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Heather Wright/The Independent The two MPP’s serving Lambton County will be working together in the Ministry of Rural Affairs. Premier Doug Ford released the list of MPPs to serve as parliamentary assistants for the next four years and both Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault and Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey will serve as assistants to the Minister of Rural Affairs, Lisa Thompson.

Heather Wright/The Independent Dawn-Euphemia’s mayor understands rural municipalities are having a hard time paying for the arenas, but Al Broad and his council aren’t ready just yet to open the cheque book for Brooke-Alvinston. Monday, council received a letter from the municipality saying it was “exploring a full cost recovery of services offered from the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre” adding Dawn-Euphemia

Blake Ellis/The Independent Among the names on the ballot for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong is a leader of a federal party.  Jacques Boudreau is the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada and is running to be the MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong in the April 28 election. This is his seventh time he has run since 2015– four times federally and three times provincially.

Heather Wright/The Independent The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative says hundreds of birds have died along the shores of Lake Huron this spring, likely victims of Avian flu. Petrolia resident Mary Brown was out walking her dog at Ipperwash Beach recently when she came upon some of the birds. Brian Stevens, a pathologist at the University of Guelph who is a

Barry Wright/The Independent Jake Murray of the Huron-Perth Lakers was the first player with a local flavour to selected in the OHL Priority Selection on Friday. The Grand Bend-area product was taken 12th overall by the Erie Otters. Lakers teammate Matthew Henderson of Sarnia was selected 17th overall by the Kingston Frontenacs and Corunna’s Johbn McLaughlin was tabbed 21st overall

Barry Wright/The Independent A double-bogey on the 13th hole Friday was the difference between playing the weekend or not for Mike Weir at the ’25 Masters. The 2003 green jacket winner was four over par through 36 holes and missed the cut by two strokes. He had rounds of 75 and 73. Weir birdied the sixth and 12th hole in

St. Clair fighters were able to limit a lot of the damage to a Courtright landmark. Fire officials where called to the Riverview Grill, housed in a century building on the St. Clair Parkway, around midnight Friday. Firefighters arrived on scene and started fire suppression and rescue operations, extinguishing the fire. Officials say the fire was knocked down initially by

The Petrolia Kiwanis Club is hoping to win a $25,000 to help cover its $100,000 commitment to the town’s new splash pad. The service club took the project on and the town is now in the process of building it at the Oil Heritage District Community Centre. The Kiwanis Club is in the running for the Growing Home grant sponsored

Barry Wright/The Independent Dale Hunter’s London Knights have cruised into the second round of the OHL playoffs with a four-game sweep of the Owen Sound Attack.   Evan Van Gorp of Watford had three assists and was chosen as the second star in London’s 8-4 series clinching win at the Bayshore in Owen Sound April 3. London scored six or

John Wright/The Independent The dream run for the Petrolia Flyers came to an end on Thursday night, losing 6-2 to the Essex 73s in game four of the West Conference Final at Greenwood Recreation Centre.  Petrolia came out strong, outshooting Essex 14-9 in the first period. Goaltender Adrian McBride stood tall for Essex, turning aside every shot sent his way

Heather Wright/The Independent Peter Pickfield says there are still major issues that have to be worked out with WM’s expansion plans.  The leader of Warwick Township’s Peer Review Team told council Monday WM believes its study on the effects of an expansion which will add 12 years to the life of the Twin Creeks Landfill is complete.  But he and

Tara Jeffrey/The Independent Trade, taxes, agriculture and immigration were the hot topics at the second debate in the Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong riding. All seven federal election candidates forwere on hand at the Lambton Federation of Agriculture’s all-candidates meeting, held Wednesday at the Wyoming Fairgrounds. Questions submitted from members ranged from issues such as the carbon tax, tariffs and supplymanagement, to farmland protection,