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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

Lambton County’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a Cold Weather Alert for the region based on the latest forecast from Environment Canada predicting the temperature to meet the threshold of -15°Covernight.The alert is expected to remain in effect until Wednesday, Jan. 28. A Cold Weather Alert is issued when one or more of the following is met: Lambton Public

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

Heather Wright/The Independent Nearly 16 per cent of the people Lambton OPP stopped during Christmas RIDE checks were impaired. It’s the highest percentage of people impaired during the Festive RIDE campaign in all of the West Region. The OPP’s Regional Media Relations Coordinator, Derek Rogers says the 13 detachments which make up the West region conducted 3,095 RIDE events with

Heather Wright/The Independent  Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu is backing a call to hold automatic by-elections when a Member of Parliament defects to another party. Middlesex-London MP Lianne Rood is sponsoring a petition calling for the move. The petition says “unrestricted floor-crossing can erode voter trust amid rising political corruption and scandals” and that voters “deserve immediate accountability when an MP

The Independent The United Way campaign in Sarnia-Lambton just fell short of its goal. Campaign Chair Mike Edgar said $1,456,318 was raised in the 2025 campaign, about $43,000 short of the $1.5 million goal this year.  “Given the financial challenges facing many households and businesses in Sarnia-Lambton, we are deeply grateful for the support we received,” said Edgar in a news

ENVIRONMENT CANADA SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED 9:02 AM EST Tuesday 6 January 2026 Freezing rain possible this morning in Eastern Lambton County. What: Icy or slippery conditions due to freezing rain. Up to 1 mm of ice accretion or build up possible. When: Now through early this afternoon. Additional information: Freezing rain, which may be mixed with rain at times,

BizLink will connect retiring business owners with buyers Cathy Dobson/The Independent A new program geared to small business is weeks away from launching. It has the potential to save or create hundreds of local jobs and services. BizLink will be available in the New Year at Community Futures Lambton and will be a “confidential and anonymous matchmaking service” between businesses

The Independent A 36-year-old man is facing an impaired driving charge after a traffic stop in Grand Bend. Dec. 29, just before 2:30 am, Lambton OPP officers were on patrol when they stopped a vehicle on Lake Road in Grand Bend. A man from Ilderton was arrested and faces two impaired driving charges. The driver’s licence has been suspended for

The Independent Nathan Reidhead recorded his first career junior hat trick leading the Dresden Jr. Kings to a 7-3 win over Walpole Island in PJHL action in the north Chatham-Kent community Friday. The Wyoming product and graduate of the Petrolia minor hockey system now has six goals and nine points in 23 games this season in Dresden. East Lambton minor

Heather Wright/The Independent There are still more questions than answers as local conservation authorities try to figure out just how the province’s new regional structure will actually works and save money. Nov. 25, the province pushed through Bill 68 in the Ontario Legislature. It approved changes to the Conservation Authorities Act, creating the new Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency. It will

The Petrolia Oilers Four Counties under-11 team won the Hockey is Fun hockey tournament in Alliston over the weekend.  The Oilers won five straight games including a 1-0 shootout win in the championship contest. ••• The Lambton Attack won the finalists banner in the under-15 C division at the Saugeen Shores Silver Stick girls’ finals in Port Elgin last weekend.