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Rural leaders worried about tariff impact Cathy Dobson/The Independent Uncertainty and worry over American tariff threats dominated discussions Thursday at a breakfast meeting with municipal leaders from across Lambton County. “There’s just so much we don’t know yet,” said Lambton Warden and Enniskillen Township Mayor Kevin Marriott.  Farming is the second largest industry in Lambton County and the number one

Blake Ellis/The Independent There could soon be a community pasture for beef farmers in Lambton. The Lambton Cattlemen’s Association is working on the project after 30 farmers came out to an organizing meeting Feb. 13. “It is really exciting,” said Lambton Cattlemen’s Association President Chad Anderson. “There was a lot of interest.” There are 11 community pastures in Ontario. Last

Plowing Match and Pretty Roads closed The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning; Highlights: Over the last two days, the SCRCA watershed has received upwards of 20 mm of mixed precipitation, mainly in the form of rainfall. This, coupled with warm temperatures, has resulted in snowmelt, deteriorating ice conditions, and increased runoff throughout the region. Below

The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says water levels are expected to rise over the next couple of days. In a Flood Watch, officials said after the snow Saturday, temperatures will mean an additional 10 to 25 mm of rain between Tuesday and Wednesday. Here’s the rest of the anaylsis: A snow survey conducted Friday found the remaining snowpack to

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Fewer people took advantage of advance polls heading up to Thursday’s provincial election. Only 6.59 per cent of eligible voters in Sarnia-Lambton voted in advance trending closely with the 6.1 per cent advance balloting turnout for all of Ontario, according to Elections Ontario. That means 5,806 of Sarnia-Lambton’s 88,055 eligible registered voters cast their ballots at advance

Tariff threats holding companies back says SLEP leader Heather Wright/The Independent The head of Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership says there are nearly 50 organizations “actively considering” setting up shop here. But Matthew Slotwinski says the potential for massive tariffs from the US government is making companies nervous enough to put their plans on hold. Slotwinski provided his annual report to Lambton

Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton Kent District School Board has a completely rewritten its travel expense rules in the wake of three educators trip to Hawaii for a conference. .Trustees passed the new regulation at the Feb. 11 school board meeting for approval of travel outside of Ontario.Three Indigenous educators travelled to Hawaii in January 2024 for a conference at a

Heather Wright/The Independent They’re back. Ten months after knocking on the doors of prospective voters in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex in a May by-election, the same four candidates are out on the streets again, vying for votes in the provincial election. And depending on which candidate you talk to it’s either vital or completely unnecessary. Doug Ford called the snap election for Feb.

Heather Wright/The Independent There could be a new $10.8 million paramedic headquarters in Lambton. The idea to consolidate the administration, which had been based at Lambton Meadowview, operations, logistics and storage, was part of an emergency medical services master plan brought to county council last year, said Stephen Turner, Manager, emergency medical services, in his report to council. It said

The Lambton Attack under-11 and under-15 B teams combined for eight straight victories in each capturing their titles at the River Outdoor Classic in Buffalo on the weekend. The younger squad beat Burlington, 4-0 in the final after being teams from Brantford, Kitchener and Burlington to reach the championship contest. The under-15 team won its title with a 3-1 win

It was Caden Faulkner’s night as Alvinston Killer Bees scored three unanswered goals to beat the Petrolia Squires 6-5 in over time. Faulkner had two goals and an assist on the the night, including the game winner in OT. With five minutes left in the third, the Squires led 5-3. Jayden Lamell scored for the Bees with 3:41 left in

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township Mayor Todd Case wants to make sure Lambton County is buying as many Canadian products as possible. The request comes just days after US President Donald Trump gave a month’s reprieve from a threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods coming into the US. At Wednesday’s county council meeting, Case asked county