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Heather Wright/The Independent A Wallaceburg environmental group says the spill of crude oil into the St. Clair River in Sarnia highlights the need for an emergency communications system down river. Just after 1:30 Thursday, Suncor officials notified the Sarnia/Lambton community and the Ministry of the Environment, Parks and Conservation about a spill into the river. Emergency crews from Suncor and

The Independent It was billed as a show of friendship – Canadians and Americans on either side of the St. Clair River waving flags. Sarnia City/County Councillor Bill Dennis and the mayor of Port Huron, Anita Ashford, organized the event after Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley said he would ask council to take down the American flags on city property as

The Independent Sarnia’s mayor is changing his mind about removing US flags from city property. Mike Bradley said the city should not fly the nation’s flag since US President Donald Trump’s government “is doing everything possible to jeopardize Canada economically and socially and tries to make it the 51st state.” Bradley was to ask council Monday to approve the removal

The Independent The Board of The Inn of the Good Shepherd is launching an appeal after Sarnia City Council turned down a plan for a 62-unit affordable housing project. The original proposal has a 56-unit, six-storey apartment building and a six-unit townhouse complex on a 1.58-acre property, which consolidates four parcels of land including a former church now used as

Heather Wright/The Independent The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks says about Suncor spilled about 5,000 litres of crude oil into the St. Clair River. And MECP field officers are on the scene of the spill again today to monitor the clean up. Just after 1:30 Thursday, Suncor officials notified the community about a spill into the river.  Emergency

The Independent Sarnia City Councillor George Vandenberg will carry the Liberal banner in the federal election. Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Liberal Association spokesperson Caroline DiCocco confirmed the former Sarnia police detective’s selection late Thursday. Vandenberg’s appointment to the position comes five days into the 36-day campaign. The 70 year-old Bright’s Grove man was elected to Sarnia Council in 2018 and was re-elected twice.

“I’m running basically to express my disdain with some of the policies and politics that are going on and how it’s dividing the country” says retired Lambton Centennial principal Heather Wright/The Independent Retired Lambton Centennial School principal Tony Mitchell says if you think politics is a joke and Parliament a circus, vote for the clown. But don’t let the red

A Brampton man has been charged in a fiery accident on Highway 402 Wednesday. Lambton OPP, paramedics and Sarnia firefighters were called to the westbound lanes of Highway 402 in Sarnia after two transports collided. One was fully engulfed in flames. Two people in that transport were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injures. The highway was closed between Indian

The Independent The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the second outbreak of Avian flu this month in Lambton is in St. Clair Township. Lambton Public Health announced CFIA and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food are investigating a second case Tuesday just days after an outbreak was detected on a commercial Enniskllen poultry farm March 13. While the Avian

The Independent Public health says people who were at Bethel Pentecostal Church in Sarnia Friday night may have been exposed to the measles virus. Lambton Public Health issued a news release notifying the community of a possible exposure after the third confirmed measles case in the county. This time, officials say people at the London Line church Friday between 7

An accident near the Bluewater Bridge and poor weather in Middlesex County is making driving on major highways difficult today. Lambton OPP closed the 402 between Indian Road and Christina Street after a collision in the westbound lanes between two transports around 3 am. Two people from one of the transports were taken to hospital with what police say are