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FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA ISSUED AT 9:05 AM EST Tuesday 9 December 2025 In effect for: Brief heavy snow this morning. What: Snowfall rates of 2 to 4 cm per hour. Reduced visibility in heavy snow this morning. Additional information: Snow is tracking towards the area from Michigan. Heavy snow is expected for an hour or two before tapering to scattered

The Independent The Lambton OPP is ready for the holidays. The local detachment started its Festive RIDE program Friday. Officials say stopping drivers is part of enforcement but also educating drivers about the OPP’s efforts to take drunk drivers off the road. “As we head into the holiday season, our priority is to keep every member of our community safe,”

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County wants to know what your ideal community looks like and how social housing fits into that. The Housing Services department is doing a housing survey to better understand the current and future housing needs in the area. Part of that is a survey to find the public perspectives on what an ideal community looks like

The Independent Four Lambton County police officers are being recognized by the province for their bravery in the line of duty. Two OPP officers and two Sarnia Police officers were honoured Monday by the Minister of the Solicitor General, Michael Kerzner. In July 2023, Const. Sarah Joseph and Benjamin Kenter were called to Grand Bend Beach to help a person

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton Shores is planning to replace the fuel storage tanks in the Grand Bend Harbour. But it needs the okay from Fisheries and Oceans Canada first. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is studying the project which will see the storage tanks in the small craft harbour at the mouth of the Ausable River replaced.  According to

The Independent Hayden Smith from Aberarder Central, Penn Allison and Hunter Pembleton of Lambton Centennial were top finishers from Central Lambton in the Lambton-Kent District Elementary Cross Country meet at Canatara Park Wednesday. Smith took second place in the Grade 7 Boys race, Allison took third in the Grade 5 Girls race and Pembleton was third in the Grade 8

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

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton Shores is looking for ways to trim costs and possibly at a new location for the proposed Grand Bend Community Complex. That after the municipality learned it did not receive grant for half of the cost of the project which could be as high as $21 million. Lambton Shores plans to build the two-storey facility at

The Independent Boats can once again travel under the Ontario Street Bridge in Grand Bend. Lambton Shores is working on a two-year project to widen the bridge for two lanes of traffic. Starting in September, McLean Taylor Construction began the demolition of the existing bridge deck on the east side of the bridge Sept. 13. That not only narrowed the

Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton Shores has purchased the former Bank of Montreal property in Grand Bend for just over $1 million. The branch at 6 Ontario Street closed on April 21. Lambton Shores Council agreed to borrow internally, at its April 30 meeting, as this was an unplanned purchase by the municipality and no money set aside for it. Lambton’s