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Heather Wright/The Independent A man charged after a body was hidden in Oil Springs over four years ago, has been released. Matthew Theriault plead guilty Monday to two charges related to the murders which took place in his Sarnia apartment. Theriault plead guilty before Superior Court Justice Russell Raikes to one count of accessory and one count of committing an

Heather Wright/The Independent Dawn-Euphemia has hired a new clerk/administrator and deputy clerk and the move has left the Village of Oil Springs in a bit of a bind. Dawn-Euphemia’s top official announced her retirement earlier this year. The position of deputy clerk also opened up around the same time. Mayor Al Broad says two separate hiring committees were formed for

Heather Wright/The Independent There are a lot of familiar faces, some in new places, as the first would-be politicians file their papers to run in the Oct. 26 municipal elections. The nomination period opened May 1. One of the first people to file was Joel Field. The long-time Petrolia councillor and now deputy mayor has thrown his hat into the

Heather Wright/The Independent The head of the Sarnia-Lambton Ontario Health team says more doctors and health professionals will be hired to make sure 5,600 people have health care, thanks to an additional $2.8 million from the province. Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey announced the funding April 30 saying both the Rapids Family Health Team and the new E-nangaabe-jig Health Services have

Barry Wright/The Independent Forest resident Brett Case is the new general manager of the PJHL’s Blenheim Blades. He was hired after a season as assistant general manager with the Chatham Maroons. Case, born and raised in Watford, serves as the general manager of the Alvinston Killer Bees and he will continue in that role. ••• Plympton-Wyoming’s Pat Verbeek and his

Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu is praising the Liberal plan to put more money into tradestraining. The Carney government released its fiscal forecast Tuesday with officials say there will be a $66.9 billion budget deficit instead of the projected $78.3 billion. The reduction comes from higher than projected revenue and cost cutting on the government operations. Gladu notes

Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu is keeping a lower profile after facing death threats and vandalism since becoming a member of the Liberal government. The long-time Conservative MP was welcomed into the Liberal fold April 8. While the Carney government had been wooing MPs, hoping to secure a majority government at the time, virtually no one expected Gladu,

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County spent $1.14 million more than expected for winter maintenance in 2025. That’s 50 per cent more than officials budgeted. The cost over run was not a surprise. The county’s general manager of infrastructure and development said in February the $2.4 million snow budget was over by at least a million. Staff, in a report to

The Independent The man wanted in the murder of Dane Nisbet has been arrested in London. The 20-year-old Sarnia man was with two friends at the Lambton College pub – The Lion’s Den – April 10 when shots were fired around 1 am. Nisbet and his two teammates from the Mooretown Flags, were hit and Nisbet died of his injuries.

The Independent Members of the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority board will have one big task to complete before it merges into a new regional authority – building a budget. And it has to be done by June. General Manager Ken Phillips told board members April 16 the province is now directing the 37 conservation authorities to prepare one last

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Sarnia-Lambton Crime Stoppers is offering the largest reward in its history for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the April 10 murder of Sarnian Dane Nisbet. “In my 10 years as president of Crime Stoppers, this is the biggest reward we’ve ever offered,” said Sean Robbins during a press conference at police headquarters

Blake Ellis/The Independent The Black Creek Bridge on Marthaville Road will be replaced this year. Enniskillen Township approved the lowest of the three tenders, $2.6 million from Cope Construction Monday. Enniskillen’s Administrator-Clerk Christine Poland outlined seven options for council ranging from raising the township’s tax levy by $1 million with no borrowing to raising the general levy by $100,000 this