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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,

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

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

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

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

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.

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