OPP urge people to come forward as another year passes after the death of Karen Caughlin
All Newsletter News

Investigation continues into avian flu outbreak near Petrolia
March 17, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is dealing with an avian flu outbreak in the Petrolia area. The Lambton Public Health announced Friday an investigation into Avian influenza in a poultry flock in Lambton County. The Ontario Ministry of Health and Agriculture as well as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating the outbreak in a commercial flock.
Read More

Lambton OPP have recover $6.5 million of classic cars so far
March 16, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton OPP say they have seized over $6.5 million worth of classic cars in a theft case which rocked the collector world. Four people face up to 13 charges each after over 200 classic cars were stolen and sold to unwitting car enthusiasts starting in 2020. In late 2023, Larry Grogan of Grogan Classics alerted Lambton OPP
Read More

Flyers could win Yeck semi-final Thursday
March 16, 2025
The Petrolia Flyers will head to Mt. Brydges on Tuesday night with a chance to stamp its ticket to the PJHL’s Yeck Division championship series. The Flyers lead the best-of-seven semi-final series, three games to two after a 3-2 home ice win before 482 fans on Sunday afternoon. Austin Harper scored the game-winner goal with just over seven minutes left
Read More

Rising reno costs spur thoughts of new Oil Springs fire hall
March 16, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent The cost of building a decontamination room at the Oil Springs fire hall has sparked the idea of erecting an entire new building which would house not just the fire service but the local library as well. The idea of building a new fire hall for the Oil Springs and South Enniskillen Fire Department was floated at
Read More

Public health leader urges vaccinations in face of worst measles outbreak in a decade
March 14, 2025
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is urging families to make sure everyone is vaccinated against the measles. Ontario is in the worst measles outbreak in a decade. A new report from Public Health Ontario, 277 confirmed infections and 95 probable cases have been reported across 11 health units in just the three months of 2025. Between 2013 and 2023,
Read More

‘It will pretty much close the door on wheat exports’
March 13, 2025
Rural leaders worried about tariff impact Cathy Dobson/The Independent Uncertainty and worry over American tariff threats dominated discussions Thursday at a breakfast meeting with municipal leaders from across Lambton County. “There’s just so much we don’t know yet,” said Lambton Warden and Enniskillen Township Mayor Kevin Marriott. Farming is the second largest industry in Lambton County and the number one
Read More

Public health, police warn of new opioid three times as strong as fentanyl
March 13, 2025
Lambton Public Health and Sarnia Police are warning of a new opioid in the community that has an increased risk of overdosing. In a news release, public health officials say “there is an increase in risk of overdose, linked to a newly detected substance” adding “additional doses of Naloxone may be required due to the lack of response to typical
Read More

St. Clair Township turning golf clubhouse into year-round facility
March 12, 2025
Council approves hiring six full-time employees Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township council has given the okay to make six positions at the townships golf course full-time as the club becomes a year-round facility. Over the last year-and-a-half, the golf course has undergone a $3.5 million renovations which includes new accessible washrooms and a new kitchen on the northside of
Read More

OPP nab driver doing 145 km/h on Forest Road
March 12, 2025
A driver with an apparent need for speed is facing charges after a traffic stop on Forest Road. Around 2:15 pm Tuesday, Lambton OPP noticed a vehicle speeding down Forest Road. Police clocked the vehicle going 145 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. Officers stopped the car on Egremont Road and arrested one person. A 23 year-old from London faces
Read More

Enniskillen chooses former deputy fire chief as new municipal councillor
March 11, 2025
Blake Ellis/The Independent Tim Williams will serve his community in a new way. The former Petrolia/North Enniskillen Deputy Fire Chief is the new councillor in Enniskillen Township.A special meeting was held Monday where council members chose who would fill a vacant seat upon the resignation of Councillor Mary Lynne McCallum on Dec. 31. The whole exercise only took 10 minutes.
Read More

Defeated Sarnia affordable housing proponent fighting back
March 11, 2025
Cathy Dobson/The Independent It’s far from over, says the Inn of the Good Shepherd’s Myles Vanni. The non-profit that he manages intends to appeal city council’s rejection of a contentious rezoning application that would allow the Inn to build a 62-unit affordable housing project at the southwest corner of Exmouth and Melrose streets. Vanni says the Inn’s board has received
Read More

LKM MP closing her Wallaceburg office as riding boundaries set to change
March 10, 2025
Lambton-Kent Middlesex MP Lianne Rood is closing her office in Chatham-Kent. In a social media post March 3, Rood said she “made the difficult decision” to close the Wallaceburg office, citing the coming changes to the riding boundaries. Last year, the ridings across Canada were redistributed. Lambton-Kent-Middlesex has been split into three different ridings, Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong for the Lambton Voters, Chatham-Kent
Read More