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Heather Wright/The Independent Chris Edgar says it “impossible” to think about this year’s hockey season at LCCVI without his mentor and coaching partner Bobby Gould. Gould died Saturday after a short illness. Born in Petrolia, Gould’s passion for hockey took him first to the University of New Hampshire and earned his teaching degree and then went all the way to

Places for youth, growth, traffic and that small town feeling Heather Wright/The Independent They are as young and eager, they are experienced in the world of municipal politics but all want the same thing; to give back to the place they call home. Recently, all 12 of the candidates running for the six councillor positions in the Town of Petrolia

Barry Wright/The Independent Riding a lengthy winning streak, the Guelph Storm roll into Sarnia on Wednesday (Oct. 14) for their first game against the Sting this season. After losing its first two games with many players still away at NHL camps, the 2027 Memorial Cup hosts have now won six straight games outscoring their opponents, 34-10. The Sting will be

Barry Wright/The Independent The Mooretown Flags go up against the Sharks in PJHL action tonight (Wed) in Wheatley. Mooretown is coming off a 4-1 loss to the Essex 73’s at the Moore Sports Complex Saturday. Ty Therrien snapped Essex’s shutout bid with the Flags’ lone goal in the final minute of regulation time. Ciaran Guitton-Quayle made 35 saves in the

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Former mayoral candidate George Stanko says he is endorsing Scott Molson for the top job. Stanko said Tuesday that he examined the platforms of all the remaining candidates after withdrawing from the race Oct. 1 because of a family emergency. “I’ve looked at the candidates and I believe Scott Molson is most closely aligned with what I

Barry Wright/The Independent Drew Wilson will return to her classrooms at North Lambton Secondary School this week as a national champion. The grade nine student and her London Alliance FC side won the Canadian Girls’ Under-15 Cup on Monday in Surrey, B.C. with a 2-nil win over Sherbrooke, Quebec in the first place match. Wilson and her mates won five

The Independent The race for mayor in Brooke-Alvinston is down to three candidates. Tom Scott, a former councillor in Brooke Township, who was making his second attempt at returning to council, withdrew from the race Oct. 7 during the lone All-Candidates meeting for the community Scott told the crowd he had recently “got some bad news” about his health and

The Independent More than 45,000 people spent time at the Brigden Fair on the Thanksgiving Weekend. Dennis Robson of the Moore Agricultural Society, which hosts the fair, says 45,376 people came through the gates. Even Sunday, when rain threatened, there was a good crowd. “We had one family say they didn’t even have to open their umbrella until 4 o’clock,”

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County is urging Ministry of Environment officials “to ensure a comprehensive review of potential environmental impacts” of York1 Environmental’s proposal for a revive the Dresden dump and create a construction and soil recycling centre. Jason Cole, director of infrastructure and development for Lambton wrote to the director of Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Environmental Permission

Heather Wright/The Independent Liana Russwurm wants to capture the soul of the people she paints. The Alvinston artist’s new exhibit Homme at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery inSarnia, peers into what makessix men tick. Russwurm did some of her training in Italy where she was inspired by the artist Caravaggio. “He did a bunch of paintings of young

Heather Wright/The Independent Dawn-Euphemia Township officials are worried what the cost of diesel fuel will do to their budgets. Diesel fuel is used in graders and snow plows. The war in Iran has pushed the price up from about $1.40 to $1.65 per litre in the summer of 2025. Oct. 6, the price was $2.46.9 per litre, down slightly from

The Independent You might have noticed a new flashing stop sign at the corner of Bentpath Line and Highway 40. Lambton County officials wrote to the Ministry of Transportation over the summer voicing concern about safety at busy corner. In the past year, there have been at least three major accidents with 10 people injured. The MTO’s West Regional Director