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Call for action on Courtright Line after two die in Thanksgiving weekend accident
October 22, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent There are calls for improvements to Courtright Line after two people died in a Thanksgiving weekend accident. And St. Clair’s mayor says he’s already asked Lambton County officials to take a look at any issues that may have contributed to the loss of a Brigden teen and an elderly driver. Oct. 13, around 2:15 pm, Lambton OPP
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HUNGRY IN LAMBTON: An estimated 20,000 people in Lambton must decide between food and bills
May 31, 2024
The Independent presents a six-part series by Reporter Cathy Dobson and Photographer Glenn Ogilvie focused on the alarming number of rural Lambton residents who increasingly cannot afford to feed themselves and their families. Over the last nine months, we investigated how food insecurity is impacting our community and talked to the people who regularly access more than a dozen area
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UPDATED: All clear for Wyoming gas leak
May 13, 2024
Enbridge Gas has given the all clear after a gas leak in Wyoming. Enbridge Gas was called in after a natural gas leak at the corner of Confederation Line and Broadway Street in Wyoming. Town of Plympton-Wyoming officials say a gas line ruptured just before noon. Residents from the county administration building on the north, Ketter Way to the East,
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First winner of Watford/Alvinston Road Race remembered
May 11, 2024
The first winner of the Watford/Alvinston Road Race has passed away, just a couple of weeks before he was planning to run it again. Hylke VanderWall, whose name is synonymous with the race, died Friday. In 1958, six guys were playing poker at the Watford Armoury Lounge and started talking about their running skills. They decided the 10 mile trek,
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Sam Roberts Band join’s Petrolia’s big birthday bash
May 10, 2024
Petrolia’s big birthday celebration has attract a really big guest. Town officials announced Friday The Sam Roberts Band will be the Saturday night headliner for the Hard Oil Music Festival. The Aug. 15-17 event is part of the big homecoming weekend celebration the town’s 150th anniversary. Sam Roberts started as a violin player who eventually moved on to guitar and
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CEEH renovation planning moves ahead
May 10, 2024
The province has given Bluewater Health the green light to start detailed planning for major renovations to Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital’s emergency department. The renovations, the next step in a long-term plan to renovate the historic hospital, may begin as soon as 2025. Hospital officials made the announcement this morning along side Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey and members of the
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Former Petrolia councillor remembered for his kindness
May 10, 2024
Former Petrolia Councillor Don Welten has passed away. Welten served one term on Petrolia council from 2018 to 2022 but he had a deep knowledge of the inner workings of municipal government. He was the chief building official in the former Bosanquet Township and Lambton Shores. In his retirement, Welten not only served on council, he served on a number
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Watford teen dies in farm accident
May 10, 2024
The Ministry of Labour is investigating after the death of a Watford teen. Lambton OPP were called to a farm on Churchill Line around 9:30 Thursday for a farm accident. Police say a 17 year-old from Watford received life-threatening injuries. The teen died at the scene. The OPP Traffic Incident Managment Enforcement team, the Forensic Identification Unit, the Crime Unit
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Bright’s Grove golfer qualifies for kids world championship
May 9, 2024
Noah Olver has qualified for the 2025 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship at Pinehurst, North Carolina. The Bright’s Grove golfer qualified for the fourth consecutive year with a win and playoff loss at an event in Michigan on the weekend. The 10-year-old carded an even par 36 on Saturday and lost in a playoff but rebounded with a three under
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Mobile team to help Lambton’s homeless before a crisis
May 9, 2024
Starting in June, a Lambton County paramedic and a substance abuse navigator from Bluewater Health will be heading out on the street, trying to help some of the most vulnerable people in the community. Wednesday, the province announced Lambton is receiving $2.5 million over three years to begin a mobile crisis response team. Stephen Turner, the manager of Lambton Emergency
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$1.3 million Tank Street reconstruction begins this week
May 8, 2024
Construction on Tank Street in Petrolia starts this week. Henry Heyink Construction of Chatham will be rebuilding the road from the Oil Heritage District Community Centre to Discovery Line near the new community soccer fields. Officials said on social media, Tank Street will be down to one lane between Discovery Line and the Y until May 28 as the construction
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Corunna man caught in Ontario online child exploitation investigation
May 8, 2024
A 22-year-old Corunna man is one of 64 people arrested in the province-wide online child exploitation investigation by the OPP. The Corunna man, who was not identified by the OPP, is charged with one three counts of sexual assault with a person under 16, three counts of sexual interference, two counts of making child pornography and a single count of
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