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The Independent The Forest Legion is opening its doors to the community during an eight-hour planned power outage. Hydro One has a planned outage Sunday from 7 am to 3 pm. Customers affected are in far northeastern Plympton-Wyoming, Kettle and Stony Point, and western Lambton Shores. About 4,900 Hydro One customers in the Municipality of Lambton Shores and surrounding areas

The Independent Long-time Warwick Township councillor Jerry Westgate has been the Mayor’s award for his service to the community. Westgate was honoured Saturday during his retirement party at the East Lambton Community Complex. Westgate first served in Watford as a councillor and has been on Warwick Township council since the township and Watford amalgamated. He’s served 32 years in total

Heather Wright/The Independent If Bill Dennis gets elected mayor of Sarnia, he may have a hard time making a new planning deal at Lambton County council. Oct. 19, Dennis raged against the planning process which forces Sarnia to go through county council to get approval for zoning amendments to the Official Plan. The relationship between Dennis and county councillors has

Blake Ellis/The Independent The Black Creek Bridge construction on Marthaville Road is on target to be complete by Nov. 30. “It looks like a bridge right now,” said Enniskillen Township’s Public Works Superintendent Darcy Mitchell, saying thegirders and the riprap are in. The contractor is getting ready to pour the deck and put the sidewalls up. Mitchell gave the report

The Independent A Petrolia doctor has won a prestigious Canadian award. Dr. John Butler has won the Ian McWhinney Family Medicine Education Award from the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine. It is named in memory of Dr. Ian McWhinney, the first professor and chair of a Canadian university department of family medicine at the University of Western Ontario, now Western University.

The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for City of Sarnia Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates who responded to the survey:  MAYORAL CANDIDATES Work Experience: Licensed Realtor (license has never been used since becoming Mayor in 1988). Political experience: Executive Assistant to the Hon. Bud Cullen 1980-1984. Elected to Sarnia Council 1985 – 1988. Elected Mayor

The Independent The Wyoming fire hall is benefiting from the ongoing giving spree by the Clark Family. Ron and Todd Clarke have been presenting donations across Central Lambton to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Ron Clark Motors including Pathway’s Health Center for Children, St Joseph’s Hospice, and Petrolia Fire Department. Friday, the Clarks, with Mike Barron, the executive director of

The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Warwick Township Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates who responded to the survey:  Age: 58 Work Experience: certified Agronomist Political experience: seeking fifth term as councillor Why do you want to serve on Warwick Township council? I want to continue to serve on council because I care deeply about

The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for St Clair Township Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates who responded to the survey:  MAYOR CANDIDATE Age: 64Work Experience: 43 years in various fabrication shopsPolitical experience: three term councillor one term as mayor Why do you want to serve on St. Clair Township council?This is an exciting yet challenging

The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Plympton-Wyoming Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates who responded to the survey:  MAYORAL CANDIDATES Age: N/AWork Experience: Retired from Shell CanadaPolitical Experience: Councillor 2018-2022, Mayor 2022 to present . Why do you want to serve Plympton-Wyoming mayor?The last four years Council has dealt with many concerns and issues. We

Heather Wright/The Independent After years of planning and nearly two years of construction, WM’s renewable natural gas plant in Watford is almost ready for production. Since September, crews have been working to bring the $150 million plant and pipeline up to standard to bring it online and sell to Enbridge Gas. The methane produced at Twin Creeks – one of

The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Lambton Shores Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates who responded to the survey:  MAYORAL CANDIDATES Age : Lived in Lambton Shores since 1999 Work Experience:  Small business owner for 33 years, 27 years in Lambton Shores Political experience : Last 17 years. 5 as Ward Councillor, 8 as Deputy