Tilbury 57-17 Thursday at home to move on to the SWOSSAA final against Windsor’s Lajeunesse in Dresden on Thursday (Nov. 13). The time has not yet been announced.

The Cardinals won every game they played in the regular season.

Marissa McGee grabs the ball during the LK title game in Dresden Nov. 6
There was just one Cardinal in the middle of the Titans during the LK title game in Dresden Nov. 6
Julia Pegg ties up a Tilbury player during the LK final Nov. 6, 2025

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Welcome Home: New Alvinston Legion officially opens

June 12, 2026

Blake Ellis/The Independent “I would like to welcome you to our new home,” said Alvinston Legion Branch President Jack MacDonald. After 56 years at its River Street location, the Alvinston Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion moved into its new home on Nauvoo Road at the beginning of 2026. The Branch 249 made it official with a grand opening celebration

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Plan calls for 1K of new affordable/supportive homes

June 12, 2026

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County needs 1,096 affordable and specialized housing units in the next 10 years. That from Org Code Consulting which presented a 10-year Housing Plan for the county at Wednesday’s county council meeting. “Affordability concerns are now affecting more people, with rents rising between 38 and 42 per cent since 2020 and deeply affordable housing is also

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Lancer trio place second in Novice Girls category at OFSAA

June 12, 2026

Heather Wright/The Independent The future of track and field at LCCVI is in good hands after three members of the Novice Girls’ Team placed second overall at the provincial championship. Kallee Elliott, Rayah Minten and Jaylen Helps scored 30 points with their four medals, just one point behind Scholard Hall from North Bay for the Novice Girls Team championship. Track

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LCCVI celebrates the Class of 2026

June 12, 2026

The Independent Parents and friends packed Bradshaw Hall at LCCVI to honour the Class of 2026 Thursday. About 200 students crossed the stage ahead of exam week during the two-hour ceremony. Principal Rhonda Leystra compared the graduates school experience to the growth of a tree, with the high school years as a time to grow and expand. “You have matured,”

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