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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was editted April 1 for clarity to include that this is the first municipal politician in Lambton to be on the Sunshine List. Heather Wright/The Independent In the thirty years the province has disclosed the salaries of public servants, a Lambton municipal politician’s name has never appeared on the so-called Sunshine List. Until now. The province

Heather Wright/The Independent Tourism Sarnia Lambton is looking for a new executive director. Board Chair Al Duffy says Mark Perrin was recently released from his position after seven years leading the organization. Duffy announced the move in a letter to tourism “partners” where he thanked Perrin for his work at TSL. “The board remains committed to strengthening Tourism Sarnia-Lambton as

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Helen Cole wants to know why fewer people are voting in municipal elections. Across Ontario, only 32.9 percent of eligible voters marked their ballot in the 2022 municipal election – an historic low.  The picture was a bit different in Lambton where 53.6 per cent of Brooke-Alvinston voters cast a ballot and the lowest turnout was

The Independent Brooke-Alvinston Councillor Craig Sanders says its time to fix Petrolia Line the right way. Petrolia Line from Nauvoo to Sexton Road is part of the municipality’s road network. In the past few years, it has deteriorated with town staff constantly patching holes. He wants to have staff get some prices ondoing the repairs this year. “I’d like take

Heather Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees and Six Nations Ironmen are tied up 1-1 in the Metro conference final after each team got a win on home ice this weekend. Brandon Couto had both the tying and winning goal in the Killer Bees 4-2 win over the Ironmen in the first game in front of a hometown crowd on

About 50 people join Sarnia ‘Fight Ford Protest’ Heather Wright/The Independent Being a child welfare worker has never been an easy job, but in Doug Ford’s Ontario, Mel Barnett says, it’s getting more difficult all the time. Barnett is a member of OPSEU and works at the Sarnia-Lambton Children’s’ Aid Society. She stood in front of Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey’s

The Independent Lambton OPP are once again warning people to be wary of people asking for money over the phone after a St. Clair Township resident lost $13,000 in a scammer claiming she’d won a lottery. March 17, shortly after 10 am, the OPP received a call from a person who had been contacted by someone claiming to represent a

Blake Ellis/The Independent He can dance. He can play games. He’s the newest “resident” at Lambton Meadowview Villa. A robot by the name of Pepper has been introduced into the recreational programming at the long-term-care home and he’s pretty unique in Ontario’s long-term-care homes. The home sought out provincial funding after hearing about Pepper in nearby Michigan. “We have been

John Wright/The Independent It was a historic moment for the LCCVI Girls’ Hockey team, but it was marred by frustration. “The girls made history today and we’re really proud of them,” said Coach Scott Watson after the Lancers lost 3-2 in a shootout to Crestwood Preparatory College from Toronto in the bronze medal game of the OFSAA A/AA girls hockey

The Independent If you’re one of those people who can’t miss a text, even when you’re driving, Lambton OPP is looking for you. Starting Friday, the detachment is part of the Stay Focused traffic enforcement campaign. Police say in 2024, in 114 collisions, 125 people died; 45 of those deaths were linked to inattentive driving. There were 22 deaths linked

The Independent Heartbreak in Cobourg as the LCCVI Lancers fall to Crestwood Preparatory College in the bronze medal game. It was 2-1 for LCCVI after 2 with goals from Rylan Hall and Heidi Shaw. Crestwood tied it up in the third. The overtime period was scoreless with Crestwood winning in a shootout. MORE TO COME…

The Lancers fell to Georgian Bay District 4-2 Thursday morning John Wright/The Independent LCCVI made a valiant comeback effort but fell just short, losing 4-2 to Georgian Bay District Secondary School from Midland in the semifinals of the OFSAA A/AA girls hockey championships Thursday morning in Cobourg. Georgian Bay jumped out a lead when Daelia Coutts buried a loose puck