OPP lay over 1,000 speeding charges Labour Day weekend
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 day Oct. 26.
Incumbent mayor Bev Hand’s decision not to run for mayor – but instead go for a position on council – means the mayoral race is heating up.
The village has four council seats being contested by 11 candidates. Hand filed her nomination papers only a day before the deadline. She joins Louis Mele, Patty Yazbeck, Carla Pacheco, Gary Capp, Kristen Simpson, Kevin Devine, Michael Brocklehurst, incumbent Arianna Noctor, Paul Churchill, and Doug Booth.
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OPP lay over 1,000 speeding charges Labour Day weekend
September 9, 2026
The Independent Over 1,000 speeding charges in southern Ontario during the Labour Day weekend. West Region OPP say officers targetted “The Big Four” bad driving behaviours; aggressive driving, failure to wear a seatbelt, distracted driving and impaired driving which are the leading contributing factors to death and injury on Ontario’s highways. From Sept. 4 to 7, 1,004 speeding charges were
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Port Lambton 16Us win OBA title
September 9, 2026
The Port Lambton 16U Pirates were a perfect 5-0 at the Provincial Championship over Labour Day weekend. The Pirates defeated Simcoe team 11-6 to capture the gold. The 11-team tournament was originally scheduled to begin Thursday, but heavy rain left the diamonds in Petrolia, Courtright and Port Lambton too wet to play until Saturday. Port Lambton opened with a 13-5
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Sarnia footballer remembered after drowning at The Cove
September 9, 2026
The Independent The Sarnia Football Club is paying tribute to one of its members who drown over the Labour Day weekend. Monday, Sarnia Fire Rescue’s Marine Unit was called to The Cove near Canatara Park around 3 pm for a possible drowning. People on ski-doos, boats and sail boats aided Sarnia Fire, Point Edward Fire, fire and police departments from
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Sports Briefs: Van Gorp, Knights get preseason win out West
September 9, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent Watford’s Evan Van Gorp drew a pair of assists in London’s 5-3 preseason win against the Royals in Victoria, BC last weekend during the preseason Clash of the Kingdoms. The WHL team prevailed 7-1 in the opener of the two-game series on the west coast. The Knights and Sting close out the exhibition season with home-and-home contests
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