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Barry Wright/The Independent The Camlachie Cougars-Black U15 team went five-for-five over the weekend to capture the London and District Baseball trophy. The Cougars downed Strathroy, 12-3, DKMB – Delaware, Komoka and Mt. Brydges – 14-3 and North Middlesex twice, 13-7 and 6-5 to reach the final. Camlachie scored six runs in the second inning on its way to a 12-3

Heather Wright/The Independent Four people want to be the next mayor of Brooke-Alvinston. Current Mayor David Ferguson decided not to run for a third term, but there is a list of people who want the job. Marcus Deloughery filed his papers Friday at the deadline for nominations for the Oct. 26 municipal election. He joins Jamie Armstrong, Tom Scott and

Heather Wright/The Independent The mayors races in the municipal elections are heating up with one Sarnia candidate withdrawing from the race for the top job and another person adding their name to the list to run in St. Clair Township. In St. Clair Township, there will be an election for the mayor’s chair. Incumbent Jeff Agar filed his nomination papers

Barry Wright/The Independent Kitchener Rangers Chief Operating Officer Joe Birch has been awarded the David Branch Leader of the Year for the 2025-26 OHL season. “Birch has set a standard for leadership that reaches every corner of the Kitchener Rangers organization,” said OHL Commissioner Bryan Crawford in presenting Birch with the award at a recent league gathering. Birch, originally from

The Independent A graduate of the Lambton Jr. Sting and a longtime member of the Sarnia Sting is returning to the OHL club. Jordan Hill has been named a player development and performance consultant with the team. He will work alongside existing development coach and Vegas Golden Knights Skills Coach Scott Jones to deliver year-round player development and skill planning,

Blake Ellis/The Independent There could be more residential development in Oil Springs. Roger Buurma of Lasalle Line in Brooke-Alvinston owns Lekker Homes, which wants to build 11 single-floor townhouses of Roady Park Rd. in the north east part of the village. The plan calls for two blocks of buildings – the first includes four one-storey townhouses located towards the rear

The Independent Alvinston native Krista DuChene has been inducted into the Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Fame. DuChene, pictured here with fellow inductees Tom Hawke, Bill Williams and Paul Szczechura, was given the honour Aug. 10. The marathon runner who attended both Brooke Central School and LCCVI competed for Team Canada at the Olympics in Rio de Janerio in

Heather Wright/The Independent With about eight days left before the nomination period closes for municipal elections, there are some familiar faces making their intentions known. In Petrolia current councillor Liz Welsh and former councillor Marty Souch have both filed papers to run for town council. There are now seven people running for six council seats in Petrolia. Joel Field is

Barry Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees of the Northern Premier Hockey League has re-signed a half dozen of its veterans for the 2026-27 season. Fan favourite Alex Cunningham is returning for his sixth season with the franchise while Bayly Fryfogle is back for season number five.  Jacob Chantler and Jamie Schaafsma will suit up for their fourth and third

Blake Ellis/The Independent It was all about the corn in Watford for Cornfest over the weekend. The Kids’ Parade kicked off the events Friday as youngsters decorated their bikes and wagons, assembling at the elementary school to the East Lambton Community Centre grounds. Sunday, the car show was one of the events on the grounds keeping people entertained. But above

The Independent West Region OPP officers laid 1,815 charges following 2,107 traffic stops across the region during the Civic Holiday long weekend traffic campaign. The campaign focused on speeding, failure to wear a seatbelt, distracted driving and impaired driving.  Police also enforced Ontario’s Move Over Law which gives emergency responders the space they need conduct other work on the roadside.

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu says the death threats and harassment she received after crossing the floor and joining the Liberals in April are dissipating. And more federal dollars have started flowing to her Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong riding, she said while speaking to reporters Tuesday. An estimated 75 per cent of people in contact with her are very