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One person has been arrested after a four-hour standoff in Camlachie. Just before 11 am Wednesday, the OPP were called about a person breaching conditions ordered by a court. Police went to Mia Lane in Camlachie. Twelve police vehicles and officers were seen on the end of the street in the new subdivision. By 3 pm, police had a 68

The gym in Dresden was electric as the Lambton-Kent Cardinals Senior Girls basketball team cruised to victory in the Lambton-Kent final. LK topped Tilbury 57-17 Thursday at home to move on to the SWOSSAA final against Windsor’s Lajeunesse in Dresden on Thursday (Nov. 13). The time has not yet been announced. The Cardinals won every game they played in the

The Independent The Petrolia Flyers will be looking to extend their four-game winning streak when they host the Lucan Irish on Thursday night at 7:30 pm. Meantime, Isaac Truman will represent Petrolia on the ice at the PJHL Prospects Game Saturday in Wingham. The Flyers will also be represented behind the bench with the Petrolia staff of Adam Craievich, Jarret Marks,

The Independent Just one year after wheelie recycling bins rolled into Petrolia, they’re being replaced with blue boxes. The Town of Petrolia says recycling regulations are changing and part of that is provincially negotiated contracts for recycling. Emterra will now be collecting recycling and the producers of recycled goods will be paying for the service under the Waste Diversion Transition

Heather Wright/The Independent Marilyn Gladu is giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget a D. The MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong says it does little to help students and seniors and continues the high government spending which she says drives up inflation. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne unveiled the first budget since April 2024 and some of the numbers are eye-popping.  The federal

Heather Wright/The Independent Tom Teahen hopes to be part of a big change in the aviation industry. His company, Greenfield Global, is working on a project to decarbonize jet fuel. But, it will be a long time in the making. Teahen says Greenfield Global has been working at the Sarnia-Lambton Western Research Park for a year now. They hope to

The Independent People in Petrolia will have a chance to learn more about those who served the nation with a new sign program. The Petrolia Heritage Advisory Committee and the Petrolia Legion recently received funding for a project which places the history of local veterans on lawn signs.  In 2025, 25 Petrolia veterans will be recognized with a sign close

The Independent It has become a tradition for the Margaret Stokes IODE and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 216 Petrolia. Each year before Remembrance Day, members gather at the Hillsdale Cemetery in Petrolia to erect over 400 crosses at one of the entrances. They signify the Petrolia and area men and women who were members of the Canadian Armed Forces who

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH Lambton Public Health is seeking information about the location ofa dog and its owner following a dog bite incident that occurred at the Pontiac CourtApartments’ parking lot, Sarnia at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The victimwas petting the dog during the incident.The dog is described as a brownish/brindle cane corso/mastiff mix named Frankie thatwas

The Independent Chase Capes of St. Patrick’s finished second and won a silver medal at the OFSAA cross-country final on the weekend in Brampton. Capes cut into a 15-second deficit to close within just over six seconds of the winner in the end. Brody Clark of Milton won the race in 18:25.57. Capes crossed the finish line in 18:31.77 The

The Independent An Alvinston area family has been forced from their home after a fire. Brooke Fire Service and Watford fighters were called to a home on Petrolia Line Oct. 31. They worked to salvage part of the home and rescue the animals inside. The family says a neighbour called 9-1-1 and then went to rescue the family’s dogs. Photos

Minister says it’s part of a plan to build more homes faster Heather Wright/The Independent There are big changes coming to the organizations which work to prevent flooding in Ontario. Conservation authorities were set up in the 1940’s in response to severe flooding and erosion problems. Each authority was set up deal with single watershed. In Lambton, there are two