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Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Sarnia-Lambton Crime Stoppers is offering the largest reward in its history for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the April 10 murder of Sarnian Dane Nisbet. “In my 10 years as president of Crime Stoppers, this is the biggest reward we’ve ever offered,” said Sean Robbins during a press conference at police headquarters

Heather Wright/The Independent Patients are still waiting too long to get into Bluewater Health when they arrive by ambulance. That’s according to Stephen Turner, chief of emergency medical services in Lambton. In a report to council, Turner says paramedics answered 21,361 calls in 2025, a six per cent increase over 2024. “Off load delay times have continued to remain high

Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton Kent District School Board’s Associate Director Brian McKay says as of the end of February, the board has spend $1 million more than planned for supply teachers. McKay presented a financial update to trustees at its April 14 meeting. Expenditures during the second quarter, a period between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28, and $2.2 million was

Testing in St. Clair, Sarnia to begin this summer Heather Wright/The Independent Federal environmental researchers are starting a five-year study of air quality near refineries and petrochemical plants and Sarnia-Lambton will be the first region under the microscope. Researchers from the Earth System Research and Integration Division of the Ministry of Environment and Climate change explained the project in a

The Independent Sarnia police officers were in London this weekend, letting the neighbours of a man wanted for the murder of Dane Nisbet about a $25,000 reward for tips leading to the London man’s arrest. Nisbet, 20, of Sarnia died in the shooting on the patio of the Lambton College bar, The Lion’s Den, April 10. Two of his friends

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiaitve Mural artist Kennady Osborne was honoured with a ceremonial blanket and sacred eagle feather during an emotional presentation Saturday at the Aamjiwnaang community centre. Osborne is the 27-year-old Haudenosaunee artist hired by the City of Sarnia to create an eight-foot by 20-foot mural for city hall’s lobby.  Shortly after its unveiling in March, the mural was

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Roberta Northmore says Indigenous communities with students attending public schools in Lambton-Kent should not have to pay for transportation to get to class. The vice chair of the Lambton-Kent District School Board raised this issue during the March 31 meeting.Director of Education Gary Girardi and Associate Director Brian McKay made a presentation at the Indigenous liaison

Heather Wright/The Independent A Canada-wide warrant has now been issued for the man wanted in the murder of Dane Nisbet. April 10, around 1 am, Nisbet and his two of friends from the Mooretown Flags were shot while they were at the Lions’ Den Pub at Lambton College for country night. The three friends left the pub to go outside

Barry Wright/The Independent LCCVI entertains its perennial foes from Chatham-Ursuline to open the LKSSAA girls’ rugby season on Tuesday, April 21. Game time is 1 p.m. Meantime, the track and field season also opens the same day at Great Lakes and the SWOSSA badminton finals are set for next week at St. Francois Xavier and in Chatham. The seniors participate

New Liberal MP admits Conservatives are ‘not going to vote for me in the future. That is their democratic right’ Heather Wright/The Independent Marilyn Gladu knows her time in politics is now limited after crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party. But the Sarnia-Lambton-Bkjewanong MP says she did the right thing to help her community get the federal funding

Kim Fyfe is meeting MP Marilyn Gladu on Friday Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative The chair of the Sarnia-Lambton Liberal Association says she is optimistic several of MP Marilyn Gladu’s opinions will change now that she has crossed the floor. The former Conservative MP has previously expressed views about Covid-19 and Donald Trump that were “disturbing and not helpful,” said Kim

“Maybe we’ll get some action around here,” says former Liberal candidate Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Once local leaders processed the shock of MP Marilyn Gladu’s defection to the Liberal party Wednesday, they began thinking about whether Sarnia-Lambton will be better off for it. “As a Conservative MP, she has not been a strong advocate so we’d expect her to step