62-year-old facing assault charge after Brigden confrontation
Lancer wins OFSSA bronze in wrestling
March 5, 2026
The Independent
LCCVI’s Mya Beaudoin hit the podium at the high school provincial wrestling championship.
Beaudoin won a bronze medal at the championships in Peterborough this week.
Sarnia-Lambton grapplers won a pair of gold medals, seven total medals and had 12 top-six finishes at the provincial high school wrestling meet this week in Peterborough.
Jaron Beauvais of Great Lakes and Kayla-Jean Malcolm of St. Patrick’s won first place honours in the boys’ 41-kg. and girls’ 115-kg. groups at the OFSAA event.
Katie Brooks and Kaelyn McArthur of the Wolfpack, JJ McCahill and Lexi Wilkinson of Northern also won bronze medals in their weight classes.
Meantime, Lisa MacLean, Ziya Craig, Taysia Morningstar and Jessie Janoska of Great Lakes all cracked the top six in their respective categories as did Wyatt Langford of Northern.
Great Lakes was third in the girls’ team standings and fourth overall.
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62-year-old facing assault charge after Brigden confrontation
October 27, 2026
The Independent A 62-year-old St Clair Township man is facing a charge of assault with a weapon after a confrontation in Brigden. Lambton OPP were called to Brigden Road near Jane Street in the community Friday around 1:30 pm. Police found there had been a fight and one person was assaulted with a weapon. Police say the injuries were minor,
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One dead, another person arrested on Walpole Island
October 27, 2026
The Independent One person is dead and another is in police custody on Walpole Island. Lambton OPP were called to River Road around 1:30 am Monday for a disturbance. They found one person who was injured and pronounced dead at the scene. Officers arrested one person at the scene without incident. “Investigators believe this to be an isolated incident with
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Agar returns as mayor of St. Clair Township
October 27, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Jeff Agar will return as St Clair Township Mayor. He defeated newcomer Bruce Gibson with a margin of 3,625 to 1,114 votes. “It’s mind-boggling,” Agar said of the wait to find out if he won. “Even if you think you’re gonna win, it’s still is because you never know.” Agar says it was a very long campaign,
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Entire Plympton-Wyoming council returns to office
October 27, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The entire council in Plympton-Wyoming has been returned to office. Mayor elect Gary Atkinson defeated Tim Wilkins 2,061 to 1,633 in the polls Monday. Deputy mayor elect Netty McEwen got more than double the votes of challenger Brad Zantingh. Alex Boughen topped the polls for councillors with 2,446 votes; John Van Klaveren had 2,164 votes; Mike Vasey collected
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