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Brooke-Alvinston Mayor Don McGugan doesn’t think artificial ice will be a good alternative for the local arena. McGugan had thought using artificial ice at the arena in Alvinston would save the municipality money, as there wouldn’t be a need for ice making and cleaning equipment. McGugan recently went to look at some artificial ice which was set up during Hockey

If you know someone who is a selfless volunteer, there is a new way to recognize them. It’s called the Mackenzie Volunteer Prize and one of the founders of program hopes it will be a celebration of volunteerism that also honours Canada’s second prime minister. JD Booth came up with the idea after considering how important volunteers are to the

The largest piece in the upcoming Beaverbrook exhibition is this painting by Salvador Dalí, Santiago El Grande (1957) oil on canvas, 407.7 x 304.8 cm, Beaverbrook Art Gallery: Gift of Sir James Dunn Foundation     Cathy Dobson  Special to The Independent   Gallery officials are calling it a game changer. “This is the big one,” says Lisa Daniels, curator

It will cost about $20,000 to repair the damage after sewage spilled from a bathroom in Victoria Hall. Town hall was closed Dec. 12 after a plumber snaked a line plugged with feminine hygiene products and sewage came rushing out. The building was closed for the weekend because of the mess and the intense smell. CAO Manny Barron says the

Suncor Energy says Plympton-Wyoming’s new noise bylaw will make it physically impossible to operate the Cedar Point Wind Energy Centre. The municipality has been throwing up roadblocks to try to stop the multi-national energy company from putting 42 industrial wind turbines in Plympton-Wyoming near Camlachie and Lambton Shores. It has already had one bylaw regulating how far the turbines can

    The head coach of the Alvinston Flyers expects the first-round Great Lakes Junior “C” Hockey League playoff series with the Blenheim Blades to be a fast, physical battle. “It has the potential to go six or seven games,” said Ted Archer. The Flyers finished in fifth place, two point behind the fourth place Blades. But, Alvinston had one

Services at Petrolia’s hospital are changing as Bluewater Health cuts $6 million in spending to avoid a deficit. The cafeteria will close and people using the emergency department at night will be registered via video link by someone in Sarnia. Bluewater Health CEO Sue Denomy and Vice President of Operations Mike Lapaine met with the media to outline the changes

A group called Grassroots Christian Impact wants Plympton-Wyoming council to have a plan incase someone who is transgender asks to use a public washroom. John Lammers and Curtis Bryce told council in the last few months there have been several cases being dubbed “pee where you please.” “People identifying as trans (gender) of various descriptions would sometimes like to use

  The Petrolia Squires and Tavistock Royals will go head-to-head in the first round of the Western Ontario Senior Hockey League playoffs. The Squires leapfrogged Clinton for third place in the league’s South Division with a 4-3 win over the Radars last Friday at the Greenwood Recreation Centre. Dan Veenema had two goals and an assist for Petrolia, while Breydan

Glenn Williams would like to be able to walk to work without worrying about being hit by a car. The First Ave resident is a teacher at LCCVI and takes Tile Yard Road and Glenview Drive into town. The problem is there are no sidewalks and only a small gravel shoulder and sometimes motorists are aggressive along the stretch. “I

Public health officials say low-income children are not getting the dental care they need after changes to the childhood dental program. In April, the province changed the income requirements for families to receive preventative care to allow 70,000 more children to receive treatment. In Lambton County, only 19 more children qualified under the new rules according to Charlene McMahon, manager

 Lambton’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a Cold Weather Alert for Lambton County based on the latest forecast from Environment Canada that predicts a temperature drop to -16°C tonight. The alert, the fourth of the season, will remain in effect throughout the week. Temperatures will climb above the alert threshold on Tuesday but are expected to drop again on Wednesday