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Warwick’s mayor wants to governments to ‘buy Canadian’

February 5, 2025

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

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‘The kids deserve more’ CUPE says more provincial cash needed for EAs

January 30, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Michele LaLonge-Davey has been kicked, scratched and head butted by the school children she was trying to help. It’s part of the increasing amount of violence members of CUPE working for both the public and Catholic boards in Lambton County are reporting. The educational assistant and president of Local 1238 of CUPE says lack of provincial funding

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Marriott to lead regional caucus through provincial election

January 29, 2025

The Independent Lambton County ‘s Warden, Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott, has a new, temporary title – Chair of the Western Warden’s Caucus. Earlier this month, Marriott was elected the vice-chair of the group which represents 15counties and single-tier municipalities in Southwestern Ontario with more than 1.6 millionresidents. But today, the organization’s Chair Amy Martin of Norfolk County, stepped aside to

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Lambton gets $3 million to get people into housing, clean up vacant encampments

January 28, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton is getting more money for affordable housing for people living in the rough and cash to clean up the encampments as they leave. The province, in its last minute spending spree before the election call, gave the county over $2.9 million out of a $75 million fund to wind down encampments and move people into safe

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Some people with developmental disabilities ‘wait their entire lives’ to get help say advocates

January 9, 2025

Wait list for service over 52,000 people Heather Wright/The Independent One in three people with developmental disabilities in Ontario can’t get any help. Some will die before they receive services because the waiting lists for services are so long. That’s from Ontario Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs, Community Living Ontario and local service providers. They’re sounding the alarm bells

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Routine audit, not investigation for $32K Hawaii trip by LK educators

December 31, 2024

Ministry of Education says the details of the Indigenous conference will be outlined in bi-annual audits all school boards must complete Heather Wright/The Independent A $32,000 conference in Hawaii by three educators from the Lambton-Kent District School will not be subject to a separate investigation. That from the Ministry of Education after announcing another trip by a Brantford-area school board

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Conservation authority watching flood waters as rain continues

December 9, 2024

Today’s rain is likely to cause some flooding according to the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority. Officials expect ponding to occur in low-lying areas as the soil become saturated. Here’s the authority’s bulletin. Message: Rain-on-Snow event •             10 mm to 35 mm in precipitation (snow-water equivalent) over the past week •             5 mm to 15 mm of rain forecast for

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Public health urges extra precautions after EEEV found in Lambton horse

September 23, 2024

Lambton Public Health is warning residents to take extra precaution against mosquito bites after officials say eastern equine encephalitis virus has been reported in a horse in Lambton County. Public health officials say like West Nile virus, EEEV is typically found in wild birds and mosquitoes, but can be spread to horses and, in rare cases, humans, through an infected

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U15 Riverhawks win U17 championship

August 12, 2024

Peyton Reid’s two-run single keyed a six-run first inning to lead the Alvinston Riverhawks’ under-15 squad to a 16-2 win over Wyoming Wranglers in the Lambton Central Softball League U17 championship on the weekend. Alvinston reached the final in the double knock out tournament with earlier wins over Wyoming, 15-5 and Merlin, 11-2. Reid, Carly Watson, Charlie Kyte and Kylee

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Here’s the beef

August 8, 2024

Lambton Cattlemen’s Dinner draws 1,300 people About 1,300 people lined up for a heaping helping of beef in Alvinston Wednesday, perhaps a bit of a treat considering the cost of the red meat in grocery stores today. Every year, the Lambton Cattlemen’s Association cooks up hundreds of pounds of meat – 900 pounds this year – and pairs with with

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Central Lambton gets ready for Canada Day

June 28, 2024

The Independent Central Lambton municipalities are gearing up to celebrate Canada’s birthday. But the prospect of rain has organizers watching the skies. The Town of Petrolia has a host of events planned starting early – 7 am – in Bridgeview Park with a Kids Fishing Derby until 10. The Petrolia Legion is hosting a breakfast from 9:30 to 11:30 am.Town

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Killer Bees look to add more seating, big screen at Alvinston arena

June 24, 2024

After a season which brought hundreds of people to the arena, The Alvinston Killer Bees want to upgrade the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre. The new team had been drawing good crowds during the regular season, particularly when Lambton County rivals, the Petrolia Squires, came to town. On one occassion, the Brooke Fire Service Chief met with the club concerned about the

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