High temps behind Canada Day 402 road problem
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The Lambton Attack U18 B team has a perfect record heading into Sunday's semi-finals.
Lambton Attack, Sarnia and Mooretown all advance to Girls International Silver Stick semi finals
January 4, 2026
Lambton Attack U13/U12 B is among the Lambton teams heading to in semi finals at the Girls’ International Silver Stick tournament in Sarnia.
The Attack punched their ticket to the semis after going 4-0 in the round robin including a 4-0 win over the Boulder Roughriders. Their game is underway now.
The U18 B team is 3-0 after a 5-1 win over the North Halton Twisters Saturday afternoon and St. Mary’s 5-3 in the evening. The U18B team faces St. Mary’s is the semi final at 11 am
The U18 A Sarnia Lady Sting have also advanced to the semi-finals after a perfect round robin including a 3-0 win over the Clarington Flames Saturday.
The Mooretown Flags and the Sarnia Lady Sting have also advanced to the semi final sin the U11B division, the U13 BB division, with the Sarnia U18 B team also advancing to the semi finals Sunday.
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Heather Wright/The Independent The Ministry of Transportation has confirmed the extreme heat causing the concrete on Highway 402 near the Oil Heritage Road exit to buckle again. Around 5 pm Canada Day, Lambton OPP closed the westbound lanes of the highway at Reece’s Corners “due to hazardous road conditions.” Traffic was directed down London Line to get back on Highway
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UPDATED: Brigden won’t host 2027 IPM
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Heather Wright/The Independent A long-standing tradition of honouring LCCVI graduates will soon come to a close. The Nicol Foundation says it will wrap up the foundation which gave $10,000 US student scholarships at the end of 2029. Tim Hummel, the Canadian representative to the Nicol Foundation and former LCCVI principal, said in a news release “the balance of funds available
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