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Barry Wright/The Independent Defenceman John Montanino led the local contingent drafted at the OHL Priority Selection in Kingston. The Brampton Steelheads selected him in the third round. The Sarnia native played with Detroit-Little Caesars this season. Windsor chose Sarnia’s Cameron Jolicoeur, a power forward from the London Jr. Knights, in the seventh round and the Knights took Grand Bend’s Liam

Heather Wright/The Independent The batter from Burlington connects in a Gold Bat game against the Windsor Athletics on Morrison Field, Petrolia Saturday morning. A few games from the Sarnia tournament were played in Petrolia. A champion was not named this year as the finals were rained out Sunday.

The Independent The Forest Firefighters Association held its second annual two pitch tournament at Coultis Park in Forest on June 13. All proceeds from the tournament are going to local non-profits and community groups.

1,700 square-foot addition could hold 42 new beds Heather Wright/The Independent There could soon be more permanent shelter beds in Sarnia at the Good Shepherd’s Lodge. Lambton County is planning an expansion at the Confederation St. facility for up to 42 new permanent shelter beds. The County of Lambton set up a temporary shelter at the former Laurel Lea Church

The population of Alvinston swelled by a couple of thousand this weekend as the Alvinston Pro Rodeo set up shop at the Brooke Alvinston Inwood Community Centre for the weekend. Cowboys and cowgirls from all over North America came to be part of the action. And there was a big local contingent including Tyler Foster and Rod Weese, World Champions

LCCVI Athletics honoured this year’s top athletes. Students from each grade and sport were honoured during the year end banquet June 10. Here are the athletes honoured as MVP for their year. In the back row, left to right are Jonah Wagner, Jaylen Helps, Nadia Alfadili, Zander Knapp, Jamison Helps, Belle Stewart, Meagan Munro, Mya Beaudoin, Elijah Robinson and kneeling

Heather Wright/The Independent Bill Myers remembers when community gathered to watch the tractor pull at the Wilkesport Community Centre. The field has been empty for some time. In the 1990s, the pullers found other venues to accommodate their larger machines. The community missed the pull and the time together, Myers said Saturday. So, he and his wife, Kathy, who had

Blake Ellis/The Independent Another honour for LCCVI’s Yarko Zelenchuk. Just days after being named a Nicol Scholar at the Petrolia secondary school, Zelenchuk received the Stefanko Award for academic and athletic excellence. In 2007, former Sarnia Legionnaire and St. Pat’s alumnia Stephen Stefanko set up the award for graduating students in Sarnia-Lambton. It recognizes students who excel academically, in high

The Independent Traffic is backed up on Highway 402 on the westbound lanes at Kerwood Road. Lambton OPP say just before 6:30am, the police, paramedics and Warwick firefighters were called to a crash involving two tractor trailers in the westbound lanes in Warwick Township. One of the drivers has been sent to hospital with what police say are non-life threatening

Heather Wright/The Independent The Province of Ontario says it will spend another $6 million in 2026 to help cap abandoned and leaking historic oil wells. Natural Resources Minister Mike Harris made the announcement in Essex County last Tuesday, touting $10.8 million in spending; $6 million for capping wells, $3 million for municipalities to purchase equipment to deal with emergency situations

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick’s Birnam Orchards, Wyoming’s Scott Helps and the late Tom Lassaline of Alvinston will be inducted into the Lambton Agriculture Hall of Fame in July. The organization announced their choices to add to the hall which already contains 24 members. Lassaline was active in the beef industry in Lambton, and was one of the driving forces behind

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative What started as a learning opportunity, became so much more. In January 1986, Ray Wyrzykowski and John Barnfield, two Sarnia neighbours, led 28 people from Sarnia to Haiti. Rayjon Share Care, a Sarnia-Lambton based non-profit was born. The founders have passed away – Wyrzykowski in 1989 and Barnfield, just last January – but their legacy lives