Watford Legion to place new markers on veterans’ graves
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Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley, Sarnia Lambton MPP Bob Bailey, Lambton County Warden Kevin Marriott and Sarnia-Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu, plant trees during the grand opening celebrations of The Orchard, Sarnia's newest affordable housing development Monday.
Tenants move into Sarnia’s latest affordable housing complex Thursday
November 9, 2026
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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 helping to chip away at Lambton’s lengthy wait lists of 1,100 families and individuals who need social housing.
Here, Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley, Sarnia Lambton MPP Bob Bailey, Lambton County Warden Kevin Marriott and Sarnia-Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu, plant trees during the grand opening celebrations Monday.
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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
November 9, 2026
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
November 9, 2026
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Province/feds pledge up to $2.3 million for Petrolia projects if council eliminates development charges
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Town council still has to approve the three-year pledge Heather Wright/The Independent The provincial and federal governments have promised up $2.3 million in funding to Petrolia in exchange for a pledge to eliminate development fees for three years. But it remains to be seen how much of that cash will be coming. Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey, Sarnia-Lambton Bkejwanong MP Marilyn
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