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Blake Ellis/The Independent A plaque, honouring First World War Private Newell Hastings, is being returned to a headstone at St. James Cemetery on Churchill Line near Watford. The Deadman’s Penny of the Brooke born, Petrolia soldier will be commemorated June 9 near Alvinston. The plaque was found by a Point Edward couple at an auction and the family contacted. “It

From Lambton Public Health Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for Lambton County today, Tuesday, May 21, due to hot and humid weather present in the region.The Special Weather Statement is issued when there are episodes of high heat early in the warmseason for significant portions of the province, but do not meet the heat

Two people are facing weapons charges after an incident on Walpole Island. Around 9 pm Monday, Lambton OPP and the Walpole Island Police Service were called to Tecumseh Road on the island. Officers set up a containment of the area with OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, Emergency Response Teams and the Canine Unit. Two people were eventually arrested at the

Heather Wright/The Independent Wanstead residents concerned about the prospect of a livestock trailer washing operation near their homes have been given a temporary reprieve. The Wanstead businessman behind the project – Pat Belanger – was slated for a Plympton-Wyoming planning meeting Monday to have the property on Leyton Street rezoned to allow the operation. But after about 30 residents waited

Blake Ellis/The Independent Eight people were arrested in a home in Plympton-Wyoming after an armed robbery in Sarnia. Lambton OPP’s police board heard Monday there was a report of an armed robbery in Sarnia April 25. A description of a vehicle was sent to Lambton OPP and officers identified it in the area of Churchill Line and Mandaumin Road. The

Heather Wright/The Independent If the advance polls are any indication, voter turnout in the Lambton-Kent-Middlesex by-election today may not be very high. The by-election was called by the Ford Government to replace long-time MPP and Labour Minister Monte McNaughton when he retired in September. Eight candidates are in the running for the position and have been criss-crossing the riding as

Heather Wright/The Independent There are over 1,400 Lambton County public servants on the so-called Sunshine List of public employees who make more than $100,000 a year. The province released this year’s Public Salary Disclosure Act list the day before the Easter Long weekend. This year, every Lambton County municipal government had at least one staff member on the list –

Historical signs in Oil Springs and Petrolia, historical book projects and a Lambton County film project are all receiving money from Lambton’s Creative County grants. Up to $75,000 in funding is available to arts projects each year. Committee officials say this year there were applications almost $200,000 in projects. Officials say $35,000 is set aside for projects which have an

The Ontario government has taken the first step toward a full Environmental Assessment of the plan to revive the dormant Dresden dump. York1 Environmental Waste Solutions plans to build a new landfill on the Irish School Road site and create a construction and soil waste recycling centre. It would bring up to 6,000 tonnes of construction waste and soil in

Trailing 4-1 after two periods, the Lambton Jr. Sting rallied for a pair of unanswered goals in the third period but fell just short bowing 4-3 to the Wolves in Waterloo on Sunday. Waterloo now leads the six-point Alliance League U18 championship series, three points to one after the teams skated to a 2-all tie on Saturday. Game three is

Ranked 13th in the province coming in, the LCCVI Lancers “strong work ethic” led the team to the OFSAA finals to take home the Silver medal at the OFSAA Boys A/AA Hockey championship. LCCVI lost 5-1 to St. Joseph’s from St. Thomas in the Thursday afternoon final in Whitby. The Lancers gained a berth to the final earlier in the

Likely to take months We’re getting a better idea of how long it will take for the provincial government to make a final decision on an Environmental Assessment for York1’s proposal to reopen the Dresden dump. But Environmental Defense says even a full Environmental Assessment is not enough. It’s calling on the provincial government to pull the plug on the