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The Independent If you’re stopped by a Lambton OPP officer, don’t be surprised to see a flashing red light on their chest. Officers will soon wearing body cameras. It’s part of the roll-out of the technology across the West Region. Body worn cameras are placed on the officers chest. When it is in standby mode there is a green light;

Heather Wright/The Independent Marilyn Gladu is giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget a D. The MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong says it does little to help students and seniors and continues the high government spending which she says drives up inflation. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne unveiled the first budget since April 2024 and some of the numbers are eye-popping.  The federal

Minister says it’s part of a plan to build more homes faster Heather Wright/The Independent There are big changes coming to the organizations which work to prevent flooding in Ontario. Conservation authorities were set up in the 1940’s in response to severe flooding and erosion problems. Each authority was set up deal with single watershed. In Lambton, there are two

Heather Wright/The Independent The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says it is the first indication of potential water supply problems and they’re asking you to take action to help. The authority issued a Level 1 Low Water Condition advisory Saturday.  Oct. 17, special committee met to review the precipitation levels and water flow conditions in the region.  “Precipitation data collected throughout

The Independent Kassandra Rombouts had an eagle and two birdies in the final round as a part of her 11th place finish in a field of 127 golfers at the provincial high girls’ golf festival last week in Mississauga. The Florence-area golfer who attends LCCVI had rounds of 81 and 77. Rombouts is a two-time defending LKSSAA champion and she

Moratorium protecting all Lambton post offices from closing lifted Heather Wright/The Independent The mail is moving again but what will happen to small town post offices, including a number in Lambton County, remains up in the air. Friday CUP-W said Canada Post workers across the country would move from a nation-wide strike to rotating strikes. “This will start mail and

The Independent Dawn-Euphemia is getting ready for the snow season, moving up the purchase of two vehicles to help clear the white stuff. Township council has given the green light to spend $146,000 on 2009 John Deere grader and has approved in principle the purchase of a $453,000 snow plow. John Collison, director of public works for the township, came

It’s unclear when mail will appear in your local post office box The Independent The mail will start moving again Saturday. CUP-W says Canada Post workers across the country will move from a nation-wide strike to rotating strikes. “This will start mail and parcels moving, while continuing our struggle for good collective agreements and a strong public postal service,” said

John Wright/The Independent Parents, teachers, and kids filled up Bridgeview Park to watch the Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club elementary school cross country meet on Wednesday. 856 runners from 18 different elementary schools participated in the event. The top three finishers were Grade 8: Boys: Declan Rodey (Errol Village), Hunter Pembleton (Centennial), Mason Portiss (Lakeroad); Girls: Amara Burns (Bridgeview), Layla

Blake Ellis/The Independent If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That’s just what a developer of a batery energy storage facility did after the company’s first project was rejected by Enniskillen Township council in February 2023. And it could mean up to $3 million in new revenue for the municipal government. This time the recycled project is being called

Soybean quality deteriorates in heat Heather Wright/The Independent The soybean harvest is just about complete but the hot weather which led to a speedy harvest is also causing a few problems in Central Lambton. Lambton’s largest crop is soybeans with almost half of the county’s 550,000 acres planted with the beans. Harvesters have been running night and day to bring in

Author of book on Black History says settlements existed in Lambton as well Blake Ellis/The Independent “I want to point out where this is very much a history of Lambton County as well, “ said Author Marie Carter, as he talked about her book, In the Light of Dawn.  Carter gave a talk Saturday at the Oil Museum of Canada