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Former NHLer died Friday after a brief illness Heather Wright/The Independent There is an outpouring of affection with the news Petrolia hockey great Bob Gould has died. Gould, 69, died Oct. 9 after a brief illness. Born in Petrolia, Gould’s passion for hockey took him all the way to the NHL where he played eleven seasons between 1980 and 1990

Blake Ellis/The Independent As many as eight companies may be interested in setting up data centres in Lambton County. And the prime site seems to be the former Lambton Generation Station site in Courtright. Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu was asked about the data centres Friday at AlumaPower where the announcement was made that two Sarnia companies would receive a combined

Manufacturer of aluminium-powered generators and another bidding for nuclear and data centre work receive funding Friday Blake Ellis/The Independent Two Sarnia companies, AlumaPower and Promart Industrial Products, are receiving  a combined investment from the federal government of nearly $5 million through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. “Sarnia knows how to build things,” said Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu

Heather Wright/The Independent Andrew Longhurst says Ontario’s plan to reduce wait times by allowing private clinics to provide 12 different procedures is not working. The researcher for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives did an analysis of the 918 licenced private centres and found the province paid out over $4.1 billion in eight years for the service while wait times

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Journalist Rick Westhead says he loves the game of hockey but it has to do a much better job at every level to protect players from sexual assault and horrific hazing behaviours. It also needs to address attitudes around misogyny and homophobia, says the award-winning senior correspondent at TSN.   “There are a lot of great

The Independent Voters with unreliable internet access will be able to go to their local libraries this municipal election. All of Lambton’s municipalities will be using internet voting this election. But in some areas of the county, internet is spotty at best. Lambton libraries have free wi-fi to anyone either through their own devices or with the libraries computers. On

Barry Wright/The Independent Sting goaltender Ivan Tkach-Tkachenko turned aside 35 shots, including 18 in the second period, to backstop Sarnia to a 3-0 win over the Generals in Oshawa Sunday evening. His second period performance included back-to-back point blank saves on first overall pick Kane Cloutier that were flagged as the league’s Save of the Night. Easton Walos broke a

Barry Wright/The Independent LCCVI outscored North Lambton, 8-6 in high school baseball at Morrison Field on Monday. It was the Eagles first loss of the season after four straight victories. The Lancers continued to score on Tuesday, getting a 19-3 win over Wallaceburg to improve their record to 4-1. Elsewhere last week, LCCVI blanked Great Lakes, 35-0 in high school

Barry Wright/The Independent Casey Schouten had a goal and three assists to lead the Mooretown Flags to a 5-1 win over Amherstburg in PJHLaction Saturday at the Moore Sports Complex. The Flags are now 3-3-2 on the season. Jack Baerg scored twice for the winners with the others going to Wes Robertson and Carson Crawford. Jace Dupuis had three assists.

The Independent The fund to renovate the Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department building got a big boost. Ron and Todd Clark presented a $10,000 donation to Fire Chief Rick Cousins, Enniskillen Township Deputy Mayor Judy Krall and Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley Wednesday from the Clark Family Fund. The Clarks have been donating to local causes to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative The focus was on living wages and protecting public services as the Sarnia and District Labour Council hosted Sarnia candidates. About 100 residents attended the all-candidates meet-and-greet at the Sarnia Legion Tuesday. The meet-and-greet provided two hours of one-on-one time for voters to talk to the large field of candidates. There are 38 candidates who want

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Point Edward candidates chose their words carefully whenever the prickly topic of St. Clair Street reconstruction came up at Monday’s all-candidates forum. The three incumbents on stage – former mayor Bev Hand and mayoral candidates Paul Burgess and Greg Grimes –  said the overbudget and behind-schedule road project has taught them lessons about improving communication with