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The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Dawn-Euphemia Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates: Age: 61 todayPolitical and Work experience: No municipal political experience but I want to start here at home in Dawn-Euphemia. I’m very experience with number crunching and software Engineering tools. I run large projects with several moving parts in my current position. I’m

Blake Ellis/The Independent Oil Springs has put off a request for support and the appointment of a representative to a regional arena feasibility committee. In the last meeting of the term for council on Oct. 13 before voters cast their ballots, councillors reviewed a letter from the Community Access Recreation Expansion (CARE) Committee. It was established in 2025 after Lisa

The Independent An accident in Wyoming led to multiple charges including uttering death threats. Oct. 21, just before 6 pm, the OPP was called to a home on Brooke St. near London St. for a disturbance. There was a single car accident and police conducted a traffic stop. A 41-year-old man from Middlesex County was arrested and charged with He

The Independent People in Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick, Brooke-Alvinston and Forest can resume normal water use. Yesterday, the Lambton Area Water Supply System asked people to conserve water while workers repaired a major problem on London Line. Clinton Harper, LAWSS general manager, said crews were working on a waterline on London Line near Mandaumin when there was a problem. He says the

The Independent A Chicago man’s travels were delayed after Canada Border Services stopped someone they thought was impaired. Oct. 19, just before 8 am, Lambton OPP went to the Blue Water Bridge. They arrested a 48-year-old Chicago man and charged him with impaired driving. The man was given a 90-day driver’s licence suspension and his vehicle was impounded for seven

The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Brooke-Alvinston Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates: MAYORAL CANDIDATES Age: 64 Work Experience: Farmer for 50 years, worked at Suncor refinery for 33yrs Political experience: one term on Brooke council 2018-2022 Why do you want to serve on Brooke-Alvinston council? What specific issue motivated you to run? No specific reason

The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Oil Springs Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates: Age: 31Work Experience:Building Designer, WeCover Structures, Thamesville. I design steel buildings, produce the drawings they are built from, and have written my own design software to speed up that work. Sales Specialist, RONA, helping rural and residential property owners plan,

Cathy Dobson/The Independent With less than a week until election day, 28 candidates vying for eight council seats, spent four hours Tuesday trying to stand out as the right choice for Sarnia voters. They gathered at The Imperial Theatre in front of an audience of 200, with another 500 streaming the marathon event online. Compared to Monday night’s mayoral debate,

Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township Councillor Brad Langstaff wants to know what it cost for the fire department to help fight an ethanol plant fire in Chatham. Sept. 16, 15 firefighters, the township’s two tower trucks and its drone headed to Chatham to help battle a massive fire at Greenfield Global. St. Clair was called on because it has

Blake Ellis/The Independent ATVs won’t be allowed on Enniskillen roads. A request by Enniskillen Resident Mark Braet failed to sway Enniskillen Township Council to allow all terrain vehicles on township roads. Braet made a presentation to council on Oct. 8 along with representatives from the Tri-Shore ATV Club. Braet wanted to be allowed to drive ATVs on roads in the

The Independent sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Petrolia Council. Below are the unedited responses from the candidates: Work Experience: Policy Advisor, Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce; former Constituency Assistant to MPPs Bob Bailey and Billy Pang; former parliamentary intern with MPs Marilyn Gladu and Jake Stewart; former Town of Petrolia Parks & Recreation Summer Labourer; former Dietary Aide at

Heather Wright/The Independent Construction at Petrolia’s Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital will begin in a couple of weeks. Wednesday, Bluewater Health officials, builders, politicians and the people who work in the rural hospital officially marked the occasion, “turning the sod” in front of the Emergency Department. In September, K&L Construction was awarded the $14 million contract to build the new ER