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The Independent There will soon be more recreation options in Oil Springs thanks to the Judith and Norman Alix Foundation. The village has received a $81,300 grant to turn a little used skate park at the Youth Centre into a multi-use court for pickleball, tennis and basketball. The project also includes new lights for the baseball field. The grant was

The Independent An Ancaster senior is facing drug charges after Lambton OPP stopped a car north of Highway 402. OPP stopped a vehicle May 15 after 11 am after receiving an licence plate alert about a vehicle on Nauvoo Road near Brickyard Line. Police stopped the car on Rawlings Road near Townsend Line. The driver was arrested on an outstanding

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarnia-Lambton is struggling with an unprecedented addiction crisis, generating plenty of news about overdoses and homelessness. But sometimes there is recovery. And it’s anticipated that new government investment in local services and facilities will bring additional relief. The award-winning team of journalist Cathy Dobson and photographer Glenn Ogilvie set out this past winter to find individuals who have

Heather Wright/The Independent There could some day be a clean-energy storage project in St. Clair Township. NRStor, an energy storage company which creates several kinds of power storage plants, came to township council May 19 to talk about an air energy storage project. The Independent Electricity Supply Operator is looking for long-term, clean energy electricity storage projects and NRStor is

The Independent Lambton OPP are looking for a man on a bike after power tools were taken from a Port Lambton business. On May 14, police were called to Old River Road by a business owner. Police found a man in a black hoodie and a large white logo on his chest, grey Carhartt jacket, black pants and riding a

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarnia-Lambton is struggling with an unprecedented addiction crisis, generating plenty of news about overdoses and homelessness. But sometimes there is recovery. And it’s anticipated that new government investment in local services and facilities will bring additional relief. The award-winning team of journalist Cathy Dobson and photographer Glenn Ogilvie set out this past winter to find individuals who have

EDITORS’ NOTE: This article was editted May 20 to correct the name of the Conservative Co-Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman. Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Lianne Rood says sitting Conservative MPs will give a voice to Sarnia-Lambton Conservatives abandoned by their MP. Hundreds of people from Sarnia and Lambton County and the surrounding region packed into the exhibition hall at the Plympton-Wyoming

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarnia-Lambton is struggling with an unprecedented addiction crisis, generating plenty of news about overdoses and homelessness. But sometimes there is recovery. And it’s anticipated that new government investment in local services and facilities will bring additional relief. The award-winning team of journalist Cathy Dobson and photographer Glenn Ogilvie set out this past winter to find individuals who have

The Independent Lambton OPP are looking for clues after an aggravated assault in Grand Bend. OPP were called to Main Street around 2:30 am May 17 and found a man who had been assaulted. He was taken to South Huron Hospital in Exeter and treated for non-life-threatening injures. The Crime Unit is investigating and is looking for any closed-circuit TV

Blake Ellis/The Independent When you think about the first responders heading to an emergency the Canadian Armed Forces may not spring to mind. But among the first responders filling the parking lot at Lambton College Saturday for Emergency Preparedness Day was The 31st Canadian Brigade Group. It includes the First Hussars, an armoured reconnaissance reserve unit, based out of Sarnia

The Independent Lambton OPP are reminding people that golf carts are not allowed on roadways. Const. Tyler Campbell says there have been several complaints about the carts in Lambton Shores and St. Clair Township recently. Police say if you’re driving a golf cart on a highway, you could be charged with operating motor vehicle without insurance or a permit. And

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarnia-Lambton is struggling with an unprecedented addiction crisis, generating plenty of news about overdoses and homelessness. But sometimes there is recovery. And it’s anticipated that new government investment in local services and facilities will bring additional relief. The award-winning team of journalist Cathy Dobson and photographer Glenn Ogilvie set out this past winter to find individuals who have