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Barry Wright/The Independent A double-bogey on the 13th hole Friday was the difference between playing the weekend or not for Mike Weir at the ’25 Masters. The 2003 green jacket winner was four over par through 36 holes and missed the cut by two strokes. He had rounds of 75 and 73. Weir birdied the sixth and 12th hole in

St. Clair fighters were able to limit a lot of the damage to a Courtright landmark. Fire officials where called to the Riverview Grill, housed in a century building on the St. Clair Parkway, around midnight Friday. Firefighters arrived on scene and started fire suppression and rescue operations, extinguishing the fire. Officials say the fire was knocked down initially by

The Petrolia Kiwanis Club is hoping to win a $25,000 to help cover its $100,000 commitment to the town’s new splash pad. The service club took the project on and the town is now in the process of building it at the Oil Heritage District Community Centre. The Kiwanis Club is in the running for the Growing Home grant sponsored

Barry Wright/The Independent Dale Hunter’s London Knights have cruised into the second round of the OHL playoffs with a four-game sweep of the Owen Sound Attack.   Evan Van Gorp of Watford had three assists and was chosen as the second star in London’s 8-4 series clinching win at the Bayshore in Owen Sound April 3. London scored six or

John Wright/The Independent The dream run for the Petrolia Flyers came to an end on Thursday night, losing 6-2 to the Essex 73s in game four of the West Conference Final at Greenwood Recreation Centre.  Petrolia came out strong, outshooting Essex 14-9 in the first period. Goaltender Adrian McBride stood tall for Essex, turning aside every shot sent his way

Heather Wright/The Independent Peter Pickfield says there are still major issues that have to be worked out with WM’s expansion plans.  The leader of Warwick Township’s Peer Review Team told council Monday WM believes its study on the effects of an expansion which will add 12 years to the life of the Twin Creeks Landfill is complete.  But he and

Tara Jeffrey/The Independent Trade, taxes, agriculture and immigration were the hot topics at the second debate in the Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong riding. All seven federal election candidates forwere on hand at the Lambton Federation of Agriculture’s all-candidates meeting, held Wednesday at the Wyoming Fairgrounds. Questions submitted from members ranged from issues such as the carbon tax, tariffs and supplymanagement, to farmland protection,

Blake Ellis/The Independent With incumbent Conservative Candidate Marilyn Gladu campaigning in the cold in Grand Bend, the remaining six would-be MPs for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkewnanong were left to answer questions at a forum put on by the Rotary Club of Sarnia.   Gladu sent organizers a statement saying with the riding doubling in geographic size and adding 20,000 more voters “I am devoting

Mayor warns about cost of “frivolous” complaints and the media writing “so quick they don’t even know the facts” Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township’s Integrity Commissioner says the deputy mayor and a councillor were not in a conflict of interest after voting to increase staff at the club and make it a year-round facility.  As reported in The Independent

A 32 year-old Petrolia man is facing 24 charges after a package with seven prohibited weapons was intercepted by Canada Border Services. Lambton OPP say border guards found a package destined for Petrolia. It contained seven prohibited weapons including brass knuckles, two automatic opening knives, a brass knuckle knife, a centrifugal opening knife with a thumb stud, a taser and

The Mooretown Campground is getting a one-year reprieve. Council discussed closing the facility at its meeting Monday afternoon. The campground needs some improvements to both water and hydro at the campground estimated to cost between $1 million and $2 million. Staff says over the past three years Mooretown has generated $97,962 in revenue, and used $37,457 of General Revenue funds

Heather Wright/The Independent Brenda D’Angela is shocked and upset after learning St. Clair Township may close the Mooretown Campgrounds at the end of the 2025 season. Council is meeting at 3 pm Monday and one of the items on the agenda is a notice of motion from an in camera meeting which said the facility should close. The campground needs