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The Independent The LCCVI senior girls rugby team fell 32-5 to Ursuline College in their season opener on Tuesday afternoon in Petrolia. This was the first time these two teams had met since the LKSSAA final last season, which the Chatham-based team won 58-10. Mya Beaudoin scored the lone Lancer try in the rematch. LCCVI heads out on the road

Barry Wright/The Independent Parker Needham is the latest recruit to commit to the Lambton College baseball squad beginning this fall. The pitcher and third baseman is an LCCVI student and alumni of the Wyoming Wranglers program. “I’m super excited to be part of a good program,” said Needham in a statement on Monday. “I’ve heard nothing but good things about

Heather Wright/The Independent Patients are still waiting too long to get into Bluewater Health when they arrive by ambulance. That’s according to Stephen Turner, chief of emergency medical services in Lambton. In a report to council, Turner says paramedics answered 21,361 calls in 2025, a six per cent increase over 2024. “Off load delay times have continued to remain high

Blake Ellis/The Independent Lambton Kent District School Board’s Associate Director Brian McKay says as of the end of February, the board has spend $1 million more than planned for supply teachers. McKay presented a financial update to trustees at its April 14 meeting. Expenditures during the second quarter, a period between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28, and $2.2 million was

Barry Wright/The Independent Lambton Jr. Sting alumni Cameron Reid and the Kitchener Rangers will go up against ex-Jr. Sting players Jack Nesbitt and John McLaughlin of the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Western Conference final beginning Friday night in Kitchener. Reid drew an assist in Rangers’ 5-1 win over the Soo Greyhounds Friday to give Kitchener a 4-1 series winagainst

The Independent Petrolia’s Gracie Harse and Wyoming’s Kylee Shortt were among Lambton College athletics award winners announced online this week. Harse was named the Lions’ women’s softball hitter of the year and Shortt was defensive player of the year. Meantime, Wyoming’s Julia Boelens of the women’s softball team won the top academic award for femaleathletes. She had the highest GPA

The Independent A trio of Sarnia-Lambton players on the roster of the Chatham-Kent Cyclones, including Forest’s Drew Wilson, finished in the top four at the U14 OHL Cup over the weekend in Kingston. Brock Manders of Bright’s Grove scored in the opening minute of overtime for the Cyclones in a 4-3 win over the top-seeded North York Rangers in the

Testing in St. Clair, Sarnia to begin this summer Heather Wright/The Independent Federal environmental researchers are starting a five-year study of air quality near refineries and petrochemical plants and Sarnia-Lambton will be the first region under the microscope. Researchers from the Earth System Research and Integration Division of the Ministry of Environment and Climate change explained the project in a

Heather Wright/The Independent Jane Bryce is still optimistic people can make a difference in a child’s life by becoming a public school trustee. Bryce, who has been a public school trustee in Lambton County for over 30 years, says she won’t be running in the next municipal election. It’s a move she’s been planning for some time. She revealed her

The Independent Sarnia police officers were in London this weekend, letting the neighbours of a man wanted for the murder of Dane Nisbet about a $25,000 reward for tips leading to the London man’s arrest. Nisbet, 20, of Sarnia died in the shooting on the patio of the Lambton College bar, The Lion’s Den, April 10. Two of his friends

Cathy Dobson/Local Journalism Initiaitve Mural artist Kennady Osborne was honoured with a ceremonial blanket and sacred eagle feather during an emotional presentation Saturday at the Aamjiwnaang community centre. Osborne is the 27-year-old Haudenosaunee artist hired by the City of Sarnia to create an eight-foot by 20-foot mural for city hall’s lobby.  Shortly after its unveiling in March, the mural was

Barry Wright/The Independent The Alvinston Killer Bees are seeded in the middle of the pack for the eight-team Outlaw Championship Tournament beginning later this month in Eastern Ontario. The Bees are ranked fourth and will take on the fifth-seeded Deseronto Bulldogs in the first game for each team on Saturday, April 25 at 5 p.m. Alvinston will also play against