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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.

Heather Wright/The Independent Four years after it was first proposed, construction of ‘small home’ for seniors with dementia in Lambton has been approved. In 2020, staff in Lambton’s long term care division proposed a different approach for people with dementia. Instead of being housed in a traditional nursing home, people would be in a smaller, home-like setting. Each person would

Blake Ellis/The Independent Ron Van Horne is coming out of retirement. The former Chief Administrative Officer of Lambton County who retired in February 2023 is taking on the acting CAO reigns at Warwick Township. Warwick Township council approved the appointment at its July 8 meeting. “Ron is no stranger to the people of Lambton County,” said Warwick Township Mayor Todd

Heather Wright/The Independent Southside Construction has cleared a major hurdle as it plans to build a 426 home subdivision in Petrolia, despite concerns about the location of a planned park. Monday, town council approved the zoning and official plan changes which will allow the London developer to build 332 single-detached homes and 96 townhouse units in a number of phases.

Petrolia may increase the fixed water rates to help pay for an aging water system. That’s according to the town’s asset management plan approved by Petrolia councillors Monday. Every town in Ontario is required to have a plan which lays out the value and condition of all its capital assets, everything from buildings to roads to the local sewer and

As the rain from the remnants of Hurrican Beryl continues, the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood watch. Read the details below. Environment Canada meantime says the showers should end tonight around midnight, although there is still a 40 per cent chance of showers. The winds will remain high with gusts of up to 70 km per

The demolition of the old Forest Memorial Community Centre has begun. Lambton Shores council approved the full demolition of Kimball Hall, the arena, dressing rooms, board room and the area once home to Contact House in May. When Lambton Shores first discussed a new arena, it was the understand the old arena would eventually face the wrecking ball. But since