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The Mooretown Lady Flags put a bow on the 2023-24 season with an OWHA provincial championship. The team ran the table in the U11 B division on the weekend winning six straight games while not allowing a single goal against. The Lady Flags beat Cambridge, Cold Creek and Sault Ste. Marie, all by shutout, in the preliminary round. They blanked

Six of the seven people in the running to replace Monte McNaughton as Lambton-Kent-Middlesex representative squared off in Alvinston to talk to the agriculture community about everything from the carbon tax, helping young people get a start in farming and education. About 200 members of the Lambton, Kent and Middlesex Federations of Agriculture filled the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre Thursday to

Brennan Feasey scored five goals to lead the Alvinston Killer Bees to a 2-0 lead in the WOSHL Finals over Tillsonburg. The Killer Bees were down 2-0 heading into the second when Feasey scored two quick goals to tie the game up. Carson Perry added a third. The action stopped for a couple of minutes after Feasey scored his third

Water Wells First founder questions York1’s non-porous clay findings Heather Wright/The Independent A man who has been on the forefront of the fight for clean water wells is worried about York1 Environmental Waste Solution’s plan for an old dump in Dresden. Kevin Jakubec – who founded Water Wells First concerned the wind industry would cause harm to local water wells

The Independent More Christmas lights and planters, benches and a solar lights along the Reeces Corners to Wyoming trail are all on the wish list to spruce up Wyoming. Plympton-Wyoming approved a grant application for the My Main Street grant for $125,750.Staff came up with a list of things which would improve the streetscape and the Christmas in the Village

The Independent Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey has a new job. Bailey, a three-term MPP, has been named the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Legislative Affairs. The ministry is the lead in the restoration of Ontario’s Legislative Building. In 2023, the province announced the building which houses Ontario’s government would be undergoing renovations. Legislative Building first opened its doors on

Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Deputy Mayor Steve Miller says the township will likely face a hearing at the Ontario Land Tribunal after turning down a Port Lambton development. Murray Troup wants to build WaterWalk Residential Subdivision with semi detached homes on the St. Clair Parkway and Indian Road near the Chenal Ecarte on just over five acres of land.

Heather Wright/The Independent As the price of gas climbed three cents a litre April 1, farmers and politicians pressed the federal government to ease up the pain at the pumps. The federal price on carbon increased Monday by 23 per cent. For drivers and people who use natural gas for everything from home heating to drying grain, that means an

Heather Wright/The Independent There are over 1,400 Lambton County public servants on the so-called Sunshine List of public employees who make more than $100,000 a year. The province released this year’s Public Salary Disclosure Act list the day before the Easter Long weekend. This year, every Lambton County municipal government had at least one staff member on the list –

The rain didn’t stop the annual tradition of Tractor Day at LCCVI. Dozens of tractors of every age and colour driven by students at the high school packed the parking lot Friday in the annual celebration of the student’s rural roots. Parents with toddlers came by to take a look at the giant machines before the students made their way

Highlights:• 30-50 mm of rain• Saturated soils, increased runoff• Elevated water levels, potential for minor floodingEnvironment Canada is tracking a Texas low-pressure system that is expected to move into SouthwesternOntario early Thursday, April 11 through to Friday, April 12. Current forecasts predict 30-50 mm of rain.There is also a risk of thunderstorms, which may increase rainfall amounts in localized areas.Significant

A 51 year-old Sarnia man is facing charges after an ATV crash. Just before 6 am, April 10, the OPP were called to an ATV fire in a ditch on Hillcrest Road near Lakeshore. Members of the Camlachie fire department were called to the scene and put out the fire. The vehicle sustained extensive damage. A 51 year-old Brights Grove