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Watford’s Van Gorp records 100th OHL point in Knights win

October 16, 2026

Barry Wright/The Independent

A second period assist in Kitchener on Tuesday was a milestone point for Watford’s Evan Gorp.

The veteran forward now has 100 points in 181 games since signing with the London Knights in September 2023. He has 41 goals and 59 assists.

Van Gorp has four goals and four assists in eight games this season with London.

The assist helped the Knights get a 4-3 shootout win over the rival Rangers. London improves to 5-1-1 on the season with the victory.

The Knights welcomes the Eastern Conference leading Sudbury Wolves on Friday before taking on the Otters in Erie on Saturday.

Erie beat the Knights, 4-3 in a shootout in London last Friday.

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LAMBTON VOTES – AUDIO: Warwick Township Round Table discussion

October 16, 2026

Natural gas decision may come soon, but warwick has heard that before Heather Wright/The Independent In 2018, the Ford government sent the then Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP to Warwick with good news; natural gas was coming to the community. Eight years and dozens of meetings with the provincial government later, the community is still waiting. During a Round Table hosted by The

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NOVA fined $150K after 2024 benzene leak

October 16, 2026

The Independent NOVA Chemicals has been found guilty of failing to report a benzene spill at its Petrolia Line plant. On Jan. 20, 2024, there was a spill of about 1,475 litres of benzene. An investigation found the benzene leaked out of the gear box vent of a pump due to a failed seal within the pump. The benzene which

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Petrolia candidates talk keeping taxes down, growth at all-candidates night

October 16, 2026

Heather Wright/The Independent It’s a question municipal councillors likely hear a lot; what are you going to do to lower my taxes. It was one of the questions at the All-Candidates Night for the 12 Petrolia council candidates Oct. 15 at Victoria Hall. All 12 candidates, Ethan Brown, Bill Clark, Miranda Cole, Chad Hyatt, John McDonald, Marty Souch, Paul Stilwell,

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Climate Action group disappointed with campaign claims 

October 15, 2026

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Climate Action Sarnia-Lambton members are smarting from mayoral candidate Bill Dennis’ claims that climate change is not real, says co-chair Allan McKeown. “We were really not surprised by Bill Dennis’ comments.  I know he considers us an enemy,” said McKeown, who has represented the Green Party several times in Sarnia-Lambton and Chatham-Kent. “But I think it’s absolutely

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