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A six-year-old from Walpole Island First Nation has died after an accident in Sombra. Just before 7pm last night an SUV with four people inside crashed at the corner of the St.Clair Parkway and West Smith Line. All four passengers were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The six-year-old died in hospital. The conditions of the others was not clear.

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

“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

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

Heather Wright/The Independent A political shadow is being cast over the upcoming grand opening of the renovated St. Clair Golf Course Clubhouse. As the township plans the April 3 grand opening for the clubhouse with a $3.5 million facelift, The Independent has learned a complaint has been filed to the township’s Integrity Commissioner after council voted to increase staff at

Cathy Dobson/The Independent Local voters can expect a hotly contested race in the newly-created federal Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong riding, say major party campaign officials. In the few days since Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney called an election Sunday, local campaigns have swung into action, campaign offices have opened and the door knocking has commenced. All this, even though the local Liberal campaign

Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township is formally backing a bid by the province to redevelop the Ontario Power Generation site in Courtright – possibly with small nuclear power units. Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Electrification came to Sarnia just before the provincial election to gauge opinion on a potential new power facility. The province is already building Ontario’s first

Lambton OPP are looking for a woman in her 40s after a Petrolia resident fell victim to an emergency scam. Sunday, police heard from a Petrolia resident who had been lost $6,000 to scammers. The victim said around 1:30 pm Friday, they had a phone call from someone who they thought was their son. The person needed bail money after

Council approves hiring six full-time employees Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township council has given the okay to make six positions at the townships golf course full-time as the club becomes a year-round facility. Over the last year-and-a-half, the golf course has undergone a $3.5 million renovations which includes new accessible washrooms and a new kitchen on the northside of

A 58 year-old Walpole Island man is facing seven charges additional charges after being arrested on outstanding warrants. March 5, around 11:15 am, Lambton OPP with the Emergency Response Team, Canine Unit, the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad and the Walpole Island olice served a warrant on Blackbird Line. They arrested a man for outstanding warrants. The officers then searched

Heather Wright/The Independent St. Clair Township residents will vote online in the 2026 municipal election. Council approved the online vote March 3. Clerk Jeff Baranek says “voter turnout heavily depends on how contested the races are, but data from across Ontario supports the theory that internet voting yields the strongest turnouts.” St. Clair switched to voting by mail in the

Plowing Match and Pretty Roads closed The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning; Highlights: Over the last two days, the SCRCA watershed has received upwards of 20 mm of mixed precipitation, mainly in the form of rainfall. This, coupled with warm temperatures, has resulted in snowmelt, deteriorating ice conditions, and increased runoff throughout the region. Below