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Heather Wright/The Independent With a provincial election looming, Lambton-Kent District School Board are getting anxious. The $40 million Forest JK to 12 school project which will create spaces for over 1,160 students has been in the planning for years. It took longer than other school sites because the land near The Shores Recrea- tion Centre had to be purchased for

The Independent A Plympton-Wyoming man will spend about four years in jail for ramming a OPP cruiser. Cody Price, who is already in prison on charges of theft, was sentenced Jan .14 in Sarnia. Lambton OPP posted to social media they were looking for Cody Price, the man they believed was involved in the crash of the cruiser Dec. 30,

The East Lambton U13 Bs are International Silver Stick Champs in the Tier 2 division. The Eagles were 3-1 in the round robin beating Sturgeon Lake 4-2, Walkerton 3-2, Montgomery, Maryland, 6-2 and then lost to Frontenac 4-3 in over time. Sunday, the Eagles turned got some revenge – and a berth to the final – beating Frontenac 2-1 in

The Petrolia Oiler U13’s are International Silver Stick champions. They beat Kincardine in the final Sunday in the Forest finals. Petrolia went 3-1 in the round robin round, beating Thorold, 2-1, Lambton Shores 2-0, Kincardine 5-2, and then lost to Penetang 3-2 in a shoot-out to earn their berth into the finals. Then, against Kincardine, the Oilers scored in both

Sarnia Police say the body found on Lasalle Line six days ago has been identified as Brad Ogilvie. The Sarnia man disappeared November 2023. Eleven months later, police determined he’d been murdered. Robin Alexander Maness, 44, Trevor John Waller, 47, and Nikki Jean Cottrelle, 42, were charged with first degree murder. At the news conference announcing the charges, Ogilvie’s father,

Heather Wright/The Independent When the provincial election is called, there will be a rematch in Lambton-Kent Middlesex. Premier Doug Ford confirmed he will announce an early election in the province Wednesday which would put the vote on Feb. 27. The PC government still has a year-and-a-half left on its majority government mandate but Ford has said he needs a new,

The Petrolia Flyers came back from a 5-2 early second period deficit to beat Port Stanley, 6-5 in overtime in PJHL play Thursday. Logan Crummy scored the game-winning goal, 79 seconds into the fourth period. Parker Davidson scored twice for the winners with Owen Peters adding a goal and two assists. Cam Davidson and Ethan Flintoff also scored for P-town.

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Sarnia’s busy shelters are squeezing in about 20 extra people per night this week as those experiencing homelessness escape bitterly cold temperatures.  Ten to 14 of them have found warmth at the Inn of the Good Shepherd’s Lodge on Confederation Street and at the overflow shelter on Exmouth Street where they are given temporary camping mats, says

Three players and a coach have been suspended by the Ontario Super Hockey League following Saturday’s between the Alvinston Killer Bees and Petrolia Squires at the Greenwood Recreation Centre. The Battle of Lambton game between the Killer Bees and Petrolia Squires ended abruptly when the Killer Bees left the ice with 12:07 left in the third period on what was

Heather Wright/The Independent Where your child goes to school could be changing in the future. A consultant’s report the Lambton-Kent District School Board is suggesting the board take a look at the boundaries of all the elementary schools which feed into LCCVI in Petrolia, to use school space more effectively. Data from Watson and Associates, which completed the annual School

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia Councillor Chad Hyatt is going to try again to bring down Petrolia’s taxes – this time in 2026. At the next council meeting, he’ll ask councillors to approve a move which would shave one per cent off the three per cent tax increase slated for 2026 after the Ontario government provided extra cash for policing. Town

Heather Wright/The Independent Dawn-Euphemia Mayor Al Broad is preparing to meet with Lambton Library officials to talk about the state of the Shetland Library. Library officials have reviewed all 25 branches in the county and have found the tiny, historic Shetland library lacking. The report to council says the branch is too small to meet the guidelines set for Lambton