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Tara Jeffrey/The Independent It’s a damp and dreary Thursday morning in Petrolia, where George Vandenberg has joined a group of men who meet regularly at the Coffee Lodge. “George and I go way back, like 50 years,” says John McCharles, the town’s former mayor who invited Vandenberg to talk with farmers, seniors, some new, and old familiar faces ahead of

Cathy Dobson/The Independent There was a period around 2020 when Marilyn Gladu was so disillusioned that she considered retiring from politics. At the time, she’d been Sarnia-Lambton’s MP for five years and was badly stung by a failed attempt to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). When Erin O’Toole won that race, Gladu says she did not

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

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

A Dawn-Euphemia man is facing charges after a two-car crash on Robson Road and Edys Mills Line. On April 3, Lambton OPP were called to a collision at the intersection around 5 pm. After investigating, OPP charged a 40 year-old Dawn-Euphemia man with impaired driving. The man’s vehicle was seized by police for seven days and his licence was automatically

Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming may be the next municipality to got to online voting only in the 2026 municipal election. In 2018, the town moved away from paper ballots to online method but also included telephone voting at the time. Clerk Erin Kwarciak, in a report to council, said it was confusing and left the public frustrated. In the lead

Heather Wright/The Independent Brooke-Alvinston councillors are wondering if Lambton County wants its road back. The idea was floated by Councillor Craig Sanders who said the road is in rough shape and theBrooke-Alvinston doesn’t have the cash to upgrade it. This winter was hard on the chip-and-tar road. During February’s thaw and refreeze largechunks of the road had deep holes with

Blake Ellis/The Independent Tariffs are on the top of mind of most Canadians these days, and the trustees at the Lambton-KentDistrict School Board are no different. Prompted by a question from Trustee Randy McKay on March 25, Associate Director Brian McKay saidthe school board is spending well less of $1 million annually of products or services originating in theUnited States.

Heather Wright/The Independent After four years of planning, the cost of the outdoor ice rink proposed by the Huron Shores Optimist nowsits around $2.3 million. And the frustrations over delays and costs is building. The Huron Shores Optimists came to Plympton-Wyoming council March 26 to talk about the fundraisingplan for the project. But a letter sent by the club raised