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The Independent It was a deadly long weekend on Lake Huron in Lambton Shores. Monday, an 18 year-old London resident died and a 12 year-old had to be rescued from the waters at Ipperwash Beach. Today, Lambton OPP report another person – a 44 year-old from Lambton Shores – has also died while swimming. Police, paramedics and Lambton Shores firefighters

Heather Wright/The Independent A Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighter was taken to hospital with signs of heat exhaustion during a Canada Day blaze on Petrolia Line. Five Lambton County fire departments battled a large barn fire on west of Petrolia. Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters responded to the Petrolia Line farm first, around 8:30 pm and water trucks and crews from Brigden, Courtright, Oil

Five Lambton County fire departments battled a large barn fire on west of Petrolia. Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters responded to the Petrolia Line farm first, around 9 pm Canada Day, and the others arrived on the scene shortly after to find a large, old, wooden barn with several sheds attached in flames. The fire could be seen as far away as

Lambton County celebrated Canada’s 158th birthday with red, white and a lot of fun. All over the county communities gathered to mark Canada Day. Here are some of the scenes around the area.

An 18 year-old from London has died in a drowning accident in Ipperwash. Lambton OPP, Anishinabek Police , Lambton paramedics, and Lambton Shores fire were called to Ipperwash for reports of two swimmers in distress in Lake Huron near East Parkway Drive Monday. A 12 year-old from London was brought to shore by members of the public and taken to

Police allege Scarborough man was using Petrolia AirBnB to make fentanyl The Independent Sarnia Police seized over $200,000 in drugs after stopping a suspect in Petrolia. Thursday, the Sarnia Police Major Case Action Team with the Emergency Response Team and the Canine unit stopped vehicle in Petrolia. During the arrest, the drive was combative, so police used a taser to

The Independent Brooke-Alvinston is getting a big financial boost from the province to help fix the local arena. The municipality has been staring down a $1.2 million bill to repair the ice making equipment in the arena floor. It applied to the Ontario community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund earlier this year. Earlier this month, Brooke-Alvinston was given the news

A Brooke-Alvinston resident is facing an assault charge after a fight in Alvinston. Around 7:20 pm, June 24, OPP were called to River Street over a fight between two people. No one was injured. A 57 year-old has been charged with assault. He’ll appear in court Aug. 18.

The Independent Myles Vanni, the head of the Inn of the Good Shepherd Food Bank, has announced his retirement. Vanni was appointed the executive director of the food bank in 2005. “Over the past twenty years, as poverty levels increased and the need for service grew in Sarniaand Lambton County, Myles responded with innovative leadership, introducing important newservices including: construction of

The Independent One of Lambton County’s favourite sons brought the Memorial Cup to Alvinston Thursday. Mark Hunter, general manager of the Memorial Cup Champion London Knights and Oil Springs area stopped with the iconic trophy at the Inwood Variety Store to visit super fans Fred and Donna Oriet and then at Armor’s Ale House in Alvinston. Fans had a chance

Heather Wright/The Independent Environmental groups are targeting Lambton residents on social media, in a push to discourage Ontario from using natural gas to create electricity. There are two projects in the works for St. Clair Township which need municipal approval to move ahead in the bidding process. Both Environmental Defence Canada and the Ontario Clean Air Alliance have launched social

Heather Wright/The Independent The Town of Petrolia will spend over $300,000 for engineering services to rebuild about a half a kilometer of streets. Mike Thompson, director of operations, says the town needs to plan to rebuild three smaller streets, King, Hickory and School, in the oldest part of the community. “For several years King Street has been on staff’s radar