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Heather Wright/The Independent Almost 700 acres of land along the Sydenham River, including some in Petrolia and Wawrick, will be recognized as conservation lands in Ontario. It’s part of an international plan to protect 30 per cent of the earth’s land and sea by 2030. Tim Payne, manager of forests for the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority, was contacted by

The Independent There was a big turnout for Model Train Day at the Mooretown Museum on Sunday. It is the 80th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day and the end of the Second World War and a recent donation to the museum of 30 military and 7 warships models were incorporated into some of the train layouts. Also on hand

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Harmonica virtuoso Mike Stevens may have a vast list of accomplishments already but says that being appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada is his greatest moment yet. It is certainly the most humbling, says Stevens who grew up in Sarnia and now lives in Point Edward. When he received the call recently to ask if

The Independent Traffic is expected to be slow going around Mandaumin Road for a while. Lambton OPP say the left lane of the westbound side of Highway 402 is closed as the Ministry of Transportation repairs the concrete there. June 22, during high temperatures, the concrete buckled between Oil Heritage Road and Mandaumin. Tanya Blazia, senior media relations officer at

An 87 year-old from Sarnia has died in an accident on Highway 402 near London. West Region OPP say around 12:30 pm Friday, an SUV going westbound between Col. Talbot Road and Wonderland Road crossed over the centre media, struck a minivan and then hit a transport, landing in a ditch. Police say three people in the minivan were taken

Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia’s mayor won’t be using some of the new powers he received under the Strong Mayors Act. In the spring, 170 mayors in smaller municipalities were given the power to hire and fire the chief administrative officer and senior staff, propose a municipal budget and veto bylaws they believe will go against the provincial priorities such as

Heather Wright/The Independent Warwick Mayor Todd Case says Sarnia should tell Lambton County where supportive housing can be built. The comment came Wednesday during a discussion about the new 50-unit supportive housing complex on George Street. The county gave the land to Indwell for the project. Neighbours found out after the deal was done. Sarnia City/County Bill Dennis – who

Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton-Kent District School Board passed a $383 million balanced budget for the 2025-26 school year but local Indigenous leaders are concerned.  While Trustee Roberta Northmore called it a wonderful budget during the June 24 meeting, she did not support it saying there was no consultation with the four First Nations within the Lambton-Kent boundaries.  Northmore called the

Blake Ellis/The Independent Ham radio enthusiasts tuned into locations throughout North America and the world, connecting with Texas, Argentina, the Caribbean and the Netherlands all from Enniskillen Township. The Lambton County Radio Club held its annual field day on Saturday and Sunday, for a 24 hour period at Krall Park in Enniskillen Township.  Field day demonstrates ham radio’s ability to

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Courtright’s former Lambton Generating Station site could be the first in Ontario where electricity is generated in three distinct ways along with battery storage, say officials with the Ontario Power Generation. The Environmental Assessment (EA) process is moving ahead already for a natural gas facility and community meetings have started to establish local “buy in.” But the

Environment Canada has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Lambton County for Tuesday afternoon and evening. Officials say there may be torrential downpours with winds could gusting to 90 km/h which could cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. Strong gusts of wind can damage trees and even overturn vehicles. Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately

The Independent Canada Border Services has arrested a Brampton man after finding about $23.3 million of cocaine in a transport. Officials say on June 12, a transport truck from the US was coming over the Bluewater Bridge and was referred to secondary inspection. In the trailer, border services officers with their detector dog found 161 bricks of what they suspect