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Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative “These guys have done a great job,” said Lambton Kent Trustee Greg Agar about custodial staff adding he didn’t believe there should be staffing cuts of the janitorial positions. Agar made his comments during the trustee questions of the May 12 school board meeting in Chatham as he voiced his opposition to the decision to cut

The Independent The 2025-26 hockey season for the Alvinston Killer Bees officially came to a close with their year-end banquet on Saturday night. James McEwan and Joseph Raaymakers were chosen as the most valuable players for the season. McEwan was given the trophy as the regular season MVP and the postseason honour went to goaltender Raaymakers. McEwan led the team in

Heather Wright/The Independent Hydro One says it is ready to build the Longwood to Lakeshore transmission line but the Mayor of Dawn-Euphemia says he has yet to sit down with officials to work out a compensation agreement for the municipality. Tuesday, Hydro One applied to the Ontario Energy Board for a leave to construct decision on Longwood to Lakeshore Line.

John Wright/The Independent It will be a battle of the Lambton county high schools in the LKSSAA soccer finals. LCCVI and North Lambton will square off in both the senior boys and senior girls ‘AA’ final in Forest on Monday. The boys final begins at 3:30 with the girls final following at 5:00. North Lambton’s girls team advanced with a

John Wright/The Independent For the third consecutive year LCCVI has won the ‘AA’ team title at the SWOSSAA Track and Field Championships at Sandwich Secondary School in LaSalle. Kole Chapman (Senior Boys 110m Hurdles), Kallee Elliott (Novice Girls High Jump), Liam Hackett (Novice Boys 300m Hurdles), Rayah Minten (Novice Girls Shot Put), and Jonah Wagner (Novice Boys Long Jump) were

The Independent It was a good day for LCCVI Hurdlers as Kole Chapman, Xander Knapp, Meagan Munro and Kallee Elliott all advanced to the OFSAA West Regional Track and Field Championships. The four placed in the top five of their respective events at SWOSSAA May 20, giving them a berth in the regional event May 28 and 29 in Cambridge.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarnia-Lambton is struggling with an unprecedented addiction crisis, generating plenty of news about overdoses and homelessness. But sometimes there is recovery. And it’s anticipated that new government investment in local services and facilities will bring additional relief. The award-winning team of journalist Cathy Dobson and photographer Glenn Ogilvie set out this past winter to find individuals who have

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarnia-Lambton is struggling with an unprecedented addiction crisis, generating plenty of news about overdoses and homelessness. But sometimes there is recovery. And it’s anticipated that new government investment in local services and facilities will bring additional relief. The award-winning team of journalist Cathy Dobson and photographer Glenn Ogilvie set out this past winter to find individuals who have

Heather Wright/The Independent The province is planning more changes to the rules for landfills and it has some Lambton politicians worried. Landfill operators and the province estimate there is about six years of landfill capacity left in the province with few major projects in the works. It takes up to a decade to approve a new landfill right now.One solution

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Lambton Kent District School Board will get about $3.5 million less funding in the next school year. That’s according to estimates provided to trustees by Associate Director of Corporate Services Brian McKay. Even though the amount to be received through core funding from the province has not been released yet, McKay is estimating there will be

Barry Wright/The Independent Emmalee George recorded a hat trick to lead North Lambton to a 5-nil win over Wallaceburg in LKSSAA Senior Girls’ AA soccer Monday. George has now scored for the Eagles in three straight games. Kylee Bork and Ally Rintoul also scored for Forest. The team is now riding a four-game winning streak and is 4-1 on the

Petrolia wins 10th consecutive track title Heather Wright/The Independent LCCVI’s Jaylen Helps was named the Novice Girls Individual Champion at the Lambton-Kent Track and Field Championships. Helps’ wins in the Novice discus and Javelin and second place in shot put helped the Lancers secure the ‘AA’ title for the 10th consecutive time. LCCVI had a number of big wins; Rayah