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Wait-list for geared-to-income housing still long Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative A bevy of municipal and county staff and politicians gathered at 471 Kathleen Ave. Monday to officially open a new 50-unit affordable housing complex and talk about what comes next to meet the staggering demand in Sarnia-Lambton. “This is an amazing opportunity to support our tenants and our community.  It’s

Heather Wright/The Independent When you walk through the cemeteries in Warwick Township you may notice something a little different. The Watford Legion has purchased new markers for all those who served in the military buried in the township. Robert Alcock of the Watford Legion went to township council Monday to inform them of the new program. “We’ve tried to use

Blake Ellis/The Independent A redneck shindig converged on the Brown family farm last Sunday – that’s what the Brown family was calling it. Vehicles began pulling onto the Brown farm on Oil Springs Line just off of Mandaumin Road at 4:30 pm, for what the farm’s owner Tim Brown dubbed Pumplosion 2026. It’s the second year for the event. “A

The Independent A drug investigation which started in Walpole Island has led to charges against a Scarborough man. OPP began a drug investigation in September in the First Nation which led to the arrest on Oct. 30. Lambton OPP say shortly before 2 pm, members of the Community Street Crime Unit stopped a vehicle on Communications Road in Chatham-Kent. One

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Politicians planted trees at The Orchard Monday as Lambton County’s latest affordable housing project in Sarnia officially opened. The first tenants will move into 471 Kathleen Ave. on Thursday. The complex is called The Orchard, a salute to the tree streets nearby and the fruit trees that were once located there. The 50 on-bedroom units are

Town council still has to approve the three-year pledge Heather Wright/The Independent The provincial and federal governments have promised up $2.3 million in funding to Petrolia in exchange for a pledge to eliminate development fees for three years. But it remains to be seen how much of that cash will be coming. Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey, Sarnia-Lambton Bkejwanong MP Marilyn

Remembrance Service held Sunday in Florence Heather Wright/The Independent There was a small, solemn ceremony at Dawn-Euphemia’s cenotaph in Florence Sunday. Members of the Dawn-Euphemia fire department organized the event with members of the Bothwell Legion on hand.

Heather Wright/The Independent People in Camlachie gathered to remember the men and women who died in service to Canada and to bring peace to the world. The Camlachie Huron Shores Optimist organize the service at the cenotaph each year, holding the Act of Remembrance the Sunday before Remembrance Day. Members of the Wyoming Legion were on hand to help out

Four proposals were filed on the Environmental Registry of Ontario late Friday; residents have until Dec. 21 to submit comments Heather Wright/The Independent Officials in Chatham-Kent say there have been “no significant changes” to York1 Environmental’s plan for the former Dresden dump to the first plan it submitted in 2024. That as the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

2027 IPM committee looking for 800 volunteers group tells council Blake Ellis/The Independent The 2027 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo need at least 800 to 1,000 volunteers. About 400 have already come forward, according Dave Henderson, the chairman of the plowing match committee. Henderson, the new head of the Lambton IPM Committee, appeared before Enniskillen Township council Oct. 19

Heather Wright/The Independent It will likely be February before the first residents move into the new Small Home at Lambton Meadowview Villa. That from Michael Gorgey, general manager of long-term care in Lambton. Construction of the $12.2 million facility for people with dementia is expected to be complete by the end of November. But it will take some time to

Heather Wright/The Independent There are big concerns about the Ontario’s plans to roll back environmental rights and remove municipalities right to approve large new landfills. On its first day back at the Ontario Legislature after a 21-week summer break, the Ford government introduced Bill 140. It strips the rights of municipalities to approve large, new landfills in their communities. Right