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But will it bring a provincial election? Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey says 2025 will be the year Lambton’s withdrawal management centre will be completed. And he’s not ruling out the possibility of an election this year. Bailey spoke to The Independent on New Years Day on what lay ahead for his riding. One of the bright spots,

A Petrolia man is facing kidnapping charges after an incident in Sarnia. Around 1 pm Friday, Sarnia Police were called to the corner of Confederation and Stuart after a 22 year-old woman had frantically run up to a home saying she’d been kidnapped. Police say earlier in the day, two men and a woman had come into the the 22

Heather Wright & Cathy Dobson/The Independent Lambton Warden Kevin Marriott says homelessness and addiction issues will be top of the agenda in 2025 for the county. Marriott spoke to The Independent New Years’ Day about what lay ahead for 2025. “I’m hoping there’s some signs that we can resolve some of the big issue of ‘24,” he said pointing to

Making the best in a ‘terrible’ situation Heather Wright/The Independent They’ve had to jump through a lot of hoops, but former Inwood firefighters are ready to “make the best of a terrible situation” and invest in their community. The former Inwood Firemen’s Association is now the Inwood Firemen’s Community Organization and is preparing to offer scholarships and grants to the

The East Lambton Eagles are International Silver Stick U18 B champions. The team beat the Douro Dukes 4-1 to claim the title in Forest Sunday afternoon to complete the tournament without one loss. The Eagles beat Shelburne 3-2 Friday morning to open the tournament. East Lambton then topped Douro 4-3 later in the day. Saturday, the Eagles held the Pittsburgh

The Petrolia U18 B Oilers are International Silver Stick Champions. The team beat South Huron 2-1 in overtime to take the title Sunday in Forest. It was a bit of revenge for the Oilers, who lost to the Sabres 1-0 in the first game of the tournament Friday. Petrolia bounced back in a matter of hours, beating Kemptville 3-2 later

The U15 East Lambton Eagles are International Silver Stick Champions. The team did not lose a game, including beating the Hampton Roads Virginia Whalers 5-2 at the Forest Final Sunday afternoon to claim the title. East Lambton started the tournament with a 9-2 win over the Highland Storm Friday, then a couple hours later, beat Arran Elderside 4-3. Saturday, The

Wait list for service over 52,000 people Heather Wright/The Independent One in three people with developmental disabilities in Ontario can’t get any help. Some will die before they receive services because the waiting lists for services are so long. That’s from Ontario Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs, Community Living Ontario and local service providers. They’re sounding the alarm bells

Plympton-Wyoming has honoured a hometown Paralympian. Mayor Gary Atkinson formally recognized Paralympian Priscilla Gagne’s “remarkable career” at Wednesday’s council meeting. Atkinson said by “switching from wrestling to judo in 2010, you sought more competitive opportunities, a decision that has led you to becoming a leading figure in your sport. “Opportunities just don’t happen… you create them, and you did just

Heather Wright/The Independent The cause of a million dollar industrial fire in Petrolia will go down as undetermined. That’s according to Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Chief Rick Cousins. Wednesday, a large drive shed at the back of the Concrete Systems property on Centre Street caught fire just before 2 pm. Cousins says one person had been working in the building, also

Firefighters from Petrolia, Plympton-Wyoming and St Clair Township are battling an industrial blaze on Centre Street A large drive shed at the back of the Concrete Systems property caught fire just before 2 pm Wednesday afternoon. Tim Williams, education officer for the Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department, says there were people working inside the building when the fire started. All got

Heather Wright/The Independent “Wow – what a year!” That from the chair of the Petrolia 150 Committee as the town wrapped up the official celebrations of Petrolia’s sesquicentennial New Years’ Day. “One year ago today, we kicked off a year for the record books,” Mayor Brad Loosley told the people gathered in the morning sunshine, describing the year-long celebration as