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The Independent Warwick Township residents paid the lowest amount of municipal taxes in 2025. That’s according to Township CAO/Treasurer Trevor Jarrett. He provided a list of the tax rates for every Lambton County municipality during a special budget meeting. Warwick residents with a home assessed at about $300,000 paid $1,475.22 in municipal taxes. That’s even less than the homeowners paid

Blake Ellis/The Independent Oil Springs officials say Enniskillen should be paying more for the administration of the local fire department. But the suggestion is not going over well. “It was kind of like talking to that wall,” said Oil Springs Councillor Larry Wagner, as he described the reaction he got when he suggested that the Village of Oil Springs be

Blake Ellis & Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley says conservation authorities have to “stick to their mandate” adding local officials have been “blocking development” in the town. Loosley made the comments Jan. 12, as Petrolia council once again reaffirmed it did not like the province’s recent move which merges 38 local watershed into seven regional bodies. The Ford

FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA A YELLOW WEATHER ALERT: Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall. What: Total rain and freezing rain amounts 20 to 40 mm with locally up to 50 mm possible. When: Beginning Sunday morning and ending Sunday night. Additional information: Rain will being Sunday morning becoming heavy at

Blake Ellis/The Independent A new provincial grant will give some municipalities some relief when it comes to potholes.  Enniskillen Township will be applying to a new program instituted by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Enniskillen Township’s Administrator-Clerk Christine Poland reported to council at its meeting on Dec. 15 after a couple of phone calls from ministry staff she learned grading

Barry Wright/The Independent Evan Van Gorp is now fifth in London Knights scoring this season after recording three points in three games last weekend.   The Watford native and Lambton Jr. Sting grad had a goal and an assist in a one-goal loss in Niagara Dec. 11 before registering two helpers in a 5-3 win against Saginaw the next day.

The Independent Santa helped turn on the lights in Oil Springs during the village’s annual Jingle Bell Walk. Families walked with Santa from the Youth Centre to the fire hall where the tree and decorations were lit and then returned for bingo, treats and a chance to meet with Santa.

Heather Wright/The Independent An Oil Springs family is grateful after being showered with concern and help following a fire that destroyed their home. Nov. 30, fire ripped through Cornelius and Agatha Friesen’s home while they and their four children were away. Fire officials say it likely started in the furnance and burned all the way into the attic. Firefighters could

The Independent The Central Lambton Family Health Team and Petrolia’s new street festival are among of 20 groups are getting help for creative projects. The health team is working on a project called Tuning In to help with loneliness. It has received a $5,000 grant for the project. The Town of Petrolia is also getting a grant of $3,250 for

Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton-Bkjewanong MP Marilyn Gladu is hopeful the federal government will soon make coercive control part of the Canada’s Criminal Code to help curb intimate partner violence. Gladu is the chair of the Committee of the Status of Women. She and the MPs on the committee released a report Nov. 25, asking the federal government to reintroduce a

The Independent The London Knights have three big games this week entertaining the Kitchener Rangers in a rare Wednesday contest before a home-and-home series on the weekend with the conference-leading Windsor Spitfires. London is at home on Friday before traveling to Windsor Saturday. London split games with Saginaw on the weekend. Watford’s Evan Van Gorp notched his first power-play goal

Heather Wright/The Independent A family of six is searching has lost everying after a house fire in Oil Springs. The South Enniskillen/Oil Springs fire department was called to James Street in the village Sunday around 7 pm after residents noticed smoke. Chief Mike Cumming said the family was not home at the time and no one was injured. However the