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Barry Wright/The Independent A player with family ties to Petrolia has been named one of four assistant captains with the OHL Barrie Colts. Eamon Edgar was handed the honour by the OHL team late last week. The 16-year-old had seven goals and 19 points in 64 games as a rookie last year. ••• The goaltender with the most wins in

Barry Wright/The Independent Not surprisingly, veteran Tyler McGregor of Forest is one of 25 players named to Team Canada’s Para hockey training camp this month in Surrey, BC. The camp runs from Sept. 20-25 and is a lead up to two prominent international events. Team Canada will participate in the International Para Cup in Czechia next month and then be

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County councillors have thrown their support behind the Northern Shield pipeline. The federal and provincial governments have pledged to build a pipeline from Alberta to Sarnia’s petrochemical industries which would bring 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day to the region for refining. It’s an effort to maintaincontrol of Canada’s energy resources. The feds have promised

Blake Ellis/The Independent A move to cut back on the number of public school board meetings in Lambton-Kent has failed. But administration will try again to convince trustees in September. The move, as explained Lambton Kent District School Board Chief Executive Officer Gary Girardi, would lead to more efficiencies with the board and would bring Lambton-Kent in line with other

Barry Wright/The Independent With the OHL preseason in the rear view mirror, the Sting is now preparing for its league opener against the Greyhounds in the Soo on Saturday night. Sarnia ended its exhibition schedule with a 7-1 win over the London Knights before 2,298 fans at Progressive Auto Sales Arena Friday. Matthew Manza and Myles Dunn each scored twice

Blake Ellis/The Independent The Township of Enniskillen will reach out to the Ontario Plowmen’s Association (OPA) to meet about plans for the International Plowing Match to be hosted in the township in 2027. During the Sept. 8 council meeting, Councillor Tim Williams questioned whether the township had been notified about the 2027 International Plowing Match. It was announced in April

Blake Ellis/The Independent Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott may not have a municipal election contest this year, but he did face some of his political colleagues at the Lambton County Plowing Match. And Marriott, who is also Lambton’s Warden, handily handled the competition. Marriott won the annual plowing contest between politicians over St. Clair Township Mayor Jeff Agar, Plympton-Wyoming Mayor, Gary

Blake Ellis/The Independent “It is an incredible feeling,” said Doug Potter, a Canadian military veteran who was presented with a service dog at the Battle Buddies Canine fundraiser. The fundraiser, held Saturday in Lambton Shores, is now in its sixth year. Every year, it has raised $20,000 to give a new service dog to a veteran. Potter, who lives in

Heather Wright/The Independent A big addition is planned at Forest’s Catholic elementary school. The provincial government has approved a $6.2 million expansion at St. John Fisher Catholic School. It will include new classrooms for 92 students and 18 new child care spaces according to a provincial government news release. A report by the St. Clair District Catholic School Board shows

Heather Wright/The Independent There are calls for better water safety training after three people died in the waters of Lake Huron in Lambton County over the Labour Day weekend. Two of the deaths – including a young mother who saved her son from drowning at Mike Weir Park – were in Sarnia at beaches without lifeguards. The deaths followed another

The Independent One major construction project is complete and another is set to begin again in Lambton County. Lambton County officials say the intersection of Confederation and Nauvoo Road is complete. It had been closed to summer traffic since July 1. Officials say the lights hanging at the intersection are not yet working. For now, traffic will operate as it

The Independent The body of a kayaker who was missing on Lake Huron has been found. Saturday, Huron OPP were told of an overdue kayaker in the Grand Bend area of the lake. A search was launched with OPP boats, search and rescue helicopters, PointSar Coast Guard Auxilary and private citizens looking for the man in a blue kayak with