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Heather Wright/The Independent It appears the extreme heat is causing the concrete on Highway 402 near the Oil Heritage Road exit to buckle again. Around 5 pm Canada Day, Lambton OPP closed the westbound lanes of the highway at Reece’s Corners “due to hazardous road conditions.” Traffic was being directed down London Line to get back on Highway 402 at

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia Soccer Club Board Members Emily Atkinson, Angela Salaris and Stephanie Munro were trying to defend the goal against Tallulah Pettit, Sadie Atkinson, Remington and Daisy Pettit at the Tank Street Heritage Field in Petrolia Wednesday. The town officially opened the new soccer pitches at the Petrolia Y as part of the Canada Day celebrations. “Today is

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Sarnia residents lined Lakeshore Road, finding as much shade as they could for the annual Sarnia Canada Day parade. The event is one of the largest in the region.

Heather Wright/The Independent The Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre was full of Canada Day spirit as the community gather to mark the country’s 159th birthday. The annual Kids-3-On-3 Ball Hockey tournament moved outdoors this year in Alvinston. The event is normally held inside the arena, but this year the arena floor is being replaced. There were free hotdogs for everyone at lunch,

It was a sea of red and white in Ipperwash Canada Day morning. The residents held their annual “community walk” parade on the country’s birthday. Residents dressed up in their finest Canada Day finery for the parade that wrapped around the beachfront community.

The weather was steamy but the fish were biting as the Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club hosted the annual Canada Day Kids Fishing Derby. There were fewer families lined the pond at the south side of Bridgeview Park because of the heat but the children were still excited to reel in crappies, carp, sun fish, a couple of crayfish and

Sarnia’s mayor wants westbound transport speed reduced starting at Mandaumin Road Heather Wright/The Independent There are more calls for the province to slow down traffic heading to the Bluewater Bridge. Sarnia’s mayor is calling for a review of the current lane design and traffic management along Highway 402. He sent a letter to Ontario’s Transportation Minister June 29 asking for

Detour planned around Marthaville Road construction The Independent People who use Marthaville Road heading south on a regular basis will be taking the long way home for a while. Construction on the Black Creek Bridge is expected to begin as early as July1. Marthaville Road between Oil Springs Line and 2669 Marthaville Road – just on the other side of

Heather Wright/The Independent The Town of Plympton-Wyoming plans to sell a lot on the main street which has so far cost taxpayers over $390,000. The lot was the subject of a lot of controversy in 2018 when the town decided at first to demolish the building, but found it might damage a nearby business and began stabilizing it. By November,

Canada Day came early in Warwick Township as the community celebrated Saturday at Centennial Park. The Kanis sisters were having fun in the bouncy council while Deputy Mayor John Couwenberg was one of the council members cooking up hotdogs for the crowd. Sylvia Nicholson, 5, was dressed up for the occasion as she had her lunch with her grandmother. Wren

The Independent This week’s extreme heat has prompted Petrolia officials to move some events indoors. Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning until Friday with temperatures climbing up to 36 C and the humidex values at 45 C. Laurissa Ellsworth, director of marketing, arts and recreation for Petrolia, says because of the high temperatures the schedule has been adjusted. The

The Independent A 67 year-old man has died in Lake Huron off Grand Bend. Lambton OPP were called to the south beach around 2:40 pm Sunday after receiving a call that there was an unresponsive person at the beach. Bystanders found the man in the water and brought him to shore and attempted life saving measures. Paramedics transported the man