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The Independent presents a six-part series by Reporter Cathy Dobson and Photographer Glenn Ogilvie focused on the alarming number of rural Lambton residents who increasingly cannot afford to feed themselves and their families.  Over the last nine months, we investigated how food insecurity is impacting our community and talked to the people who regularly access more than a dozen area

The Independent presents a six-part series by Reporter Cathy Dobson and Photographer Glenn Ogilvie focused on the alarming number of rural Lambton residents who increasingly cannot afford to feed themselves and their families.  Over the last nine months, we investigated how food insecurity is impacting our community and talked to the people who regularly access more than a dozen area

Twenty-seven Lambton residents will be recognized for their commitment to preserving our history June 5. This list includes Charlie Fairbank, who has preserved his family’s historic oil field in Oil Springs and championed the idea of the Oil Heritage District becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site. His spouse, Pat McGee, who authored a number of books about local history and

A crossing at the Bluewater Bridge lead to an impaired driving charge. Lambton OPP were called to the bridge in Point Edward Saturday around 9 pm for a suspected drunk driver. A Canadian returning from the US was suspected of drinking by Border Service Officers. OPP did a road side screening test and arrested a 43 year old from Camlachie.

A Sarna man is facing stunt driving charges after Lambton OPP clocked a vehicle going down Highway 402 in Warwick at 178km per hour. The officers were conducting radar enforcement on the highway at 9:30 Saturday morning. The 26 year-old from Sarnia was charged with stunt driving and was issued a 30 Drivers Licence Suspension. His vehicle was impounded for

Heather Wright/The Independent So far, 2024 has been a very good year for builders, at least compared to last year. In a report to Lambton County council, Chief Building Official Corrine Nauta said the value of construction in Lambton County in the first quarter of the year nudged toward $42.5 million. That’s about a 35 per cent increase over last

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