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

Detour planned around Marthaville Road construction The Independent People who use Marthaville Road heading south on a regular basis will be taking the long way home for a while. Construction on the Black Creek Bridge is expected to begin as early as July1. Marthaville Road between Oil Springs Line and 2669 Marthaville Road – just on the other side of

Heather Wright/The Independent The Town of Plympton-Wyoming plans to sell a lot on the main street which has so far cost taxpayers over $390,000. The lot was the subject of a lot of controversy in 2018 when the town decided at first to demolish the building, but found it might damage a nearby business and began stabilizing it. By November,