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The Independent A few tense moments at LCCVI this afternoon. Students were held at the school until after the normal end of their day after the Lambton-Kent District School Board had students and staff in a “hold and secure” state as a safety measure. LKDSB Public Relations Officer Caress Lee says the school was alerted to an incident at the

Remembrance Service held Sunday in Florence Heather Wright/The Independent There was a small, solemn ceremony at Dawn-Euphemia’s cenotaph in Florence Sunday. Members of the Dawn-Euphemia fire department organized the event with members of the Bothwell Legion on hand.

Four proposals were filed on the Environmental Registry of Ontario late Friday; residents have until Dec. 21 to submit comments Heather Wright/The Independent Officials in Chatham-Kent say there have been “no significant changes” to York1 Environmental’s plan for the former Dresden dump to the first plan it submitted in 2024. That as the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

2027 IPM committee looking for 800 volunteers group tells council Blake Ellis/The Independent The 2027 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo need at least 800 to 1,000 volunteers. About 400 have already come forward, according Dave Henderson, the chairman of the plowing match committee. Henderson, the new head of the Lambton IPM Committee, appeared before Enniskillen Township council Oct. 19

Heather Wright/The Independent There are big concerns about the Ontario’s plans to roll back environmental rights and remove municipalities right to approve large new landfills. On its first day back at the Ontario Legislature after a 21-week summer break, the Ford government introduced Bill 140. It strips the rights of municipalities to approve large, new landfills in their communities. Right

The Independent Dawn-Euphemia councillors need more information before agreeing to provide water to two homes in Chatham-Kent. Public Works Superintendent, John Collision, says a Chatham-Kent resident is looking for a water supply after having problems with his well. Collision says the homeowner has tried several times to drill a new well on his property without success. Another neighbour has also

Heather Wright/The Independent Former Dawn-Euphemia councillor Emery Huszka has a new political job. He’ll represent Bothwell and Thamesville on Chatham-Kent council. Huszka, who championed the concerns of rural residents who often felt overshadowed by urban needs in the regional municipality, easily won his seat with 46 per cent of the vote in a field of seven. Huszka’s election came amid

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia Councillor Debb Pitel has won a seat on Dawn-Euphemia Council. Pitel chose to run in the municipality where she lives this time around. She polled second in voting with 402 ballots cast for her. Jason Meyer had the highest vote count with 420. Incumbents Ann Gray and Paul LeBoeuf also are returning to council. Pitel joined

The Independent 9:54 pm, Oct 26, 2026 Petrolia Councillor Debb Pitel has won a seat on Dawn-Euphemia Council. Pitel chose to run in the municipality where she lives this time around. She polled second in voting with 402 ballots cast for here. Jason Meyer had the highest vote count with 420. Incumbents Ann Gray and Paul LeBoeuf also are returning

Point Edward and Petrolia have highest voter turnout since online voting began Oct.16 The Independent It’s Election Day in Ontario. Across the province, residents of over 400 municipalities will be casting votes today for their next municipal council and school board trustees. In Lambton County, there are races in all the municipalities, except the Township of Enniskillen where the entire

Heather Wright/The Independent Two candidates for public school trustees were surprised to hear concerns from the Lambton-Kent District School Board that they’d used the parking lot of a school to talk with parents. Chris White and Joselyn Young Cormier organized ameeting with parent’s from Zone Central School in late September, after hearing concerns about the reorganization of the classrooms at

Heather Wright/The Independent If Bill Dennis gets elected mayor of Sarnia, he may have a hard time making a new planning deal at Lambton County council. Oct. 19, Dennis raged against the planning process which forces Sarnia to go through county council to get approval for zoning amendments to the Official Plan. The relationship between Dennis and county councillors has