Heather Wright/The Independent The Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre was full of Canada Day spirit as the community gather to mark the country’s 159th birthday. The annual Kids-3-On-3 Ball Hockey tournament moved outdoors this year in Alvinston. The event is normally held inside the arena, but this year the arena floor is being replaced. There were free hotdogs for everyone at lunch,

It was a sea of red and white in Ipperwash Canada Day morning. The residents held their annual “community walk” parade on the country’s birthday. Residents dressed up in their finest Canada Day finery for the parade that wrapped around the beachfront community.

The weather was steamy but the fish were biting as the Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club hosted the annual Canada Day Kids Fishing Derby. There were fewer families lined the pond at the south side of Bridgeview Park because of the heat but the children were still excited to reel in crappies, carp, sun fish, a couple of crayfish and

Sarnia’s mayor wants westbound transport speed reduced starting at Mandaumin Road Heather Wright/The Independent There are more calls for the province to slow down traffic heading to the Bluewater Bridge. Sarnia’s mayor is calling for a review of the current lane design and traffic management along Highway 402. He sent a letter to Ontario’s Transportation Minister June 29 asking for