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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,

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

St. Pat’s and LCCVI are now both 2-3 on the season after the Irish beat the Lancers, 5-2 in Petrolia Wednesday. Dante Andali and Jack Saunders each scored twice for the Irish with the other goal going to Charlie Bulza. Ryan McLachlin and Nathan Reidhead replied for the Lancers. And Nolan McNaught scored twice and Evan Van Sickle had a

A Sarnia man is charged with first degree murder after an inmate at the Sarnia Jail was killed. Early Wednesday morning, police were called to the jail and found Douglas Cutbush, 51, unresponsive in his cell. He had no vital signs and pronounced dead at the scene. Police arrested his cellmate, Devin Gary Fentie, and charged him with first degree

Mayor says he won’t hesitate to immediately expel disruptors Cathy Dobson/The Independent The “good work” the city is doing is often overshadowed by the bad behaviour of one council member, says Mayor Mike Bradley. He pledged Tuesday to have “zero tolerance” for any outbursts in 2025 like the ones Coun. Bill Dennis had during several council meetings last year. “The

Heather Wright/The Independent Unifor is calling on the federal and provincial governments to take another look at what the closure of INEOS Styrolutions will mean for the petrochemical industry. The company, which had been subject to new regulation after benzene releases sickened its neighbours from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, announced it would close the plant in June 2026. By October,

Sarnia Police are looking for a man after a homeowner confronted someone who broke into an Elizabeth Ave basement. Police say just before 7 pm, Jan. 7, a man broke into a basement window but was confronted by a resident. He fled empty handed through the same window. The homeowner searched the area for about 10 minutes before calling police.

Three institutions are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks. Lambton Public Health says Petrolia’s Bear Creek Terrace (formerly Fiddick’s) was declared in outbreak Jan. 3, just a day after Bluewater Health announced under 10 patients at the Cognitively Complex Continuing Care unit in Sarnia were confirmed COVID-19 positive. Visitors are still being permitted at the hospital but are asked to wear a

A Sarnia man is facing 10 charges after the OPP stopped a vehicle in Plympton-Wyoming. OPP say the vehicle without a red light on the rear of the trailer was stopped Dec. 27 around 5:30 pm on Churchill Line west of Blackwell Side Road. As a result of the stop, the driver, a 68 year-old from Sarnia, has been charged

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Township is still the lowest-taxed municipality in Lambton. That from figures provided by Treasurer Trevor Jarrett recently as he presented the draft 2025 budget. The municipality is expected to spend close to $12 million on capital projects, operating expenses and paying down its debt, particularly on the new East Lambton Community Complex in 2025. Jarrett says

Sixty-one teams from Ontario, Michigan, Ohio and Colorado have converged on Sarnia to play for championships in seven divisions at the girls’ North America Silver Stick finals. Play continues through the finals on Sunday afternoon. Games will be played at Progressive Auto Sales Arena, the Pat Stapleton Arena, both ice pads at Clearwater Arena and the Point Edward Arena. The

About 25 people still remain as temperatures plunge Cathy Dobson/The Independent The 25 or so homeless remaining in the Rainbow Park encampment watched Wednesday as crews of Winmar property restoration workers tossed out tarps, debris and suitcases. Slowly the encampment is shrinking as the cold weather sets in, says Adam MacDonald, Sarnia’s building and bylaw services manager.  And as it