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EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarnia-Lambton is struggling with an unprecedented addiction crisis, generating plenty of news about overdoses and homelessness. But sometimes there is recovery. And it’s anticipated that new government investment in local services and facilities will bring additional relief. The award-winning team of journalist Cathy Dobson and photographer Glenn Ogilvie set out this past winter to find individuals who have

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarnia-Lambton is struggling with an unprecedented addiction crisis, generating plenty of news about overdoses and homelessness. But sometimes there is recovery. And it’s anticipated that new government investment in local services and facilities will bring additional relief. The award-winning team of journalist Cathy Dobson and photographer Glenn Ogilvie set out this past winter to find individuals who have

Heather Wright/The Independent The province is planning more changes to the rules for landfills and it has some Lambton politicians worried. Landfill operators and the province estimate there is about six years of landfill capacity left in the province with few major projects in the works. It takes up to a decade to approve a new landfill right now.One solution

New Liberal MP admits Conservatives are ‘not going to vote for me in the future. That is their democratic right’ Heather Wright/The Independent Marilyn Gladu knows her time in politics is now limited after crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party. But the Sarnia-Lambton-Bkjewanong MP says she did the right thing to help her community get the federal funding

Kim Fyfe is meeting MP Marilyn Gladu on Friday Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative The chair of the Sarnia-Lambton Liberal Association says she is optimistic several of MP Marilyn Gladu’s opinions will change now that she has crossed the floor. The former Conservative MP has previously expressed views about Covid-19 and Donald Trump that were “disturbing and not helpful,” said Kim

“Maybe we’ll get some action around here,” says former Liberal candidate Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Once local leaders processed the shock of MP Marilyn Gladu’s defection to the Liberal party Wednesday, they began thinking about whether Sarnia-Lambton will be better off for it. “As a Conservative MP, she has not been a strong advocate so we’d expect her to step

Heather Wright/The Independent Pete Aarssen did not see it coming. The long-time Conservative who is now the president of the Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong CPC Riding Association says there was no warning that Marilyn Gladu was leaving the Conservative Party to sit as a government member with the Liberal Party. Gladu has been elected four times under the Conservative banner. Just a year

Gladu, PM Carney step in front of the cameras after Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejewanong MP becomes a Liberal member Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu says she can do more inside of government than she can from the Conservative benches. Gladu’s floor crossing to the Liberal government was announced just before 11 am Wednesday. The MP has been elected as a Conservative

In January, Gladu advocated for byelections when MPs switch parties Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu has joined the Liberal government. In a statement issued this morning, Gladu said she’s “heard clearly from constituents that you want serious leadership and a real plan to build a stronger and more independent Canadian economy. “That is why I have decided to

The Independent Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu has joined the Liberal government. The Liberal Party has just issued the following statement on her behalf. “The past year has been like no other that Canada has ever faced, and I’ve heard clearly from constituents that you want serious leadership and a real plan to build a stronger and more independent Canadian economy.

Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming is backing Cargill’s call to ban housing development near its Sarnia elevators on the St. Clair River. In late 2025, Cargill asked Ontario’s minister of municipal affairs to use a Ministerial Zoning Order to override plans for housing developments in the area. Tricar is planning a 14-storey apartment building and Point Edward has approved a 156-unit

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Helen Cole wants to know why fewer people are voting in municipal elections. Across Ontario, only 32.9 percent of eligible voters marked their ballot in the 2022 municipal election – an historic low.  The picture was a bit different in Lambton where 53.6 per cent of Brooke-Alvinston voters cast a ballot and the lowest turnout was