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The Independent A 12 year-old known for his kind heart and being a role model to others died in an ATV accident in Dresden. Chatham-Kent Police, Dresden firefighters and paramedics were called to a Dresden property just after 8 pm July 3 after three boys crashed. One was “injured and not responsive.” Police say officers on the scene, Kyle Merrit

Heather Wright/The Independent The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says the aquifer which feeds private wells in the Dresden and Dawn-Euphemia areas is “highly vulnerable to any contamination” and it’s calling on the province to ensure there is water monitoring at the old Dresden dump. That from the authority’s submission to the Environmental Registry of Ontario in May. At the

Heather Wright/The Independent Another Lambton County municipality has cashed in on a new provincial fund to upgrade recreation facilities.  Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey announced Tuesday St. Clair Township would receive $1 million for repairs to the Moore Sports Complex. The money is coming from the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. Officials from the sports complex, in a social media

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton Shores council has approved plans for a private, paid parking lot in Ipperwash. The owners of the DeJong Grand Bend Clothing want to use their 50-spot parking lot to generate revenue. Lambton Shores planners didn’t recommend it saying there is parking in the area. Officials added the lot, which fronts onto the beach, is partly in

Blake Ellis/The Independent Myles Vanni says the Alvinston community has been very supportive of Lambton Scouts building water wells in Uganda.  Vanni was the guest speaker at the Canada Day Ecumenical church service held at the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood community centre. Vanni has made five trips to Uganda where Scouts helped to give villages clean drinking water. “Fresh water is so critical

The Independent Traffic is expected to be slow going around Mandaumin Road for a while. Lambton OPP say the left lane of the westbound side of Highway 402 is closed as the Ministry of Transportation repairs the concrete there. June 22, during high temperatures, the concrete buckled between Oil Heritage Road and Mandaumin. Tanya Blazia, senior media relations officer at

The Independent Cody Chovancek will be part of Dana White’s UFC Contender Series this season. The Petrolia native who trains with the Niagara Top Team in St. Catharines is 8-0 as a pro in the bantamweight division. His latest bout was a unanimous decision against American Jordan Howard defending his Unified MMA title in Toronto in May. He originally won

Heather Wright/The Independent The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority and local cattlemen have reached an agreement for 187 acres of land to create a community pasture. About 30 members of the Lambton Cattlemens’ Association expressed an interest in the idea of a large pasture area managed by an association with a feed per head of cattle. There are 11 community

An 87 year-old from Sarnia has died in an accident on Highway 402 near London. West Region OPP say around 12:30 pm Friday, an SUV going westbound between Col. Talbot Road and Wonderland Road crossed over the centre media, struck a minivan and then hit a transport, landing in a ditch. Police say three people in the minivan were taken

Ontario’s NDP promising to put pressure on Ford government to repeal Bill 5 The Independent NDP Leader says Dresden is the canary in the coalmine – a warning to other Ontario communities about what will happen because of Bill 5. Marit Stiles was in Dresden July 3 for a rally against the Dresden Dump. The province introduced and passed Bill

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s mayor won’t be using some of the new powers he received under the Strong Mayors Act. In the spring, 170 mayors in smaller municipalities were given the power to hire and fire the chief administrative officer and senior staff, propose a municipal budget and veto bylaws they believe will go against the provincial priorities such as

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Mayor Todd Case says Sarnia should tell Lambton County where supportive housing can be built. The comment came Wednesday during a discussion about the new 50-unit supportive housing complex on George Street. The county gave the land to Indwell for the project. Neighbours found out after the deal was done. Sarnia City/County Bill Dennis – who