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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was editted April 1 for clarity to include that this is the first municipal politician in Lambton to be on the Sunshine List. Heather Wright/The Independent In the thirty years the province has disclosed the salaries of public servants, a Lambton municipal politician’s name has never appeared on the so-called Sunshine List. Until now. The province

Heather Wright/The Independent Tourism Sarnia Lambton is looking for a new executive director. Board Chair Al Duffy says Mark Perrin was recently released from his position after seven years leading the organization. Duffy announced the move in a letter to tourism “partners” where he thanked Perrin for his work at TSL. “The board remains committed to strengthening Tourism Sarnia-Lambton as

Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming is backing Cargill’s call to ban housing development near its Sarnia elevators on the St. Clair River. In late 2025, Cargill asked Ontario’s minister of municipal affairs to use a Ministerial Zoning Order to override plans for housing developments in the area. Tricar is planning a 14-storey apartment building and Point Edward has approved a 156-unit

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Helen Cole wants to know why fewer people are voting in municipal elections. Across Ontario, only 32.9 percent of eligible voters marked their ballot in the 2022 municipal election – an historic low.  The picture was a bit different in Lambton where 53.6 per cent of Brooke-Alvinston voters cast a ballot and the lowest turnout was

About 50 people join Sarnia ‘Fight Ford Protest’ Heather Wright/The Independent Being a child welfare worker has never been an easy job, but in Doug Ford’s Ontario, Mel Barnett says, it’s getting more difficult all the time. Barnett is a member of OPSEU and works at the Sarnia-Lambton Children’s’ Aid Society. She stood in front of Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey’s

The Independent Lambton OPP are once again warning people to be wary of people asking for money over the phone after a St. Clair Township resident lost $13,000 in a scammer claiming she’d won a lottery. March 17, shortly after 10 am, the OPP received a call from a person who had been contacted by someone claiming to represent a

John Wright/The Independent It was a historic moment for the LCCVI Girls’ Hockey team, but it was marred by frustration. “The girls made history today and we’re really proud of them,” said Coach Scott Watson after the Lancers lost 3-2 in a shootout to Crestwood Preparatory College from Toronto in the bronze medal game of the OFSAA A/AA girls hockey

The Independent If you’re one of those people who can’t miss a text, even when you’re driving, Lambton OPP is looking for you. Starting Friday, the detachment is part of the Stay Focused traffic enforcement campaign. Police say in 2024, in 114 collisions, 125 people died; 45 of those deaths were linked to inattentive driving. There were 22 deaths linked

The Independent Heartbreak in Cobourg as the LCCVI Lancers fall to Crestwood Preparatory College in the bronze medal game. It was 2-1 for LCCVI after 2 with goals from Rylan Hall and Heidi Shaw. Crestwood tied it up in the third. The overtime period was scoreless with Crestwood winning in a shootout. MORE TO COME…

The Lancers fell to Georgian Bay District 4-2 Thursday morning John Wright/The Independent LCCVI made a valiant comeback effort but fell just short, losing 4-2 to Georgian Bay District Secondary School from Midland in the semifinals of the OFSAA A/AA girls hockey championships Thursday morning in Cobourg. Georgian Bay jumped out a lead when Daelia Coutts buried a loose puck

The Independent Dozens of farm tractors rumbled down Petrolia Line during LCCVI’s annual Tractor Day. Students drive their tractors to work and then head out on lunch break each year, forming an informal parade past St. Philip’s Catholic School and down the main street. The tractors made it all the way to Lambton Central Centennial School on Oil Heritage Road

John Wright/The Independent Relentless forechecking and strong goaltending from Chloe Reid helped LCCVI take down St. Charles College (Sudbury) 2-0 in the OFSAA A/AA girls’ hockey quarterfinals on Wednesday afternoon in Port Hope. Mya Thorne broke the seal with 2:40 remaining in the first period. She was first player to get a puck past St. Charles goalie Kloe Rienguette who