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About 25 people still remain as temperatures plunge Cathy Dobson/The Independent The 25 or so homeless remaining in the Rainbow Park encampment watched Wednesday as crews of Winmar property restoration workers tossed out tarps, debris and suitcases. Slowly the encampment is shrinking as the cold weather sets in, says Adam MacDonald, Sarnia’s building and bylaw services manager.  And as it

Township also honours long time Captain for his volunteerism Heather Wright/The Independent For over 50 years, when Watford firefighters called back to the hall, Terry Smith answered. But that’s changed as Smith, the radio operator for the department, retired after 57 years of service. He and Capt. Don Hart, who joined the Watford department around the same time, were honoured

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County is backing a call to improve rural roads to reduce the risk of accidents. Scott Butler, executive director of the Good Roads Association, says in 2023, there were 616 people killed in Ontario and over 36,000 injured. That number is up 20 per cent in the last 10 years. Of the people who were killed

Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters are reminding people to check their dryers after a small fire. Wednesday, around 3:30 pm, firefighters were called to the seniors complex for a dryer fire. Crews moved quickly and were able to contain the damage to just the dryer itself, pulling the unit out of the apartment. No one was injured in the incident. Fire officials

Imperial Roofing employees are at work high atop Victoria Hall this week. In July, during a major storm, water came into the auditorium. A patch job was completed, according to a report by Julie Bullock, director of parks, recreation and facilities for the town. It was supposed to hold until the insurance claim was settled. But water came leaking in

A Plympton-Wyoming resident is dead after an accident on Aberarder Line. Lambton OPP, paramedics and Plympton-Wyoming firefighters were called to Aberarder Line west of Oil Heritage Road around 9 pm Thursday for a single vehicle accident. Police say the 64 year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for about seven hours for the investigation, which

A Chatham man has been charged with careless driving after an accident in St. Clair Township. Lambton OPP say around 12:30pm July 31, police were called to Kimball Road south of Petrolia Line for a single car accident. Police say the driver of the northbound vehicle lost control and rolled over, landing on private property. The driver wasn’t injured in

A pedestrian is dead after a crash at the Modeland Road off ramp to the 402. Aug. 1, Lambton OPP were called to the highway after a vehicle hit a person. The pedestrian was taken to hospital where they died. Police are still trying to identify the pedestrian. Police are asking anyone who may have been in the area around

Heather Wright/The Independent If a Camlachie man wants to develop homes on his land-locked lots, he’ll have to pay to upgrade Augusta St. himself. That from Plympton-Wyoming council after Randy Dayman approached the town to build a culvert bridge and upgrade Augusta St. Dayman, in a letter to council, says he owns four lots on the street. In 1995, during

A 38 year-old Sarnia man is facing three charges after OPP chased a vehicle through Plympton-Wyoming and Brooke-Alvinston. Lambton OPP say around just before 1 pm July 19 police received a call about a suspicious vehicle a home on Egremont Road. An officer on patrol saw the vehicle and then watched as the vehicle drove erratically. Police flipped on the

Blake Ellis/The Independent Shayanne de Boer may have grown up outside of Wyoming, but she’s making her way in the world of opera. And it’s something that takes a bit of creativity. It may seem strange for a young woman who grew up in rural southern Ontario to be drawn to opera but de Boer said it seems to be

The line up for the Petrolia150 Hard Oil Music Festival is almost complete. Friday, the organizers announced another act joining Saturday’s ticket featuring Sam Roberts Band. Treble Charger started with an indie rock style but evolved to a pop punk band after signing with a major label in 1997. Tickets for the Aug. 15-17 shows are on sale at www.petrolia150.com.