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From Feb. 23 to 28, the hospital has a shortage of general surgeon coverage The Independent Bluewater Health is warning people who may need urgent general surgery may be transferred to another hospital starting Saturday. In a news release, officials said the temporary closure is due to a general surgeon staffing shortage. It’s the second time this has happened –

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton County property owners are looking at a 4.8 per cent tax increase to run their county government. Treasurer Larry Palarchio gave Lambton politicians the first look at the $312.3 million budget Wednesday. If it is approved with a 4.8 per cent tax increase, it will mean about $24 more for every $100,000 of assessment, pushing the

Sarnia men win Dream Home Heather Wright/The Independent Robert McLean hardly knew what to say when Kathy Alexander of the Bluewater Health Foundation called his cellphone. “Do you remember buying a dream home ticket?” she asked. “That was a long time ago,” he said. “We have a ticket number here with your name attached to it, as well as Samuel

Three LCCVI wrestlers are headed to OFSAA. Carson Toms, Abbi White, and Ellie Callister all placed second in their divisions at SWOSSAA Thursday at Lambton College to punch their ticket to the provincial championship. Toms placed second in the in Boys 47.5, seen here against Billy Hansor of Tecumseh, who won the event. Ellie Callister placed second in the Girls

Accident Wednesday took out a high pressure gas line Heather Wright/The Independent The intersection at Petrolia Line and Mandaumin Road has reopened. A two car accident led to a gas leak Wednesday morning that was only contained Thursday morning. Around 9 am Wednesday, two vehicles collided at the intersection and ended up in the ditch on top of a major

Cathy Dobson/The Independent A lack of affordable housing, a lack of jobs and the need for new investment took centre stage at a fast-paced political forum as six of nine candidates made their case for why they should be elected the next Sarnia-Lambton MPP. The meeting room at the Dante Club was packed with about 100 people Tuesday who came

Tariff threats holding companies back says SLEP leader Heather Wright/The Independent The head of Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership says there are nearly 50 organizations “actively considering” setting up shop here. But Matthew Slotwinski says the potential for massive tariffs from the US government is making companies nervous enough to put their plans on hold. Slotwinski provided his annual report to Lambton

Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton Kent District School Board has a completely rewritten its travel expense rules in the wake of three educators trip to Hawaii for a conference. .Trustees passed the new regulation at the Feb. 11 school board meeting for approval of travel outside of Ontario.Three Indigenous educators travelled to Hawaii in January 2024 for a conference at a

The Independent There are three more candidates in the race for the job of Sarnia-Lambton MPP. Elections Ontario says Mark Lamore, Pamela Reid and Tom Stoukas are now in the race. Stoukas, who is running for the Populist Ontario party, used to own Athena’s Restaurant in Petrolia. During the pandemic in 2021, Stoukas opposed the provincial COVID-19 mandate which required

Heather Wright/The Independent They’re back. Ten months after knocking on the doors of prospective voters in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex in a May by-election, the same four candidates are out on the streets again, vying for votes in the provincial election. And depending on which candidate you talk to it’s either vital or completely unnecessary. Doug Ford called the snap election for Feb.

Heather Wright/The Independent There could be a new $10.8 million paramedic headquarters in Lambton. The idea to consolidate the administration, which had been based at Lambton Meadowview, operations, logistics and storage, was part of an emergency medical services master plan brought to county council last year, said Stephen Turner, Manager, emergency medical services, in his report to council. It said

The Independent The Town of Petrolia is preparing to celebrate families. On the Family Day weekend, Feb. 15 to 17, the town has all kinds of events planned. The annual snow sculpture contest is already underway. The town and the Central Lambton-Petrolia Optimists are looking for snow creations of woodland creatures until Feb. 17 at 4 pm. Saturday, there will