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Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Fire will be getting a new rescue truck. Council gave the green light for the purchase June2. In a report to council, Chief Brad Goodhill says the current rescue vehicle is 25 years old and needs to be replaced. A committee including Goodhill, the deputy chief, the captain and a firefighter have been researching the best

Blake Ellis/The Independent “I will fight to the (last) day I have, to stop you from coming into Brooke Township and ruining our community,” said Councillor Frank Nemcek. Nemcek told this to Peter Budd of Venfor Strathroy Corporation after hearing of the company’s proposal to put wind turbines within Brooke-Alvinston. Mayor David Ferguson felt that Nemcek’s use of the word

The Independent Kole Chapman knew he had to “push as hard as I could” to win gold at the provincial track and field championships. Saturday, he did. The LCCVI Junior posted his personal best of 40.09 seconds in the 300M Junior Boys Hurdles heats to lead the pack and then placed first in the finals with a time of 40.33

Heather Wright/The Independent A Goderich lawyer is warning homes in the path of Hydro One’s Longwood to Lakeshore powerline project will likely be moved or destroyed. Quinn Ross, who has been working with landowners affected by Hydro One power line projects for 20 years, says the company’s assurances it will make “micro adjustments” for landowners ring hollow. Hydro One has

Heather Wright/The Independent York1 Environmental promised to cut the amount of construction and soil recycling materials coming to the Dresden dump in half. That promise was made through the Environmental Registry of Ontario during the province’s bid to place a full Environmental Assessment on the Irish School Road property last spring. It’s coming to light now as documents in a

Kole Chapman is a OFSAA champion. The LCCVI Junior won the Mens 300M Hurdles at the provincial championship in Toronto Staurday. Chapman gained his berth to the finals with a heat time of 40.09 second – the fastest in the field.  Then, he ran the final race at 40.33. Less than a half second separated Chapman and the top four

Heather Wright/The Independent Inwood’s Bertha Rose Park is one of Sarnia-Lambton’s Women of Excellence. But you might be hard pressed to find the senior to talk her recent accolade. The 92-year-old isn’t waiting by the phone for people to call. “I have three or four things on it every day. Today, I would have gone for line dancing in Strathroy,

Kole Chapman has advanced to the 100m Junior Mens’ Hurdles at OFSAA. He placed 8th over all in the Friday morning heats with a time of 14.49 to qualify for the finals this afternoon at the provincial championship. Meagan Munro also ran in the heats this morning for the 80M Junior Women’s Hurdles. She placed 12th with a time of

Starting in September, Dawn-Euphemia residents will be able to go to the library five days a week. Lambton County, which runs the library system, has finalized the new operating hours of the Florence Library as it prepares to close the Shetland Branch. The library hours will double starting Sept. 1 with the branch open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 3-8 pm,

Heather Wright/The Independent Legal fights and a blockade are among the things Dresden residents and their supporters are considering after the passing of Bill 5. That bill allows York1 Environmental to move forward with its plan for a construction and soil waste recycling facility and to rebuild the dump between the Lambton County Line and Dresden. The provincial government just

Neighours react as province clears the path for the York1 project Heather Wright/The Independent For Dave and Shari Willson, the passage of the province’s controversial Bill 5 is about as personal as it gets. When they look out the front window of their Irish School Road home – the home Shari’s dad built – they look directly at the rusty chain

The Conservatives controversial bill which speeds development of the York1 Environmental project is on its way to becoming law. The government used its majority government to limit debate and force a vote on Bill 5 Wednesday afternoon. The bill passed with all the PC members present voting in favour of the bill. That includes Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey even though