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Heather Wright/The Independent Police in both Ontario and Quebec have scooped up another 13 cars in the case of the theft of over 200 classic cars from a Watford dealer. Four people face up to 13 charges each after classic cars were stolen and sold to unwitting car enthusiasts starting in 2020. In late 2023, Larry Grogan of Grogan Classics

Lambton OPP are investigating after a home and car were hit by vandals. OPP were called to a home on Catherine Street Sunday and say sometime between 11 pm Saturday and 7:45 am Sunday, someone took pink spraypaint to a car and home. Police say the “offensive graffiti” has already been removed. Police are asking anyone with video surveillance in

One person was injured in a fire south of Corunna. Firefighters from Corunna, Brigden and Courtright were called to Rokeby Line around noon Monday and found smoke coming through the windows of the split level brick home. St Clair Township Fire Chief Richard Boyes says one man – believed to be the homeowner – was taken to hospital with unknown

Cathy Dobson/The Independent A large development proposal for a key tract of vacant land near the Blue Water Bridge could drive further development in other parts of Lambton County, say local officials. It could also more than double the population of the Village of Point Edward. Southcoast Developments Ltd. held a virtual open house Nov. 19 to receive feedback on

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton OPP is hoping a new bylaw will help reduce the number of false alarm calls to business. Recently both Petrolia and Dawn-Euphemia passed a bylaw which places fines on businesses which have persistant false alarms because their system is in disrepair. The first false alarm would come with a warning. But after that the fines range

Heather Wright/The Independent Catriona Henderson remembers bringing her daughter to Petrolia to dance at the annual St. Andrew’s Society Dinner. “I was at the door because it was all men, and obviously couldn’t go in,” This year Henderson is not only making it past the door, she’ll be sitting at the head table as the first woman to hold the

First increase after more than a decade of cuts to OMPF Heather Wright/The Independent Brooke-Alvinston officials are scratching their heads after almost every Lambton municipality received an increase in the main grant they receive from the province. The provincial government is increasing the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) by $100 million over two years, bringing the total funding to $600

North Lambton fell behind 22-12 after one quarter and could never recover in a 65-44 loss to ESC Sainte-Trinite in its first game at the OFSAA girls’ A basketball tournament in Breslau, near Kitchener on Thursday. The Eagles fought back to cut the deficit to eight points at the intermission but couldn’t come all the way back. Lily Heynsbergen led

George Heath, who was the voice of the Petrolia Squires during the Allan Cup run, has died. He was also the first play-by-play voice of the Sarnia Sting. The team announced today that George Heath passed away on Sunday. He was 88. Heath, who came to Sarnia in 1972 to work as sports director at CHOK, was involved with the

Heather Wright/The Independent Coach Adam Willemse finds it hard to put into words what he’s feeling for his team. “It’s hard to believe so proud isn’t the word,” Willemse said in the wake of the North Lambton Eagles first SWOSSAA title in Senior Girls Basketball which gave the team a berth in the provincial championship tournament. North Lambton qualified by

Heather Wright/The Independent A new subdivision in Warwick Township has been given the green light. Monday, township councillors gave their approve to the subdivision being planned by Richfield Custom Homes on a plot of land off St. Clair Street near Watford Roof Truss. The company plans to build 147 units in the first phase of the subdivision. That includes 56

There are now picket lines at Canada Post outlets in Petrolia and Corunna. For the first five days of the strike, members of CUP-W Local 598 were walking the line at the main post office in Sarnia. But Colin McColeman, vice president of the local, says more than half of its members work in rural post offices including Petrolia and