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Bourassa tournament to held this weekend The Independent An estimated 60 tennis players from across Canada and the United States will be competing for $6,000 in prize money and national ranking points this weekend at the second annual “Love All” Justin Bourassa Memorial Tennis Tournament at the Sarnia Tennis Club this weekend.  “Building on the success of last year’s event,

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Seven remarkable individuals were honoured Monday at a ceremony where they received the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The medal recognizes outstanding achievements and underscores Canada’s continued connection with the Crown and its unique constitutional monarchy, said Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey. That’s an important point given the “very unique times we are living through,” said Bailey, speaking

Heather Wright/The Independent The Canadian Cowgirls had to contend with the rain during The Ram Stampede in Brigden. Saturday afternoon the precision equestrian drill team was in the ring at the Brigden Fairgrounds and the mud was flying. Some Lambton competitors claimed top prizes, Chloe McCallum of Enniskillen and Hailey Munro of Inwood placed first in the team Rescue Race. Petrolia’s

2:25 PM EDT Wednesday 16 July 2025 Rainfall Warning in effect for: Heavy rain in thunderstorms continues. What: Local rainfall amounts exceeding 50 mm. When: Continuing this afternoon. Additional information: Heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue to move through the area today. For information concerning flooding, please consult your local Conservation Authority or Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources office. Visit

Heather Wright/The Independent Ontario’s Minister of Rural Affairs says Sarnia-Lambton is sitting the drivers seat when it comes to attracting new business. Lisa Thompson was in Sarnia Thursday for the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce’s Business Summit.  The Minister spoke about some of the programs the province has implemented to help rural businesses and then became enthusiastic about the infrastructure in

Heather Wright/The Independent Nearly four years, after Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley banned a councillor from attending in camera meetings, the town has been forced to release the letter spelling out his reasons. In June 2022, while investigating a Code of Conduct complain against the mayor for the release of confidential information to The Independent, the investigator found Loosley had banned

Barry Wright/The Independent The Petrolia Flyers have reached into east Lambton for a pair of players for the coming season. Alvinston’s Joey Hayter and Ty Moffatt of Watford are both joining the PJHL team. Hayter, 19, has played the past two seasons with the Blenheim Blades including scoring 15 goals and adding 31 assists in 51 regular season and playoff

Heather Wright/The Independent Almost 700 acres of land along the Sydenham River, including some in Petrolia and Wawrick, will be recognized as conservation lands in Ontario. It’s part of an international plan to protect 30 per cent of the earth’s land and sea by 2030. Tim Payne, manager of forests for the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority, was contacted by

The Independent Petrolia’s Hunter Campbell is heading to the national track and field championships in Ottawa. Now training out of St. Thomas, he qualified by placing second in the under-20 hammer throw at the Athletics Ontario championships on the weekend in Windsor. He uncorked a throw of 49.85 metres on his sixth and final attempt to take the silver medal.

Barry Wright/The Independent Michael Leighton is heading across the Detroit River to continue his coaching career. After three seasons as goaltending coach with the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires, the Petrolia native has been hired as the new goaltending coach with the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. Originally a sixth round pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in 1999, he played more than 700

The sweat was pouring from about 80 people who raised money for the splash pad at the Petrolia Y during the Hard Oiler Dash Saturday. One of the organizers of the Fun Run, Ava Horwood, says they’re very happy with the way the event has grown over the past two years. It’s not clear how much money was raised for

The Independent Cody Chovancek will be part of Dana White’s UFC Contender Series this season. The Petrolia native who trains with the Niagara Top Team in St. Catharines is 8-0 as a pro in the bantamweight division. His latest bout was a unanimous decision against American Jordan Howard defending his Unified MMA title in Toronto in May. He originally won