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Tara Jeffrey/The Independent It’s a damp and dreary Thursday morning in Petrolia, where George Vandenberg has joined a group of men who meet regularly at the Coffee Lodge. “George and I go way back, like 50 years,” says John McCharles, the town’s former mayor who invited Vandenberg to talk with farmers, seniors, some new, and old familiar faces ahead of

Cathy Dobson/The Independent There was a period around 2020 when Marilyn Gladu was so disillusioned that she considered retiring from politics. At the time, she’d been Sarnia-Lambton’s MP for five years and was badly stung by a failed attempt to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). When Erin O’Toole won that race, Gladu says she did not

Heather Wright/The Independent The two MPP’s serving Lambton County will be working together in the Ministry of Rural Affairs. Premier Doug Ford released the list of MPPs to serve as parliamentary assistants for the next four years and both Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault and Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey will serve as assistants to the Minister of Rural Affairs, Lisa Thompson.

Blake Ellis/The Independent Among the names on the ballot for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong is a leader of a federal party.  Jacques Boudreau is the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada and is running to be the MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong in the April 28 election. This is his seventh time he has run since 2015– four times federally and three times provincially.

Barry Wright/The Independent Dale Hunter’s London Knights have cruised into the second round of the OHL playoffs with a four-game sweep of the Owen Sound Attack.   Evan Van Gorp of Watford had three assists and was chosen as the second star in London’s 8-4 series clinching win at the Bayshore in Owen Sound April 3. London scored six or

Blake Ellis/The Independent With incumbent Conservative Candidate Marilyn Gladu campaigning in the cold in Grand Bend, the remaining six would-be MPs for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkewnanong were left to answer questions at a forum put on by the Rotary Club of Sarnia.   Gladu sent organizers a statement saying with the riding doubling in geographic size and adding 20,000 more voters “I am devoting

Blake Ellis/The Independent Tariffs are on the top of mind of most Canadians these days, and the trustees at the Lambton-KentDistrict School Board are no different. Prompted by a question from Trustee Randy McKay on March 25, Associate Director Brian McKay saidthe school board is spending well less of $1 million annually of products or services originating in theUnited States.

Barry Wright/The Independent The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League has renamed some of its awards, including those in honour ofSarnia’s Pat “Whitey” Stapleton and Bill Lochead of Forest. The Pat Stapleton Memorial Award will go to the Most Valuable Player in the league’s Western Conference and the Bill Lochead Award will be given to the Western Conference’s Most Gentlemanly Player.

Heather Wright/The Independent There were more than 1,200 people at the Lambton-Kent District School Board on the list. That’s a 38 per cent increase over last year. But the Lambton-Kent board is not alone.  The province’s Public Salary Disclosure Act list was released for 2024. It reveals all the public employees in Ontario who make over $100,000. The local public

The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority says six roads have been closed in the wake of Wednesday and Thursday’s heavy rain. And officials are warning more rain is in the forecast. Here’s the SCRCA’s warning issued Thursday afternoon. Highlights: Yesterday’s intense rain event brought 20 to 75 mm of rainfall across the region, with most areas reporting around 50 mm.

Heather Wright/The Independent Public Health Ontario says there have now been six measles cases in Lambton County – three more than the local public health unit had reported. The information is contained in the latest update of the measles outbreak in Ontario. Southern Ontario is the middle of a measles outbreak. Public Health Ontario reported 557 cases across the province

Heather Wright/The Independent Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks officials the spill at Suncor was smaller than first reported and the clean up of a crude oil spill into the St. Clair River will likely take until the end of this week. March 27, Suncor in Sarnia notified the ministry that up to 5,000 litres of crude oil spilled