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Barry Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees will take a 2-0 record into its home opener in the Northern Premier Hockey League against the Halton Hills Coyotes Saturday.   Alvinston won its second straight road game last weekend bouncing the Lakers, 10-1 in Woodstock. The Bees iced the game with seven unanswered goals in the final period. Jacob Chandler had

It’s unclear when mail will appear in your local post office box The Independent The mail will start moving again Saturday. CUP-W says Canada Post workers across the country will move from a nation-wide strike to rotating strikes. “This will start mail and parcels moving, while continuing our struggle for good collective agreements and a strong public postal service,” said

John Wright/The Independent Parents, teachers, and kids filled up Bridgeview Park to watch the Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club elementary school cross country meet on Wednesday. 856 runners from 18 different elementary schools participated in the event.

Blake Ellis/The Independent If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That’s just what a developer of a batery energy storage facility did after the company’s first project was rejected by Enniskillen Township council in February 2023. And it could mean up to $3 million in new revenue for the municipal government. This time the recycled project is being called

Soybean quality deteriorates in heat Heather Wright/The Independent The soybean harvest is just about complete but the hot weather which led to a speedy harvest is also causing a few problems in Central Lambton. Lambton’s largest crop is soybeans with almost half of the county’s 550,000 acres planted with the beans. Harvesters have been running night and day to bring in

Perfect weather lead to big crowds at the annual event

Heather Wright/The Independent We’re learning more about a battery electricity storage system being proposed in Enniskillen. The so called Inwood Storage Project is being proposed by RES, touted to be the world’s largest independent renewable energy company. It’s full plans were contained in the Brooke-Alvinston council agenda recently since the project is close to Inwood. The 240 megawatt storage system

Heather Wright/The Independent The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says a fee freeze imposed by the provincial government is taking its toll and leading to an eight per cent increase in the 2026 budget.  General Manager Ken Philips estimates the 2026 budget will be about $1.8 million, an increase of $135,411 or about eight per cent. The authority owns 67

Blake Ellis/The Independent You may soon see concrete barriers in front of Lambton Kent District School Board child care centres. The board is taking actions in the name of safety after a directive was received from Ontario Minister of Education to block the use of parking spaces that are adjacent to childcare facilities.  A one-and-half year old boy was killed

Barry Wright/The Independent Brandon Couto scored twice – including the first ever goal by Alvinston in the Northern Premier League – and James MacEwan had four assists to lead the Killer Bees to a 5-2 win over the Bluebirds in Tilbury.  Couto, who also had an assist, was named player of the game. Jack Vanboekel, Brennan Feasey and Harlan Orr

During the Postal Strike, The Independent will be removing our paywall giving access to our E-Edition posted on our website to all. You can find the Oct. 2 edition here: https://petrolialambtonindependent.ca/e-edition/october-2-2025/ And you can read our Brigden Fair Special feature here: https://petrolialambtonindependent.ca/e-edition/oct-2-2025-brigden-fair-special-edition/

Jack Nesbitt has been returned to the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires from the Philadelphia Flyers training camp. Nesbitt, the Lambton Jr. Sting grad, was the 12th overall pick by the Flyers at the NHL draft earlier this year. Nesbitt, who has family ties to Alvinston and Petrolia, is expected to make his season debut with the Spits on Thursday at home