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Barry Wright/The Independent A Lambton high school track athlete has topped the field at the Canadian Legion Track and Field Championships. Alex Fortney won gold last Sunday. The Northern middle distance runner crossed the finish line first in a very close 800-metre final at the national championships in Regina. Fortney, representing the Sarnia Athletics Southwest Track and Field Club and

Heather Wright/The Independent There were hundreds of tubes, floaties, rafts and kayaks – and at least one giant pink flamingo – as hundreds of people took part in the 50th anniversary of the Port Huron Float Down Sunday. Floaters took off from Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron under cloudy skies, despite the threat of thunderstorms and warnings from both the

The Independent A graduate of the Lambton Jr. Sting and a longtime member of the Sarnia Sting is returning to the OHL club. Jordan Hill has been named a player development and performance consultant with the team. He will work alongside existing development coach and Vegas Golden Knights Skills Coach Scott Jones to deliver year-round player development and skill planning,

Barry Wright/The Independent As an addition to the Windsor Selects for the Canadian U22 baseball championships, Point Edward’s Will Greer definitely made an impact with his adopted team. He started the gold medal game against Manitoba and went 3.2 innings, scattering six hits, including two bunt singles, striking out five and only surrendering one walk leading the Selects to the

The Independent After losing its first three games at the national U22 baseball championship in Tecumseh, near Windsor, the Sarnia Junior Brigade rebounded and played for the bronze medal. Following wins over Nova Scotia and the host Thunder to end the preliminary round, Sarnia had a bronze medal in its sights with a 5-4 lead on the Halifax Mets but

Heather Wright/The Independent With about eight days left before the nomination period closes for municipal elections, there are some familiar faces making their intentions known. In Petrolia current councillor Liz Welsh and former councillor Marty Souch have both filed papers to run for town council. There are now seven people running for six council seats in Petrolia. Joel Field is

The Independent The Canadian and US Coast Guard are once again warning thrill seekers the Port Huron Float Down is not safe. Sunday, hundreds of people will hop into the water at Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron and make their way down the fast-moving St. Clair River to Marysville. This is the 50th anniversary of the 12-km event. But Coast

Barry Wright/The Independent Hockey victories by Canadian teams against the U.S. have been scarce lately but Team Canada put an exclamation point on a decision against the Americans to capture gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup U18 hockey event in Edmonton last weekend. The gold medalists scored three times in each of the first two periods in an 8-1 decision

Barry Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees of the Northern Premier Hockey League has re-signed a half dozen of its veterans for the 2026-27 season. Fan favourite Alex Cunningham is returning for his sixth season with the franchise while Bayly Fryfogle is back for season number five.  Jacob Chantler and Jamie Schaafsma will suit up for their fourth and third

The Independent West Region OPP officers laid 1,815 charges following 2,107 traffic stops across the region during the Civic Holiday long weekend traffic campaign. The campaign focused on speeding, failure to wear a seatbelt, distracted driving and impaired driving.  Police also enforced Ontario’s Move Over Law which gives emergency responders the space they need conduct other work on the roadside.

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiative Former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu says the death threats and harassment she received after crossing the floor and joining the Liberals in April are dissipating. And more federal dollars have started flowing to her Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong riding, she said while speaking to reporters Tuesday. An estimated 75 per cent of people in contact with her are very

Heather Wright/The Independent The Sarnia Interim Police Chief and board won’t be releasing further information about news the workplace investigation into suspended Chief Derek Davis is now a criminal matter. Interim Chief Mike Federico says that information, which became public after the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency released released the details in a letter, is not normally shared with the public.