Dennis leaves all-candidates forum before it begins
Wyoming’s Reidhead traded to Petrolia Flyers
July 22, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent
It’s a homecoming for Nathan Reidhead.
The Wyoming native and Petrolia Oilers product has been dealt to the Petrolia Flyers from the Dresden Kings in an inter-divisional PJHL trade for Alvinston’s Joey Hayter.
Reidhead had 10 goals and 20 points in 39 games with the Kings as a rookie last season.
Hayter had 11 goals and 33 points in 43 games with Petrolia. It was his first season with the Flyers after playing the previous two campaigns with the Blades in Blenheim.
Meantime, Dresden has reacquired defenceman Ethan Waddick from the Blades for a player development fee.
Waddick played parts of two seasons with the Kings from 2021-23. He skated for the Sarnia Legionnaires in 2023-24.
Waddick had six goals and 30 points in 49 games last season with Blenheim.
In other news, the Legionnaires have released Kael Cooper to Burlington Cougars of the OJHL.
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Dennis leaves all-candidates forum before it begins
September 23, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent An abrupt departure by Bill Dennis at a youth-led all-candidates forum Wednesday means the five Sarnia mayoral candidates have not yet faced off during this municipal election campaign. Numerous people witnessed a verbal altercation between Dennis and a youth prior to the event held at the Lambton College events centre. He left shortly after, according to Michelle
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OPP looking for information after reports of a man in the St. Clair River under Bluewater Bridge
September 23, 2026
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Good news – for now – at Village Green
September 23, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent The nine tenants remaining at Sarnia’s Village Green townhouse complex are feeling some relief today after their landlord withdraw his application to have them evicted during renovations. “It’s some comfort for us. I was kind of shocked,” says Robyn Johnson who has been fighting what she calls a renoviction since receiving an N-13 notice last winter. N-13s
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MTO planning snow hedgerows along 402 to improve safety
September 23, 2026
It’s filed notice to expropriate 36 parcels of land on the north side of the highway Heather Wright/The Independent The Ministry of Transportation is planning to plant 30 km of snow hedgerows along Highway 402 in London and Middlesex. And it’s served notice it may use expropriation to claim the land it needs for the project. “The Ministry of Transportation
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