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Laurie Webb, Lambton County’s manager of museums, gallery and archives, was showing former Wardens Bill Weber and Steve Arnold some of the items in the Lambton 175th anniversary time capsule. Andrew Meyer, the general manager of culture, says the idea came after workers renovating the council chambers accidentally uncovered the 150th Anniversary time capsule behind a plaque they’d planned to

Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township Mayor Jeff Agar is excited about the prospect of the Lambton Generating Station once again becoming a site for energy production in the province. Nov. 27, the province announced it wants Ontario Power Generation to explore the possibilities for power at three of its sites – including the one in Courtright. In a news

Heather Wright /The Independent About 1,000 people filled the streets of Wyoming for Christmas in the Village Dec 14. The night started with the lighting of the community Christmas tree at the Wyoming library and included a parade of 32 tractors festooned with Christmas lights. McIntosh’s Engine Works entry steams down the street to the delight of the crowd. Lyle

The Independent It appears Plympton-Wyoming residents who operate an Airbnb in their home will still have to register and pay a fee under the town’s proposed Short Term Rental rules.  The town has been trying for two years to create a licensing system for the 66 units rented out, primarily along the shores of Lake Huron.  The move came after

Two people are facing charges after gunfire on Walpole Island. Around 5 pm, Dec. 19, members of the Walpole Island police and Lambton OPP responded to a report of gunfire and a fight at a home on River Road. No one was injured. Two people were taken into custody. Two Walpole Island residents have been charged with possession for the

Wyoming resident Will Davidson is the new Plympton-Wyoming fire chief. Davidson has been acting chief since August when Erik Campbell left the department. Davidson has been a firefighter in Wyoming for 22 years and was the fire chief in North Middlesex from 2015 to 2019. When he returned to the Plympton-Wyoming department he served as the training officer and became

It’s official; Bob Bailey will be the PC Party’s candidate in Sarnia-Lambton in the next provincial election. Bailey, who told The Independent in June he would seek another term, was acclaimed Dec. 17. The Petrolia resident, retired from NOVA Chemical and was first elected to the provincial legislature in 2007. He in his fifth term in the job. In Lambton-Kent-Middlesex,

A drumhead from the Sarnia Legion Pipe Band, which commemorates the 10th anniversary of the end of Canadian involvement in the War in Afghanistan, has been donated to the Plympton-Wyoming Museum. Every year drumheads are created to commemorate a different Act of Remembrance, said Bass Drummer Todd Monaghan. The drum heads are placed on the drums at the beginning of

Heather Wright/The Independent Sandra Hartman is expecting a lot of calls at Christmas for Everyone this week. The team of volunteers has been preparing Christmas hampers for people in need since 1971 with fire departments delivering boxes of food and toys to Petrolia, Warwick, Brooke-Alvinston, Dawn-Euphemia, Lambton Shores and Enniskillen. This week, volunteers have taken over the auditorium at New

Heather Wright/The Independent Santa and his posse walked River Street in Alvinston for the annual Christmas Celebration. Children could be entertained by a balloon artist with his own reindeer hat. or some live music from Millpond to Lorne Street. At the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre, Brooke Central School held its craft show. Alora Burley of Petrolia was not so sure about

Anniversary celebrations, a book club and Inwood’s music festival are among the projects receiving funding under the Creative County Grant in 2025. Lambton County, which administers the $75,000 yearly fund promoting community arts and recreation projects, announced the recipients today. Oil Springs will receive $8,000 to help celebrate the village’s 160th anniversary in 2025. Inwood’s 150th Celebration Committee will receive

Tara Jeffrey/The Independent It may have been a bit wet and dreary outside, but the students at Brigden Public School surebrightened things up in the community. One by one, the students — nearly 200 of them — lined up outside the school to form a ‘chainof caring,’ crossing the road over to the Little Caring Cupboard at the Brigden United