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FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA A YELLOW WEATHER ALERT: Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall. What: Total rain and freezing rain amounts 20 to 40 mm with locally up to 50 mm possible. When: Beginning Sunday morning and ending Sunday night. Additional information: Rain will being Sunday morning becoming heavy at

TRAFFIC NOTE FROM THE OPP Nauvoo Road has reopened as of 5 pm. It was fully closed between Petrolia Line to Rokeby Line near Alvinston in Lambton County. Crews are working to remove a tractor trailer that rolled over yesterday evening. The closure is expected to last several hours.

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH Lambton Public Health is seeking information about the location ofa dog and its owner following a dog bite incident that occurred at the Pontiac CourtApartments’ parking lot, Sarnia at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The victimwas petting the dog during the incident.The dog is described as a brownish/brindle cane corso/mastiff mix named Frankie thatwas

During the Postal Strike, The Independent will be removing our paywall giving access to our E-Edition posted on our website to all. You can find the Oct. 2 edition here: https://petrolialambtonindependent.ca/e-edition/october-2-2025/ And you can read our Brigden Fair Special feature here: https://petrolialambtonindependent.ca/e-edition/oct-2-2025-brigden-fair-special-edition/

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The recent rain has eased the fire hazard in Petrolia. The Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department has lifted a burn ban which was in place since Sunday. Officials ask residents to follow the Open-Air Burning Bylaw in Petrolia and to not conduct recreational burning during any of Environment Canada’s “Air Quality Advisories”.  Some Reminders of the Bylaw details:

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The Independent It was billed as a show of friendship – Canadians and Americans on either side of the St. Clair River waving flags. Sarnia City/County Councillor Bill Dennis and the mayor of Port Huron, Anita Ashford, organized the event after Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley said he would ask council to take down the American flags on city property as

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

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

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,

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,