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Police say it was death was ‘targeted’ Lambton OPP say a 45 year-old Sarnia man was found murdered in the parking lot of the Marthaville Habitat. A day and a half after a man’s body was found, police have identified him as Andrew Chute. Around 7:15 Thursday, police were called to the popular hiking spot on Marthaville Road after a

Neighbours say it was murder Lambton OPP are saying little about an investigation at the Marthaville Habitat on Marthaville Road near Petrolia, but neighbours believe police are investigating a murder. About six police vehicles are lining the road near the entrance to the popular walking area. They have been there since 7:15 this morning, police say. Orange pylons both larger

Heather Wright/The Independent The Independent has learned Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley is under investigation by the town’s Integrity Commissioner over comments he made about the fire chief. The probe underway now, sources tell The Independent, is linked to the fall out from an investigation into Councillor Marty Souch. In December, Investigator John Fleming probed an incident which saw police tail

Barry Wright & Heather Wright/The Independent Bo Doxtator has been playing hockey since he was four. Usually, the Corunna teen is the only Indigenous player on the team. While the cultural differences between him and his teammates were obvious, Doxtator felt part of each team and had never felt the sting of discrimination.That all changed on March 16. Doxtator, an

NOVA Chemicals has begun a three and a half month shutdown for maintenance and to link the new Cracker Unit unit to the existing plant. Spokesperson Julia Iacovella says a scheduled maintenance turnaround begins today and will last until early July. “Beyond scheduled maintenance, inspections, cleaning and repairs, we are also completing sustaining capital work, tie-ins for the Corunna Cracker Expansion

Students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Corunna will be heading back to class Tuesday. The students were told to stay home Monday after the custodian, Lynda Groot, discovered the small fire from an overheated exhaust fan in one of the custodial rooms when she arrived early Monday. Principal Colleen Cogghe, in a letter to parents, said an environmental company

The Mooretown Lady Flags U11 team brought home bronze from the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association provincial finals. The tea tied for top spot in their pool play, then beat the Carlton Place Cyclones 3-1 in the bronze medal game.

The Lambton Shores U11’s won the OMHA championship in their division in Barrie on the weekend. They won five straight games including a 4-1 win over Ayr for the title. Overall, the Preds went 63-1 on the season. The East Lambton U11s were also at the tournament and went 2 and 2 in group play then were defeated by Lambton

The Petrolia Flyers and Blenheim Blades are tied at one game each in the PJHL tier two finals after the Blades rallied from 4-1 deficit to beat Petrolia, 5-4 in overtime last night in the Chatham-Kent Community. The tying goal was originally waved off but then later changed. Andrew Jaques, Nathan Clatworthy, Landon Marcy and Clay Dolbear scored for the

As construction season begins, the Town of Petrolia had a pleasant surprise. In a time when many construction projects are far more expensive than expected, the contract to rebuild Valentina Street has come in more than $180,000 under budget. The town recently moved up the reconstruction of the street off Petrolia Line as Goldleaf Construction started building a 50 unit

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative A 34-year-old Sarnia man charged with second-degree murder Jan. 12 is now out on bail.  Timothy Noj plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter and is now out on bail, after appearing in Sarnia court on March 29.  An injured man was rushed to hospital on Jan. 9, 2021 after a fight with  Noj. Luis

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative A 34-year-old Walpole Island man’s to cash his own cheques at an ATM at the Toronto-Dominion Bank in Wallaceburg landed him in jail.  Brandon Day was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud in Sarnia court on recently. He has 45 days left to serve, since he has sat