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The Independent Thedford residents won’t be losing their ambulance station for some time. That from Lambton County officials. Last month, Lambton Shores councillors voiced concern about a county plan which would close the Thedford station and have Forest paramedics to cover their calls. Lambton EMS also plans to move the Grand Bend station near Pinery Park hoping to provide better

Blake Ellis/The Independent The Lambton OPP is a seeing a resurgence of impaired driving.  “We are seeing a lot of impaired drivers,” Lambton OPP Inspector Chris Avery told both Enniskillen Township council and Oil Springs council last week. “We are seeing a lot of high readings.”  This increase is in despite of the education that is available to the public

The Independent A 17 year-old wind energy facility near Forest will continue generating power until 2032. The Independent Electrical System Operator sent a letter to Lambton Shores council saying the six-wind turbine project in Ravenswood would be receiving a five-year contract when its current term expires in 2028. The 9.9 watt operation started operating in 2008 and is owned by

Heather Wright/The Independent It seems counter intuitive to set fire to a protected wildlife habitat. But that’s just what wildlife groups were doing over the past week. Jill Crosthwaite of the Nature Conservancy of Canada says setting fire to parts of the Karner Blue Sanctuary in Port Franks will bring wild flowers and other fauna to life on the forest

The Independent The Forest Xtreme will represent Ontario this week at the Eastern Canadian Ringette Championships in Quebec. They are in suburban Montreal panning for gold in the under-16 division involving teams from Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Forest opens the round robin portion of the tournament with a game against the PEI Edge tonight. Games continue on Friday with

Heather Wright/The Independent The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative says hundreds of birds have died along the shores of Lake Huron this spring, likely victims of Avian flu. Petrolia resident Mary Brown was out walking her dog at Ipperwash Beach recently when she came upon some of the birds. Brian Stevens, a pathologist at the University of Guelph who is a

Blake Ellis/The Independent Tariffs are on the top of mind of most Canadians these days, and the trustees at the Lambton-KentDistrict School Board are no different. Prompted by a question from Trustee Randy McKay on March 25, Associate Director Brian McKay saidthe school board is spending well less of $1 million annually of products or services originating in theUnited States.

Barry Wright/The Independent The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League has renamed some of its awards, including those in honour ofSarnia’s Pat “Whitey” Stapleton and Bill Lochead of Forest. The Pat Stapleton Memorial Award will go to the Most Valuable Player in the league’s Western Conference and the Bill Lochead Award will be given to the Western Conference’s Most Gentlemanly Player.

Public health asking people who may have been at Confederation Central School to watch for symptoms The Independent A second person in Lambton has tested positive for measles and public health officials are asking people who may have been exposed to monitor for symptoms of the highly contagious virus. Friday, Lambton Public Health announced its first case of measles in

With Thursday morning’s return to winter comes word an annual rite of spring in Lambton, the return of the tundra swans. Staff at the Lambton Heritage Museum have seen the majestic white swans on the Thedford bog. Colleen Inglis, Educational Program Coordinator at the museum, says the swans make an annual stop in Lambton County as part of a 6,000

A Glencoe driver is facing five charges after a traffic stop in Forest. Lambton OPP stopped a vehicle on Main Street in Forest Sunday afternoon. Police found the driver was suspended. A 41 year-old is charged with two counts of driving while under suspension, using a plate not authorized for a vehicle and failing to apply for an ownership and

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County road crews have been working around the clock, trying to keep up with heavy snow and high winds. And, it’s lead county officials to take a second look at the 2025 snow budget. That’s according to Jason Cole, general manager of infrastructure and development services. There have been several major snowfalls in the last week,