Warwick’s longest serving councillor retiring; six run for council seats
Over 260 kilograms of meth seized at Bluewater Bridge
February 17, 2026
The Independent
Customs officers at the Bluewater Bridge in Point Edward have seized 16 duffle bags of methamphetamine.
Feb. 4, a commercial truck arriving at the bridge was searched by border services officers and a detector dog and found the 16 bags containing 266.4 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Kulbir Singh, 29, of Woodstock was arrested and turned over to the RCMP. He’s charged with importation of methamphetamine and possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Since January 2025, border officials say 616.5 kilograms of methamphetamine has been seized at southern Ontario borders with the United States.
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Warwick’s longest serving councillor retiring; six run for council seats
August 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Three incumbents will face three newcomers for the four seats on Warwick Township council in the Oct. 26 municipal election. And when the nominations closed at 2 pm, there was one name noticeably absent from the list of potential candidates – long-time Warwick politician Jerry Westgate. Westgate has served on council for 32 years. Westgate says it
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Point Edward’s mayoral race heating up without Hand
August 21, 2026
But Hand still wants a seat at the table Cathy Dobson/The Independent Only two candidates are vying to be Point Edward’s next mayor but both are well known after serving on council and multiple committees and boards. Two-term deputy mayor Greg Grimes and three-term councillor Paul Burgess are each hoping to lead the polls for the top job on election
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Forty-three Sarnians vying for nine seats on council
August 21, 2026
Bradley seeking 12th term as mayor All but one current councillor running Cathy Dobson/The Independent As is his habit, Mike Bradley officially joined Sarnia’s mayoral race just a few hours before nominations closed Friday, ending speculation whether he’d attempt a 12th term. Bradley, 71, has been Sarnia’s mayor since 1988 and is Ontario’s second-longest serving mayor behind Milton’s Gord Krantz.
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Incumbents, newbies and a married couple vie for Petrolia council seats
August 21, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent While there won’t be a race for mayor in Petrolia, there is a wide range of candidates looking to become the next six members of town council. Joel Field, the current deputy mayor, is the only person to file nomination papers for the job of mayor but 12 candidates have filed nomination papers to fill the six
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