Seven local athletes advance to OFSAA track and field championship
Rural municipalities look for pothole cash
December 20, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent
A new provincial grant will give some municipalities some relief when it comes to potholes.
Enniskillen Township will be applying to a new program instituted by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Enniskillen Township’s Administrator-Clerk Christine Poland reported to council at its meeting on Dec. 15 after a couple of phone calls from ministry staff she learned grading gravel roads to prevent potholes is eligible under the Pothole Prevention and Repair Program as well as the hot mix asphalting that was completed in 2025.
The township spent $34,000 in hot mix supplies as well as $38,000 in grader expenses. The maximum both municipalities can apply for is $38,000.
The townships of Dawn-Euphemia, Brooke-Alvinston and the Village of Oil Springs will be also be applying.
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Seven local athletes advance to OFSAA track and field championship
May 29, 2026
John Wright/The Independent Three LCCVI athletes hit the podium during the first day of the OFSAA West Regional track and field championships. Rayah Minten, Kole Chapman and Kallee Elliott are among seven Lambton athletes advancing to the provincial championship. Minten topped a field of 16 competitors with a throw of 11.56m, just one centimetre more than her throw best throw
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Marriott running for re-election in Enniskillen
May 29, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent One month into the nomination period for municipal council, there are a few more people announcing their intentions to run for office. Most notably, Kevin Marriott is looking for a fourth term as the mayor of Enniskillen township. Marriott was elected as a councillor 1994. He held the position of deputy-mayor for seven years before becoming mayor
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North Lambton falls to Tecumseh Vista in SWOSSAA Soccer Final
May 28, 2026
The Independent North Lambton Eagles Coach Scott Wilson says the girls soccer team played “a good hard game” but it wasn’t enough as Tecumseh Vista claimed the Senior Girls SWOSSAA title. Tecumseh scored three unanswered goals during the final May 27 in Forest. Wilson added Goalie Brookelynn MacKenzie played “amazing.” North Lambton ended the season with a 7-2 record,
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Sarnia gives green light to apartment building near Cargill grain terminal, county approval is next
May 28, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Tricar says it is working with Cargill Grains hoping to ease concerns about the company’s 14-storey, 105 unit apartment near the Sarnia Harbour. In late 2025, Cargill asked Ontario’s minister of municipal affairs to use a Ministerial Zoning Order to override plans for housing developments in the area, including the Tricar tower. Cargill’s letter to the minister
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