Over $300K in drugs and $150K in cash seized by Sarnia Police
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Somerville leads Lancers at Sarnia Invitation Wrestling tourney
January 13, 2026
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LCCVI was third in the open girls division and ninth overall of 39 teams at the Sarnia Invitational Wrestling event at St. Patrick’s in Sarnia.
Kylee Somerville won her category for the Lancers and Madalyn Martin was second in hers. Kalyn Kwarciak-Bishop, Jessa Somerville, Isaac Jahnke, Chloe King, Abbi White and Breanna Dew registered third-place finishes and Demarius Kember was fourth for LCCVI.
Meantime, North Lambton won the open boys title and placed fourth overall. Bailey Dortmans, Brody Bruce, Bryson Rose-Cole and Rhys Lewis won division titles while Jocelyn Carr, Jordan Anderson, Kayla Campbell and Noah Needham placed second. Sophia Smith-Hunter was fourth.
The host Irish team, with Wyoming’s Abby Phelan winning second place in her weight class, beat out Hamilton’s Bishop Ryan for the overall championship. Great Lakes finished third.
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Over $300K in drugs and $150K in cash seized by Sarnia Police
September 17, 2026
The Independent Sarnia Police have charged one man after seizing over $300,000 in drugs and over $150,000 in cash. Police executed several search warrants and found four kilos of crystal methamphetamine, one kilo of cocaine, prescription hydromorphone pills, 120 oxycodone tablets, scales and packing material along with $151,452. A 42-year-old Sarnia man was arrested and charged with multiple offences including:
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New focus on rebuilding lost tourism traffic
September 17, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent Efforts are being stepped up to revive American tourist traffic, left on life support by the pandemic and tariff threats, says Adam Veen. The new executive director of Tourism Sarnia-Lambton (TSL) has been on the job only a few weeks but had some good news for local politicians and tourism leaders attending TSL’s annual general meeting Thursday.
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Watford mourns loss of long-time firefighter
September 17, 2026
Milner served the Watford Fire Service for 60 years The Independent Keith Milner is being remembered for his life-long commitment to his community, family and friends. Milner had served as a Watford firefighter for 55 years and the caretaker of the Watford fire hall for another five years before his retirement from the department. He passed away Saturday. In a
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Dream Home lottery to support CEEH redevelopment
September 17, 2026
The Independent The Bluewater Health Foundation have kicked off this year’s Dream Home Lottery. The funds raised by the lottery for a fully-furnished $1.9 million home in Camlachie will help support the $20 million redevelopment of Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital’s emergency department and to help purchase diagnostic imaging equipment. In its 32-year history, the lottery has raised $11 million for
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