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Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County road crews have been working around the clock, trying to keep up with heavy snow and high winds. And, it’s lead county officials to take a second look at the 2025 snow budget. That’s according to Jason Cole, general manager of infrastructure and development services. There have been several major snowfalls in the last week,

From Feb. 23 to 28, the hospital has a shortage of general surgeon coverage The Independent Bluewater Health is warning people who may need urgent general surgery may be transferred to another hospital starting Saturday. In a news release, officials said the temporary closure is due to a general surgeon staffing shortage. It’s the second time this has happened –

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County property owners are looking at a 4.8 per cent tax increase to run their county government. Treasurer Larry Palarchio gave Lambton politicians the first look at the $312.3 million budget Wednesday. If it is approved with a 4.8 per cent tax increase, it will mean about $24 more for every $100,000 of assessment, pushing the

Sarnia men win Dream Home Heather Wright/The Independent Robert McLean hardly knew what to say when Kathy Alexander of the Bluewater Health Foundation called his cellphone. “Do you remember buying a dream home ticket?” she asked. “That was a long time ago,” he said. “We have a ticket number here with your name attached to it, as well as Samuel

Three LCCVI wrestlers are headed to OFSAA. Carson Toms, Abbi White, and Ellie Callister all placed second in their divisions at SWOSSAA Thursday at Lambton College to punch their ticket to the provincial championship. Toms placed second in the in Boys 47.5, seen here against Billy Hansor of Tecumseh, who won the event. Ellie Callister placed second in the Girls

Heather Wright/The Independent With just 17 people checking out books and no room to expand, the writing was on the wall for the Shetland Library. Tuesday, Andrew Meyer, general manager of cultural services, and Darlene Coke, the manager of Lambton County’s libraries, came to Dawn-Euphemia council laying out the facts and presenting their solution; the closure of the Shetland Library.

Heather Wright/The Independent The annual spring tradition of canoes racing down the Sydenham River in Shetland has been cancelled.  The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority Foundation holds the Ontario Canoe and Kayak Association sanctioned races. In the past few years, rainy weather, flooding and pandemic have halted the race. But this year, insurance concerns have sunk the race. In a

Heather Wright/The Independent Michele LaLonge-Davey has been kicked, scratched and head butted by the school children she was trying to help. It’s part of the increasing amount of violence members of CUPE working for both the public and Catholic boards in Lambton County are reporting. The educational assistant and president of Local 1238 of CUPE says lack of provincial funding

The Independent Lambton County ‘s Warden, Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott, has a new, temporary title – Chair of the Western Warden’s Caucus. Earlier this month, Marriott was elected the vice-chair of the group which represents 15counties and single-tier municipalities in Southwestern Ontario with more than 1.6 millionresidents. But today, the organization’s Chair Amy Martin of Norfolk County, stepped aside to

Heather Wright/The Independent Frustrated by the regional government thrust upon them and feeling ignored by Chatham, a group in Bothwell and Zone want to return to Lambton County. A petition is circulating in the area which calls on the province to “release us from Chatham-Kent and allow us to amalgamate as a new lower-tier municipality under the County of Lambton.”

Lambton OPP are looking for clues after a SUV was stolen in Dawn-Euphemia. Police were called to Smith Falls Road Jan. 6, just after 9 am after someone stole a 2010, red Hyundai VeraCruz from a laneway. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Lambton OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township is still the lowest-taxed municipality in Lambton. That from figures provided by Treasurer Trevor Jarrett recently as he presented the draft 2025 budget. The municipality is expected to spend close to $12 million on capital projects, operating expenses and paying down its debt, particularly on the new East Lambton Community Complex in 2025. Jarrett says