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The Alvinston Killer Bees have tied up their WOSHL Divisional finals with a convincing 8-3 win over the Jets in Strathroy Friday. Jamie McQueen had two goals in the game. Brennan Feasey had a goal and three assists. Mike Mandarelli, Bayley Fryfogle, Ethan Lamoureaux, and Ethan Tichenhoff all had goals in the game. The Killer Bees hope to take the

“All the support has given me the strength to keep fighting” says the teen with cancer Tara Jeffrey/The Independent When the U15 AAA Lambton Jr. Sting players take the ice next weekend for the Alliance Championships, it won’t just be for a medal or title — they want to win for Grayson Morgado. The team’s 14-year-old goaltender has been sidelined

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Local First Nations and health care providers across Sarnia-Lambton are celebrating an $850,000 provincial announcement they say will meld western style and traditional indigenous medicine. The funding is expected to provide barrier-free access to health services and improve outcomes for Indigenous patients from Lambton’s three First Nations and Indigenous living in the local urban area. Already, the

The LCCVI Lancers lost a tough battle with Lo Ellen Park Secondary School Wednesday. The Sudbury area team had just one goal in the second to win the game at OFSAA Wednesday. Chloe Reid stopped 15 shots in net for the Lancers while the team put up 15 shots against Lo Ellen. The girls team is now 1-2. The Lancers

It was a mixed bag for LCCVI’s girls hockey team at the OFSAA A/AA Hockey Championships on Tuesday.  The Holy Cross Raiders from St. Catharines beat LCCVI 6-1 in the opening game for both teams. It didn’t take long for the second-seeded Raiders to take the lead, scoring in the first three minutes. Penalties cost LCCVI in the second with

Steve Pinsonneault is now officially Lambton-Kent-Middlesex’s MPP. Pinsonneault was re-elected in the Feb. 27 and took the oath of office Tuesday morning. Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow. Lisa Thompson, who was the agriculture minister in the last sitting, attended Pinsonneault’s ceremony in Queen’s Park. He was named Thompson’s parliamentary assistant after his election in

Lambton OPP are looking for a woman in her 40s after a Petrolia resident fell victim to an emergency scam. Sunday, police heard from a Petrolia resident who had been lost $6,000 to scammers. The victim said around 1:30 pm Friday, they had a phone call from someone who they thought was their son. The person needed bail money after

The Petrolia Flyers will head to Mt. Brydges on Tuesday night with a chance to stamp its ticket to the PJHL’s Yeck Division championship series. The Flyers lead the best-of-seven semi-final series, three games to two after a 3-2 home ice win before 482 fans on Sunday afternoon. Austin Harper scored the game-winner goal with just over seven minutes left

Mike Mandarelli’s overtime goal and 44 saves by Evan Debrower led the upstart Strathroy Jets to a 4-3 over the Killer Bees in game one of their best-of-seven Ontario Super Hockey League semi-final in Alvinston on Friday night. Brennan Feasey, with his first of two goals on the night, was the only Alvinston shooter to beat Debrower in the first

The Independent Lambton Public Health officials say there has been a confirmed report of Avian influenza in a poultry flock. In a news release, officials said the Ontario Ministry of Health and Agriculture as well as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating the situation. As of 2 pm, Friday, CFIA has yet to release the scope of the investigation

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is urging families to make sure everyone is vaccinated against the measles. Ontario is in the worst measles outbreak in a decade. A new report from Public Health Ontario, 277 confirmed infections and 95 probable cases have been reported across 11 health units in just the three months of 2025. Between 2013 and 2023,

Cathy Dobson/The Independent The outcome of Premier Doug Ford’s meeting today in Washington will set the stage for what Canadians can expect in the long term from the Trump administration, says Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley.  And he warned that it’s likely to be painful. “We’re going to have to be prepared for a rough ride in the next four years,”