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Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County property owners will pay more for the services. Wednesday, Lambton county politicians approved a $321,130,439 operating and capital budget. Chief Administrative Officer, Stéphane Thiffeault, said the total cost of operating Lambton County at $321 million, is slightly lower than last year’s. But, he says there will still be a tax increase. Lambton spent more money

Councillors want a better plan to reduce debt and to run the Sarnia-Lambton park Heather Wright/The Independent The Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park has been put on a short leash. During Lambton County’s budget meeting Feb. 4, councillors gave the research park one year to come up with a better plan to continue operating without large injections of cash from the

Heather Wright/The Independent If the province needs some pointers on how to meet its recycling goals, it may want to visit Dawn-Euphemia. A recent report prepared for the township by Bluewater Recycling Association – the township’s waste and recycling provider – shows over the last 20 years Dawn-Euphemia has far exceeded other municipalities recycling efforts. In most rural municipalities, BRA

The cold weather is continuing to hold on and Lambton Public Health has issued another Cold Weather Alert. FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH Lambton County’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Karalyn Dueck,has issued a Cold Weather Alert for the region based on the latest forecast fromEnvironment Canada predicting the temperature to meet the threshold of -15°Covernight.The alert is expected to remain

The Independent Warwick Township residents paid the lowest amount of municipal taxes in 2025. That’s according to Township CAO/Treasurer Trevor Jarrett. He provided a list of the tax rates for every Lambton County municipality during a special budget meeting. Warwick residents with a home assessed at about $300,000 paid $1,475.22 in municipal taxes. That’s even less than the homeowners paid

Lambton Public Health has issued a COLD WEATHER ALERT Lambton County’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Karalyn Dueck,has issued a Cold Weather Alert for the region based on the latest forecast fromEnvironment Canada predicting the temperature to meet the threshold of -15°Covernight. The alert is expected to remain in effect until Sunday A Cold Weather Alert is issued when one

The Independent Lambton OPP are investigating after thieves broke into a Dawn-Euphemia home and made off with a significant amount of jewelry. Jan. 13, police were called to a home on Pantry School Road after the homeowner found someone had broken in between 8:30 am and 6 pm. An estimated $7,500 in jewelry was stolen before the suspects fled. Police

ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS ISSUED A YELLOW SNOWSQUALL WARNING FOR SARNIA, PETROLIA AND WESTERN LAMBTON COUNTY Periods of brief but intense snowfall are expected. Visibility will be rapidly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow. What: Significantly reduced visibility in bursts of heavy snow and blowing snow. When: This morning. Additional information: A band of heavy flurries is

FROM LAMBTON PUBLIC HEALTH Point Edward, ON – Lambton County’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Karalyn Dueck,has issued a Cold Weather Alert for the region based on the latest forecast fromEnvironment Canada predicting the temperature to meet the threshold of -15°Covernight.The alert is expected to remain in effect until Wednesday, January 21, 2026. TheMedical Officer of Health will not issue

The Independent Black ice was causing some problems on Highway 402 this morning. Drivers report multiple transport trucks hit the ditch beween the Nauvoo Road and Kerwood exit heading eastbound. OPP were not immediately available to say whether anyone was injured in the incident which backed up traffic heading toward London. Meantime Highway 21 at Kettle Point was closed heading

Heather Wright/The Independent Mayor Brad Loosely says the man in charge of the changes to the province’s recycling system admitted he made a mistake picking a contract which brought blue boxes back to Petrolia. But that’s not the way the head of Circular Materials recalls the conversation. New regulations for recycling came into effect in Ontario Jan. 1. One of

The Independent Plympton-Wyoming officials say Confederation Line between Broadway and Forest Line has reopened. Lambton OPP closed the road early this morning. Adam Sobanski, Plympton-Wyoming’s chief administrative officer, said a “number of cars” in the ditch. The road reopened around 2 pm Thursday. Sobanski says Plympton-Wyoming staff are working their way through the town. “Visibility, drifting and snow accumulation is