Watford Legion to place new markers on veterans’ graves
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Watford intersection opens, Grand Bend bridge work begins
September 8, 2026
The Independent
One major construction project is complete and another is set to begin again in Lambton County.
Lambton County officials say the intersection of Confederation and Nauvoo Road is complete. It had been closed to summer traffic since July 1.
Officials say the lights hanging at the intersection are not yet working. For now, traffic will operate as it did before with Nauvoo Road traffic having the right of way and traffic on Confederation stopping to cross.
Meantime, Lambton Shores officials are gearing up to complete the final pieces of the Ontario Street Bridge in Grand Bend.
The municipality has been working on the project for two years, stopping to allow the free flow of traffic in the busy beach town during the summer. Once the kids head back to school, construction workers will be back on the job and lane closures will be in effect again.
Officials say in the coming weeks, the municipality’s contractor will be connecting watermain, storm sewers and completing sidewalk and curb and gutter work.
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Watford Legion to place new markers on veterans’ graves
November 9, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent When you walk through the cemeteries in Warwick Township you may notice something a little different. The Watford Legion has purchased new markers for all those who served in the military buried in the township. Robert Alcock of the Watford Legion went to township council Monday to inform them of the new program. “We’ve tried to use
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Pumplosion brings community together
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Blake Ellis/The Independent A redneck shindig converged on the Brown family farm last Sunday – that’s what the Brown family was calling it. Vehicles began pulling onto the Brown farm on Oil Springs Line just off of Mandaumin Road at 4:30 pm, for what the farm’s owner Tim Brown dubbed Pumplosion 2026. It’s the second year for the event. “A
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Scarborough man facing trafficking charges after Lambton probe
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The Independent A drug investigation which started in Walpole Island has led to charges against a Scarborough man. OPP began a drug investigation in September in the First Nation which led to the arrest on Oct. 30. Lambton OPP say shortly before 2 pm, members of the Community Street Crime Unit stopped a vehicle on Communications Road in Chatham-Kent. One
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Tenants move into Sarnia’s latest affordable housing complex Thursday
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Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Politicians planted trees at The Orchard Monday as Lambton County’s latest affordable housing project in Sarnia officially opened. The first tenants will move into 471 Kathleen Ave. on Thursday. The complex is called The Orchard, a salute to the tree streets nearby and the fruit trees that were once located there. The 50 on-bedroom units are
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