New scholarship program at Great Lakes created in honour of late Sarnia judge
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Aamjiwnaang’s chief files complaint against Dennis’ “untrue, reckless, offensive, disparaging and abusive” remarks at Lambton County council
February 6, 2025
“I find the new Chief of the Amjiwnaang (sic)remarks to be a threat against me for doing my job,” says Dennis Heather Wright/The Independent Aamjiwnaang’s chief has filed complaints to both the Lambton County and Sarnia Integrity Commissioner over comments made by Bill Dennis. Nov. 27, Lambton County Council received a letter from Chief Janelle Nahmabin about fines paid by
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PW to honour $10K 2025 Petrolia arena grant
February 6, 2025
Plympton-Wyoming to set up donation fund for applications in 2026 Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming will honour its commitment to provide a $10,000 grant to both Petrolia and Forest.But the municipality plans to set up a grant program to decide what organizations and municipalities get Plympton-Wyoming’s cash. Councillors recently decided against entering an agreement with Petrolia to formalize a grant provided
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Warwick’s mayor wants to governments to ‘buy Canadian’
February 5, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township Mayor Todd Case wants to make sure Lambton County is buying as many Canadian products as possible. The request comes just days after US President Donald Trump gave a month’s reprieve from a threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods coming into the US. At Wednesday’s county council meeting, Case asked county
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‘The kids deserve more’ CUPE says more provincial cash needed for EAs
January 30, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Michele LaLonge-Davey has been kicked, scratched and head butted by the school children she was trying to help. It’s part of the increasing amount of violence members of CUPE working for both the public and Catholic boards in Lambton County are reporting. The educational assistant and president of Local 1238 of CUPE says lack of provincial funding
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Marriott to lead regional caucus through provincial election
January 29, 2025
The Independent Lambton County ‘s Warden, Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott, has a new, temporary title – Chair of the Western Warden’s Caucus. Earlier this month, Marriott was elected the vice-chair of the group which represents 15counties and single-tier municipalities in Southwestern Ontario with more than 1.6 millionresidents. But today, the organization’s Chair Amy Martin of Norfolk County, stepped aside to
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Lambton gets $3 million to get people into housing, clean up vacant encampments
January 28, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton is getting more money for affordable housing for people living in the rough and cash to clean up the encampments as they leave. The province, in its last minute spending spree before the election call, gave the county over $2.9 million out of a $75 million fund to wind down encampments and move people into safe
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Off to the polls
January 28, 2025
Local politicians scramble as Ford calls provincial election with over a year left in his mandate Heather Wright/The Independent The provincial cash was flowing and political parties were scrambling as Ontario Premier Doug Ford prepared to call an election for Feb. 27. In Lambton County alone there were four announcements which bring new provincial cash to the area, including new
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Price sentenced to 4.5 years for ramming cruiser
January 26, 2025
The Independent A Plympton-Wyoming man will spend about four years in jail for ramming a OPP cruiser. Cody Price, who is already in prison on charges of theft, was sentenced Jan .14 in Sarnia. Lambton OPP posted to social media they were looking for Cody Price, the man they believed was involved in the crash of the cruiser Dec. 30,
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Plympton-Wyoming won’t formalize Petrolia arena donation
January 16, 2025
Vasey says he’ll ask council to consider ending the $10k grant Heather Wright/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming won’t be signing an agreement to help pay for the operations at Petrolia’s arena. Town councillors decided against entering a formal agreement with Petrolia at a meeting Jan. 8. Plympton-Wyoming has provided cash to help support the operation of the Greenwood Recreation Centre for years.
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Bailey expects 2025 to bring completed detox centre
January 12, 2025
But will it bring a provincial election? Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey says 2025 will be the year Lambton’s withdrawal management centre will be completed. And he’s not ruling out the possibility of an election this year. Bailey spoke to The Independent on New Years Day on what lay ahead for his riding. One of the bright spots,
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Some people with developmental disabilities ‘wait their entire lives’ to get help say advocates
January 9, 2025
Wait list for service over 52,000 people Heather Wright/The Independent One in three people with developmental disabilities in Ontario can’t get any help. Some will die before they receive services because the waiting lists for services are so long. That’s from Ontario Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs, Community Living Ontario and local service providers. They’re sounding the alarm bells
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Paralympion Priscilla Gagne honoured by her hometown
January 9, 2025
Plympton-Wyoming has honoured a hometown Paralympian. Mayor Gary Atkinson formally recognized Paralympian Priscilla Gagne’s “remarkable career” at Wednesday’s council meeting. Atkinson said by “switching from wrestling to judo in 2010, you sought more competitive opportunities, a decision that has led you to becoming a leading figure in your sport. “Opportunities just don’t happen… you create them, and you did just
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