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The Independent Lambton County Developmental Services threw itself – and the community – a 70th anniversary party Saturday. Lambton’s own Colt McLauchlin and a tribute band “The Hip” entertained. “We’re thrilled to celebrate 70 years of inclusion, support, and community with an event that reflects the spirit of LCDS,” said Executive Director Nick Salaris. “This concert is our way of

The Independent Vanessa and Jason Benoit were entertaining the crowd at dinner during the 2025 Music Jamboree. The Inwood 150 committee teamed up with local business Brooke Telecom for a weekend of music for the community. Six groups and artists performed at both the dinner and at the former Inwood Fire Hall Friday and Saturday.

Heather Wright/The Independent Brooke-Alvinston Councillor Frank Nemcek calls plans for a 244 unit subdivision in Alvinston a “once in a lifetime opportunity.” But he, and the rest of council, recognize traffic coming from the proposed development shouldn’t just be streamed onto Millpond Road and Francis Street; it should, they said, be going onto Nauvoo Road. About 40 people packed the

Highway 402 has reopened between Oil Heritage Road and Mandaumin Road. Lambton OPP were called to the westbound lanes around 6 pm Sunday after two vehicles blew out their tires. They had hit a massive bump after cement roadway had buckled in the heat. Since then, traffic was diverted off the highway at Reeces Corners with thousands of transports travelling

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Courtright’s former Lambton Generating Station site could be the first in Ontario where electricity is generated in three distinct ways along with battery storage, say officials with the Ontario Power Generation. The Environmental Assessment (EA) process is moving ahead already for a natural gas facility and community meetings have started to establish local “buy in.” But the

Heather Wright/The Independent York1 Environmental says it will begin using the Dresden dump for waste transfer and processing this year. That after trucks rolled up to the gates on Irish School Road Monday.  It took just minutes for the word to make the rounds on social media. “Not looking good!” said Gabe McFadden, posting a picture of a line of

Environment Canada has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Lambton County for Tuesday afternoon and evening. Officials say there may be torrential downpours with winds could gusting to 90 km/h which could cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. Strong gusts of wind can damage trees and even overturn vehicles. Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately

The Independent Canada Border Services has arrested a Brampton man after finding about $23.3 million of cocaine in a transport. Officials say on June 12, a transport truck from the US was coming over the Bluewater Bridge and was referred to secondary inspection. In the trailer, border services officers with their detector dog found 161 bricks of what they suspect

Heather Wright/The Independent Ministry of Transportation officials say it will take some time to fix the buckled concrete on the westbound lanes of Highway 402. Late last night, the OPP closed the road down saying the conditions were unsafe. An OPP post on social media said it appears the extreme heat was part of the problem. An unverified photo circulating

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH With the hot and humid weather expected to continue throughTuesday, an Extended Heat Warning has been issued for Lambton County by theMedical Officer of Health, Dr. Karalyn Dueck.Extended Heat Warnings are issued when a heat warning continues beyond two days.This is also when vulnerable populations, including older adults, young children, peoplewith chronic illnesses, pregnant individuals, people

The Wyoming Cattlebarons bats were in full swing on Sunday winning pair of games and capturing the Dave Leach Memorial baseball tournament in Port Lambton. The Barons avenged an earlier tournament loss to Tecumseh with a 15-5 victory over the Thunder in the semi-finals and then bounced Chatham, 11-1 in the championship contest. In the semi-final, Daniel Gibson had four

Good luck getting around all the road construction in Central Lambton in the next few weeks. Traffic is extremely heavy in Reeces Corners today as drivers are being diverted off Highway 402 between Oil Heritage Road and Mandaumin Road. Late last night, the OPP closed the road down saying the conditions were unsafe. An OPP post on social media said