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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

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

Blake Ellis/The Independent There could soon be a community pasture for beef farmers in Lambton. The Lambton Cattlemen’s Association is working on the project after 30 farmers came out to an organizing meeting Feb. 13. “It is really exciting,” said Lambton Cattlemen’s Association President Chad Anderson. “There was a lot of interest.” There are 11 community pastures in Ontario. Last